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Tips on Smoking
Here's a list of the most popular smoking woods and information about each.
Type of Wood
Suggested Food
Comments
Apple
All meats
Mild and sweet
with a slight hint of fruity
Each
species of apple wood should give off a slightly different
Apple smoke produces an attractive browning effect.
Almond
All meats
Produces a sweet smoke with a natural nutty
Ash
Fish and red meat
Very light
Citrus
Pork and chicken
Lemon and orange wood produce light but fruity
Cherry
Pork and beef
Light and fruity
Fruitwood
Pork, poultry and
Wood such as peach, pear and plum produce a mild but
sweet smoke with a hint of fruity
Grapevine
Poultry, game and
lamb
Grapevine wood produces a lot of smoke. A little wood
goes a long way. It produces a tart
that has a
hint of fruit.
Hickory
Pork and beef
Hickory produces very strong
so we recommend
starting slow with this wood.
Maple
Pork and poultry
Light and sweet.
Mesquite
Beef, chicken and
This wood burns very hot so be aware. Much like hickory,
mesquite produces a strong
Oak
Red meats, game,
ribs and
Another wood that produces a heavy smoke.
Start slow with this wood.
Pecan
Ribs and red meat
Produces a light smoke that offers a sweet and nutty
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