I do a lot of chicken ,ribs and poke butt.I like mesquite,cherry and apple .oak is my favorite.I like to put my dry rub on about 8am on football sunday put it in my smoker by 9am and nurse it all morning with bud light ready to eat by the end of game 2 .game 1 here 10am game 2 1pm late game 5pm .Best turkey I ever made I smoked 8 hours.