Former professional chef Scott Carter told me that hickory is often referred to as 'the king of smoking woods'. It's the essential wood for Kansas City barbecue, and it's among the strongest and ...

hickory wood features a profile similar to oak, and pairs well with pork and beef. Hickory also works well for smoking ...

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 ...

Some popular wood chip flavors include applewood, hickory, and mesquite. At our test kitchen, we spent countless hours researching and testing various cocktail smokers to identify the best ones on ...