I can say from experience that mesquite can give your meat an overpowering bitter flavor if you are not careful.Kcd2016 wrote:You might be careful, mesquite is supposed to be the most smoky and most acrid woods.
I sometimes throw in a stick or two of mesquite amongst the pecan that I usually use, but if I use only mesquite, there is just way too much smoke flavor for my taste.