Pecan wood

[Austin]

any opions on pecan wood???My neighbor and I cut down a pretty good size pecan tree so I have a bunch just curious if anyones used it???

[JamesB]

My favorite wood of all! Kinda between hickory and oak as far as the smokiness goes... works great with anything...

James.

[grillmaster]

I agree with JameB it's a great wood for smokin it not as heavy flavor as mesquite or hickory.

[Mic]

Naw! It's terrible wood ta smoke with! :shock: Quick tell me where ya live and I'll come haul it off for ya! :roll: :wink:

Mic

[Thom Emery]

Oh Man that Peacan is bad news I ll be there with the truck in the morning

[carnivore]

I use pecan most of the time and get a pick up truck load every hunting season from a bud's ranch... great stuff. My first choice has been either peach, apple, cherry or pear...so far but I don't get the fruit woods too often and only use them for the first 3 hours or so of a cook and only when cooking for my very best of friends and family... enjoy that pecan..

[Anonymous]

We used to cook with pecan wood all the time cause that's what grew in the backyard. It gives a good flavor especially if you throw some in with mesquite.

[Big Neal]

I cooked with Pecan wood this weekend, and it was outstanding. Sweet smoke that goes real good with Texas Rub and spices. Dosen't burn your eyes either.

[Buster]

Well Austin, I'd lie to ya and explain how sorry a wood pecan is and that I'd take it off your hands at no charge but since you're so far away I'll just go ahead and tell ya it's a wonderful cooking wood. I've even had some produce kinda a bacony smelling smoke or more like roasted pecans, maybe.

Be careful to season the wood well. It'll sure produce some bitter meat if ya don't.

[serialgriller]

pecan is first choice for smoking. mix in a stick of mesquite every so often for a really good flavor. make sure it's seasoned for at least six months, preferably longer before you use it though.

[Rennie]

:D My dad used nothing but pecan wood to barbeque. We had 400 pecan trees on our place and not much else. I graduated to mesquite, and am going to go back to pecan. I have had people tell me they could taste the differance? They said pecan wood made a bitter taste? I can almost bet that if you cooked with pecan and did not tell them they would not know the differance :twisted:

Rennie

[Big Neal]

Pecan wood makes some real sweet BBQ :wink:

[Woodman]

I'd sell my left "fry" for a load! :wink:

[Zilla]

OK woody, Come on down to Qfest and drop your left one on a shovel and roast it over hot coals till it bursts and I'll give you a cord of Pecan, delivered and stacked. :lol:

ZILLA

[Woodman]

Hurts just reading that!

[BBQ101]

:lol: If ya eat it I will bring you another load :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Fred]

I can almost bet that if you cooked with pecan and did not tell them they would not know the difference


The avg. person may not - but I can always tell mesq. & don't like it (or better put – is a last choice = i.e. a good cook can use mesq. & not over smoke there meat & I can enjoy mesq. smoked BBQ = but there are few out there IMO / any wood can produce a bitter flavor if over smoked /

Pecan does not burn as hot or long as hickory but is a better over all suited wood /

My personal favs are
1. Hickory = Ribs/Brisket/Sausage
2. Cherry = Ribs/Chicken
3. Apple = Ribs/Chicken
4. Pecan = Ribs/Brisket/Chicken
5. White Oak = any meat

My fav combos are; (so far)
Brisket; White Oak/Pecan
Ribs; Hickory/Cherry/Apple

[Bob-BQN]

Try it ... you'll like it. :D

[Woodman]

:lol: If ya eat it I will bring you another load :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

You ain't right boy.

[BBQ101]

:twisted: True thats why your my friend :twisted: Cause you aint right eather :wink:

[Smoke Daddy]

My personal favs are
1. Hickory = Ribs/Brisket/Sausage
2. Cherry = Ribs/Chicken
3. Apple = Ribs/Chicken
4. Pecan = Ribs/Brisket/Chicken
5. White Oak = any meat

My fav combos are; (so far)
Brisket; White Oak/Pecan
Ribs; Hickory/Cherry/Apple

Fred...what is the ratio you like on the wood combos? (what % of each wood?)

Also, since we Yanks can't get Pecan wood regularly....can anyone tell me where to get some pecan shells? I read someone sayin' they have a hundred pounds of shells...where in the world did you get 'em??