post oak
noun
: a white oak (Quercus stellata) of the eastern and central U.S. having hard durable wood
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Tim and Trey Hutchins (who own the two Hutchins BBQ locations) use post oak.
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Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 July 2024
Inside, an auspicious pink smoke ring denotes the long, careful cook time where the Texas post oak smoke worked its way into the meat.
—Carlos Frías, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
Thomas says Texas barbecue’s distinguishing characteristics include using post oak and mesquite wood to flavor the meat.
—Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 28 Aug. 2023
As for white oaks, there are more than a dozen, including the bur oak, chestnut oak, swamp white, and post oak, but the one most people think of carries the same name as the group in general: white oak.
—Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 20 July 2023
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Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 July 2024
Inside, an auspicious pink smoke ring denotes the long, careful cook time where the Texas post oak smoke worked its way into the meat.
—Carlos Frías, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
Thomas says Texas barbecue’s distinguishing characteristics include using post oak and mesquite wood to flavor the meat.
—Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 28 Aug. 2023
As for white oaks, there are more than a dozen, including the bur oak, chestnut oak, swamp white, and post oak, but the one most people think of carries the same name as the group in general: white oak.
—Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 20 July 2023
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“Post oak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/post%20oak. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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