"Charly Horse" > wrote in message
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> Some of the best BBQ in my memory was a mesquite smoked brisket from a
> place in Alpine Tx way back too many years ago. Before Big Bend was
> crowded. It was not overpowered by smoke and of course it probably was
> helped by the fact I'd been camping solo in Big Bend for 10 days and
> eaten nothing but granola and canned ham

It is in the technique. A small hot fire with mesquite may be OK, but slow
smoldering may be worse than other woods. I've never used mesquite so I
have no personal experience, but any fire too slow is going to taste like
creosote or worse.