Steven Raichlen Best of Barbecue Wine Barrel Stave Chunks

The packaging is really nice and is a good way to store the chunks. However, I like the chunks to be a bit bigger so they don't burn up so quickly.

The chunks are just the right size. Soak them first and they give off a lovely oaky, wine-infused aroma that really gives some flavor to the meat.

These wood chips work great. The flavor of the oak was in our opinion superior to the more popular and readily available hickory and mesquite that you find at the supermarket these woods are overpowering for our tastes. We did not taste any hints of wine and was not expecting to. But it did have a mellower flavor than other oak wood that we have had in the past. The best thing about this brand is that the chunks are very uniform in size and burn equally making the estimate of how much you need very predictable. meaning you start with 5 chunks. see how it comes out and adjust the next time. To smokey for you- use 3 not smokey enough-use 7 the uniform size makes the guesstimate quite accurate. The other thing I like is the packaging. Yes-the packaging. Most wood come in bags and makes the storage of them a bit clunky. The boxes make good use of space and can be stored in camping bins and bbq boxes much more efficiently. We store 3 different flavors of wood in the same box and only pack the 1 box. Anyone who grew up with the same tetris like mentality should relate. We also like the woodchips for pork. and our favorite are the chips for seafood and veggies! The seafood and veggies chips are 5 star!!!!!

Great stuff for BBQ!

I have tried all woods for smoking and this by far the best!!!! Do not hesitate to buy this product..