"I can use a hickory or an oak log on a slow burning fire for an extended length smoke, or I can use a hickory or oak wood ...

When most folks think of barbecue or smoked food, they immediately think of hickory as the standard wood. In reality, it's not. Oak is the most ubiquitous wood in barbecue because some varieties ...

But which wood to choose? Most of us have heard of several types used for smoking, such as hickory, but what distinguishes ...