Smoked four pork butts for about 20 hours over Memorial Day weekend. I've used a limited amount of apple in the past. Thanks to an old apple tree on the property that was in dire need of shaping and pruning, I now have about 2 face cords of apple wood next to the carport. Let it burn, let it burn. This is the first year I've used apple wood primarily as the heat source. I'll never smoke another pork butt without it.
I'll throw a couple of small sticks of maple in the charcoals for direct grilling chops. Gives it an awesome flavor.
Once upon a time my sister and her husband bought a propane grille. Sarah and I went over for a dinner of grilled burgers. I could taste the propane and commented on it. My sister told me I was full of s***.
The next week they came over to Sarah's and my house. Same dinner: grilled burgers, done of lump charcoal, started with a chimney. My sister took a bite of the burger and yelled out "Wayne, we need a charcoal grille!"
