Wood used for smoking

[efgh]

I use mostly Green white oak, Cherry or hickory for smoking. There was a fellow that lives near me that used a lot of dry corn cobs that he soaked before using. Question, I never used corn cobs and was wondering if any of you smokers ever did?

[JP Z]

efgh,

I have read that some folks with pellet smokers use corn cob pellets with much success. They are actually sold as horse bedding. The next time I was by an area with the Farm supply that sold them I was going to grab a bag for testing. I think 50lbs is around $5

So to answer your question, no I have not used them but have heard you can and know of others who use corn cob items frequently in their smokes.

[delcecchi]

Cooks Country had "south dakota cob smoked ribs" you can watch the video here

http://www.cookscountry.com/recipes/7033-south-dakota-corncob-smoked-ribs

but would need to do a trial subscription to read the recipe. Or find it on the internet somewhere. They used fresh sweetcorn cobs, but I bet soaked regular cobs would work too.

I also use apple wood, since I have a bunch of apple trees.

[eyeguy 54]

interesting but looks like a lot of work.

[leechlake]

my smoker is 4 years old or so and well well seasoned. While I always put some type of wood fuel in the hopper to make it smoke I wonder from time to time if the seasoned crud in the smoker itself doesn't provide more smoke than a mere small pan of chips?

[thirdeye]

I've used corncobs when smoking Buckboard bacon. It's not a bad flavor, but I prefer a mix of maple and cherry, or just cherry.