When you get the new smoker, is the box of wood a mix box or just one kind. If mixed, how do you tell the difference. I put in 6 oz. and it is seasoning as we speak. How do you know what kind of wood is what?

That's a great question. I thought I would be a smart @$$ and checked the web site on what's included. All it states is 5 pounds of smoking wood. I would assume if it all looks and smells the same then it is the same. If I were to quest what type of wood it is I would pick hickory.

Did you throw in a nice fatty pork butt for seasoning? No matter what type of wood you got I'm sure you will be thrilled with the results.

Enjoy

Look close my box of wood had Hickory Wood stamped on it. Don't think they would mix wood in one box.

My 55 came with hickory

My 009 came with Hickory. I just bought a sampler. It came with 4 sepparate boxes and each box was stamped with type of wood. Hope this helps. Enjoy!

Don't mean to rock the boat here.

Back in 2002, I got my 008 Smokette from a local independent dealer here and it came with 1 box each of cherry and apple wood, and the chili grill. He didn't say the stand was extra, it was already put together and ready when he delivered it to my back patio. All that for under $400.

Probably depends on where you get it.

My 009 came with apple it was in handwriting on the side of the box.When I ran out and bought the sampler box I noticed that the hickory was closer too the color yellow and the apple closer too the color of grey. hope thaat helps. Maybe call cookshack Ill bet they take good care of you.

My smokette purchased a little more than a year ago had a small box of wood with hickory written in magic marker on the side.

with all the help... no wonder people buy this product..I have been out of town. THANKS for all the help!

Mine was stamped hickory.

It is nice to know what you are cooking with,but unless it is mesquite, used on long cooks,many folks won't be able to tell the differences.[at least those that make a real difference.]

Just my $0.02

I agree with Tom. I can smoke with apple and tell people it is hickory and they believe it. I find apple to be a little bland compared to hickory. Straight hickory is strong and stronger when you chop it into slivers. I prefer straight hickory on stuff for catering and apple/hickory on my personal stuff.

To me, hickory and cherry seem to be similar and oak and apple seem to be similar. I really enjoy grapevine smoke on venison. (muscadine) I really believe I could pick it out on someone else's Q. We have 3 different hickory trees here. Scaly bark, rough bark, and smooth bark. That rough bark hickory seems to be a whole bunch stronger than the other 2, with scaly bark being the most mild. Mesquite is not much stronger than rough bark hickory.