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WARNING: Never use soft woods as they can ruin your cooker. Every bbq wood mentioned here will be good for bbq pit smoking as long as the wood has been thoroughly dried. Not all green woods are bad, use extreme caution when smoking with green woods as most tend to make the BBQ meats taste bitter. Not all green woods leave a bitter taste. |
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Popular BBQ Woods | ||
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Type of BBQ Wood |
The Description of the Wood |
Wood is best with? |
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The most popular Smoking Wood. Hickory Wood has a strong, smoky taste. Mixes well with Pecan Wood and Apple Wood. Very clean to burn. |
Good with all meats. |
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The Choice Wood of |
Great with all meats. Perfect with beef, pork, fish, poultry, lamb and veggies. |
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Oak Wood |
A heavy smoke flavor. The second most popular smoking wood. It is one of the longest burning woods, and it burns very hot. |
Red meat, pork, fish, and some wild game. |
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Red Oak Wood |
The best of the red oaks are far superior to white oak for any cooking. |
Excellent on Ribs, good with everything. |
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White Oak Wood |
White Oak Wood makes the best coals for longer burning. |
Red meat, pork, fish, and some wild game. |
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Post Oak Wood |
A type of White Oak, with a little more heat than white oak. |
Red meat, pork, fish, and some wild game. |
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Pecan Wood |
Nice taste. Lighter than hickory. It is one of the cleanest of all wood types to burn and it tends to burn very long. |
Good with almost anything. |
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Exotic BBQ Woods | ||
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Type of BBQ Wood |
The Description of the Wood |
Wood is best with? |
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Pear Wood |
Nice subtle smoke flavor. Much like apple. |
Excellent with chicken and pork. |
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Maple Wood |
Smoky, mellow and slightly sweet. |
Good with pork, poultry, cheese, and small game birds. |
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Mulberry Wood |
The smell is sweet and is very similar to apple. |
Beef, poultry, wild game, and pork |
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Sassafras Wood |
It has a very unique spicy flavor. Don’t go overboard with it though, known to cause side effects in some people. Recommend mixing 1 log of sassafras to every 3 logs of oak. |
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Other BBQ Woods (Good For BBQ Smoking) | ||
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Type of BBQ Wood |
The Description of the Wood |
Wood is best with? |
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Acacia Wood |
Similar to mesquite, but not as strong. |
Most meats. Most veggies. Good with beef. |
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Alder Wood |
Very delicate. Slightly sweet. |
Fish, pork, poultry. |
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Almond Wood |
A nutty, sweet flavor. |
Good with all meats. |
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Apricot Wood |
A Sweet Fruit Wood thats flavored milder and sweeter than hickory. |
Great on most light color meats, including chicken, turkey, pork and fish. |
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Ash Wood |
Burns fast. Light but distinct flavor. |
Red meats and fish. Wonderful for Venison. |
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Birch Wood |
Slightly sweet. |
Good with pork and poultry. |
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Cedar Planks |
Place planks directly on the coals 15 minutes before you put on your meat. The planks will burn, but the results are well worth it. They should be soaked overnight in olive oil or water. |
Great for grilling fish. |
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It is a softer wood than alder and very subtle in flavor. Use it for a hotter fire but mix with other woods (hickory, oak, pecan) for more flavor. |
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Crabapple Wood |
A sweet fruity wood that produces good smoke. Versatile as Apple but with it's own distinctive flavor. |
Beef, poultry, wild game, and pork. |
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English Walnut |
Very heavy smoke flavor, usually mixed with lighter woods like almond, pear or apple. Can be bitter alone. |
Good with red meats and wild game. |
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Grapevines |
Tart, but provides a lot of smoke. Rich and fruity. Similar to other fruit woods like |
Good with: poultry, red meats, wild game and lamb. |
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Grapefruit Wood |
Mild to Medium smoke flavor. Slight hint of fruit. |
Good with beef, poultry, and pork. |
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Lemon Wood |
Mild to Medium smoke flavor. Slight hint of fruit. |
Good with beef, poultry, and pork. |
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Lilac Wood |
Very light, subtle smoke taste with a hint of floral. |
Good with seafood and lamb. |
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Nectarine Wood |
A Sweet Fruit Wood thats flavored milder and sweeter than hickory. |
Most light color meats, including chicken, turkey, pork and fish. |
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Mulberry |
Sweet, tangy, blackberry smoke flavor |
Pork, ham, poultry, game birds |
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Orange Wood |
Produces a nice mild to med. smoky flavor. |
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Peach Wood |
A Sweet Fruit Wood thats flavored milder and sweeter than hickory. |
Great on most light color meats, including chicken, turkey, pork and fish. |
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A Sweet Fruit Wood thats flavored milder and sweeter than hickory. |
Great on most light color meats, including chicken, turkey, pork and fish. |
