People are always asking, ‘What are the best woods for smoking meat?’
You will find different answers depending on who you ask, and where you ask it.
There are definitely guidelines and general recommendations however. It’s a similar topic to pairing wines with food, and of course we will all still have our preferences.
Some things are clear though – when smoking meat we will be using hardwoods and never softwoods.
Hardwoods are woods such as alder, hickory, mesquite, maple