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Best type of wood to open fire cook over?
Posted on 5/9/18 at 8:53 am
Posted on 5/9/18 at 8:53 am
What is your preferred wood species to cook steaks over? I've used mostly pecan.
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Posted on 5/9/18 at 9:16 am to Lookin4Par
It doesn’t matter. You are grilling steaks above smoking temperatures and the type of wood is not going to affect flavor.
Posted on 5/9/18 at 10:07 am to NOFOX
Thanks for ruining my hopes, dreams, & thread.
Posted on 5/9/18 at 10:13 am to NOFOX
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It doesn’t matter. You are grilling steaks above smoking temperatures and the type of wood is not going to affect flavor.
Try that with a piece of pine and get back to me.
Use what is local which around here is pecan or oak which I don’t care for unless it is down to coals.
Posted on 5/9/18 at 10:14 am to NOFOX
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It doesn’t matter. You are grilling steaks above smoking temperatures and the type of wood is not going to affect flavor.
Some wood burn hotter/longer than others, so yes it would matter.
Posted on 5/9/18 at 10:58 am to NOFOX
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It doesn’t matter. You are grilling steaks above smoking temperatures and the type of wood is not going to affect flavor.
This. You're only cooking a steak for a couple of minutes each side, so as long as it's your typical hardwood Oak, Cherry, Hickory, etc, it really doesn't matter how long it burns. It just matters that the fire is hot enough that it's not smoking. Obviously you're not going to cook over pine.
Posted on 5/9/18 at 11:01 am to Lookin4Par
I burn mostly oak, with a touch of hickory and/or pecan to coals...then grill.
Posted on 5/9/18 at 11:13 am to NOFOX
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You are grilling steaks above smoking temperatures and the type of wood is not going to affect flavor.
You've obviously never cooked steak over pine wood
Posted on 5/9/18 at 11:13 am to Martini
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Try that with a piece of pine and get back to me.
I forget there are morons in here who would actually think of using softwoods for cooking.
Posted on 5/9/18 at 11:18 am to KosmoCramer
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Some wood burn hotter/longer than others, so yes it would matter.
So you pick your wood based on the temperature at which it burns for grilling? Come on, I get you are going for the "well actually", but there is no difference for grilling. If you want to manipulate temperature, then manage airflow or the height of the meat.
Posted on 5/9/18 at 11:19 am to NOFOX
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I forget there are morons in here who would actually think of using softwoods for cooking.
When you're at the camp and forgot charcoal, you do what you gotta do
Posted on 5/9/18 at 11:33 am to Lookin4Par
I mostly burn mesquite. I'm not really a fan of oak.
Posted on 5/9/18 at 1:26 pm to sjmabry
Mesquite would probably work well. Burns hotter than other woods.
Posted on 5/9/18 at 7:24 pm to AlwysATgr
I would think the type of wood matters even when grilling. That being said, I typically use mesquite for grilling and post oak for smoking. That’s an interesting question about grilling wood making a difference or not.
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