Mesquite: Wood of the Gods

[MN Dave]

I should have grilled with it before now--so much flavor. Man, that's tasty. We bought an infrared grill in the spring (has to be electric where we are) and have been grilling chicken breasts and steak like mad with the stuff.

Maybe I'll try hickory next...

[The new erato]

Maybe you're the .....:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UodaOuoMHXs

[MN Dave]

Maybe you're the .....:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UodaOuoMHXs

I'll check that out later.

[bhodges]

Mesquite is great for grilling.  I also highly recommend this product: mesquite wood incense, made by a company in Santa Fe.  Incense is usually to strong for me--and I can't stand those that smell like bad cologne.  But all of this company's products (cedar, juniper, etc.) have a really pleasant aroma that reminds me of being around a campfire in the mountains.

http://www.amazon.com/Mesquite-Wood-Incense-Bricks-Incienso/dp/B000NSH50W

--Bruce

[MN Dave]

I suppose you'd need that in NY. 

[karlhenning]

Hamadryad? (No, that's a god of the woods . . . .)

[bhodges]

I suppose you'd need that in NY. 

Seriously, it's great--if you like the smell of that mesquite fire, try it.  I like it because it reminds me of New Mexico.

--Bruce

[MN Dave]

Seriously, it's great--if you like the smell of that mesquite fire, try it.  I like it because it reminds me of New Mexico.

--Bruce

Maybe in the winter when I can't grill. Right now, the smell of mesquite is everywhere.

[Franco]

I lived in Texas for a while and grilled with mesquite quite a bit, and grew to like it better than hickory, which is what is more common in Louisiana where I am from.  I need to get the mesquite chips more often and add them to my grill, since it does make a big difference.

[MN Dave]

I lived in Texas for a while and grilled with mesquite quite a bit, and grew to like it better than hickory, which is what is more common in Louisiana where I am from.  I need to get the mesquite chips more often and add them to my grill, since it does make a big difference.

Indeed.

Do you miss hickory at all? Is it inferior or just different?

[Franco]

Indeed.

Do you miss hickory at all? Is it inferior or just different?

I like both but prefer mesquite for the taste.  Hickory may be a bit harder wood and cook slower, but I've never done a real comparison for that aspect. 

[Szykneij]

Seriously, it's great--if you like the smell of that mesquite fire, try it.  I like it because it reminds me of New Mexico.

--Bruce

But does it interefere with this marvelous aroma?

[MN Dave]

But does it interefere with this marvelous aroma?

Dude, don't drink that!

[DavidRoss]

But does it interefere with this marvelous aroma?

Ahhh...Nectar of the Gods!

[Szykneij]

Ahhh...Nectar of the Gods!

..... burp

[karlhenning]

I was going to say: Can the chilled Budweiser be far off?