1 hour ago, HungryChris said:What wood do you use for smoking pork what wood for chicken, if you smoke chicken? Hickory is the easiest to come by here and is fine for pork IMO, but a bit too harsh for chicken. I use hickory for salmon, but would like to try alder and a few others if I could find some.
I have a pellet smoker so I use a pellet made of a wood blend of Maple, Hickory and Cherry. I used to use a blend of Apple, Maple, Cherry and Hickory but this new blend is from a different supplier. Some of us who live near each other bought about a ton and half on group buy and it worked out a lot cheaper. I can't say that I have noticed a difference in the taste.
I assume you are not using a pellet smoker, but using real wood or chips. You can get yourself one of these: http://www.amazon.com/A-MAZE-N-Pellet-Tube-Smoker-6/dp/B00IXMPW5K/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1458165431&sr=8-3&keywords=amazen+smoker and use pellets which are available in a wide variety of woods. Just be sure the pellets you get are the real woods, not a base wood like oak or alder and then "flavored" with oil. This company http://bbqrsdelight.com/ offers an amazing selection of pellets in large and small quantities.
