Barbecue Wood

Former Member

I went to www.barbecuewood.com to look for cherry and apple wood. For the Amerique smoker, should I get the "briquettes" which seem to be about 1.5 oz of pressed wood, or just go with the oddly shaped chunks ? Advantage of the bricks I guess is consistent size, but I wonder about what they add to it, plus shipping is much less. Chunks have higher shipping charges. Or I guess I can head into Houston to barbeques galore and buy some local, I remember the apple wood, but not the cherry.

By the way I have Hickory for pork/brisket, but was thinking of these fruity woods for chicken.

6/14/066:10 PM

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Hello Neighbor,
If you need to get some apple or cherry chunks go to Allied Kenco at Lyerly and Airline Drive in Houston right off I-45. Talk to Anne 713-691-2935. They are good people. They have everything for smoking. Tell her I sent ya! Also check them out at www.alliedkenco.com. I am a Spring, Texas boy....

6/14/066:56 PM

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tomsWaiting is the hard part of Qing with my Cookshack!

Hello SmokeItAll,

Have you heard when you are getting you CS.

Tracking my Amerique now. It's schduled for delevery tomorrow.

I have been using a SS gas smoker from Sam's the last couple of years and used the wood chips. I use pecan for my brisket and everybody loves it. Only problem is I have about 20lbs of these on hand. I think I will try useing them in the CS and see how they work. As for the briquettes, I don't know but I have used www.barbecuewood.com for my wood now for several years and have been very happy with them. They seem to have one of the most complete selection I have found. If the chips don't work I will go to the chunks that everybody on the forum and CS says use.

Toms
Waiting is the hard part of Qing with a CS!

6/14/067:23 PM

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Former Member

Smoky thanks for that, I will contact them, Spring isnt far from me. No sense paying UPS to send wood to me when it is close to me. Toms, I havent heard yet, I ordered my Amerique June 12. I cant even smoke here with my existing New Braunsfel smoker, I know it will not compare. Off to the street with it !

6/14/069:27 PM

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Former Member

Sorry I ordered it June 5th Monday. please make it be here soon .

6/14/069:34 PM

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Former Member

I have apple and cherry chunks from CS and they give a great taste. Hickory is okay but I really have a preference for the "fruits", especially with the Pork.

6/14/069:42 PM

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Former Member

Thanks Smoky, went to Allied Kenco today, got some cherry and apple chunks. Amerique is in Houston, in the UPS hub. Delivering Monday, so all I can do now is look at the wood.

7/8/064:10 PM

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Former Member

I've said it a million times, and it is never wrong...The waiting is murder!!! I imagine you guys are pretty toasty warm down there about now...how's the weather been?

7/18/068:17 AM

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Former Member

105* here today in the shade on my north-facing front porch. We are in a drought and a burn ban. Not supposed to let up until the weekend.