james533•1mo agoMost Upvoted

Tried a snake method with cherry wood on a pork shoulder last Sunday

The bark came out way darker than I expected, almost black, and the smoke flavor was way too heavy. Did I mess up by using too much wood or is that just how cherry burns?

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adam_anderson61mo ago

Cherry shouldn't turn anything black. Something else is wrong there.

margaret_singh11mo ago

My old cherry tree had the same problem until I got a soil test done. Turned out the roots were rotting from too much water and not enough drainage. Fixed the watering schedule and it bounced back the next season.