Fishing with Rod Discussion Forum
Fishing in British Columbia => The Fish Kitchen => Topic started by: scouterjames on November 07, 2009, 10:25:35 AM
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Came across this article thought you might be interested - also, what's your experience with different woods?? (OK, I KNOW I KNOW - go ahead, take your best shot! ;D )
Wood Chips for Smoking
Acacia
Part of the mesquite family provides strong smoke suitable for most meats and vegetables
Alder
Delicate aroma with a hint of sweetness to try with fish (especially salmon), pork, poultry and game.
Almond
Nutty and sweet smoke flavour that’s good for all meats
Apple
Delicately sweet with a dense fruity smoke flavour that works well with beef, poultry, game, pork and ham
Apricot
Similar to hickory but milder and sweeter, generally fine for most meats
Ash
Be warned this one is fast burning with a light but distinctive flavour that complements fish and red meat
Birch
A medium hardwood with a flavour similar to maple; try it with pork or poultry
Cherry
Sweet fruity smoke flavour suitable for all meats
Cottonwood
A very subtle flavour again for most meats
Grape Vine
Aromatic and similar to the other fruitwoods so it works well with all meat
Grapefruit
Medium smoke with a hint of fruit that is delicious with beef, pork and poultry
Hickory
Pungent smoky bacon flavour perfect for pork and ribs
Lemon
Medium smoke with a light fruit aroma that’s great on beef, pork and poultry
Lilac
Light and subtle with a floral hint, fantastic on seafood and lamb
Maple
Strong and earthy that’s good for pork, vegetables, poultry and small game
Mesquite
Another that’s strong and earthy but this time, try beef and vegetables
Mulberry
Beautifully sweet apple flavour delightful with beef, poultry, game, pork and ham
Nectarine
Similar to hickory but sweeter and quite mild but good for most meat
Oak
Really heavy smoke that works with red meat, pork game & fish
Orange
Medium smoke with a light fruit hint that’s good for beef, pork and poultry
Peach
Slight sweet flavour suitable for most meat
Pear
Another one with a slightly sweet flavour and this time good for poultry, game and pork
Pecan
Similar to oak but not as strong so good for most meats
Plum
Similar to hickory but milder and sweeter, it’s another one suitable for most meat.
Walnut
Very heavy smoke and can be bitter so only good with strong flavoured red meat and game.
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Cool info James-Thanks!
Another common wood that I heard is quite unique for smoking is (dried) Blackberry Canes.
So much of that around and apparently it's as good or better than Grape Vines which are so popular.
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Wow, good info
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has anyone TRIED the blackberry canes (I guess rasberry would follow suit??)
thanks!
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How about a slightly off topic but kinda sorta related question! Is it possible to make wood chip 'pucks' for a Bradley smoker? ???
Would love to try the blackberry canes (scads of them around) - have burned some dried out ones in a backyard firepit - made for a nice aroma!
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How about a slightly off topic but kinda sorta related question! Is it possible to make wood chip 'pucks' for a Bradley smoker? ???
Would love to try the blackberry canes (scads of them around) - have burned some dried out ones in a backyard firepit - made for a nice aroma!
A few of the guys on the Bradley Smoker forum have made pucks, http://forum.bradleysmoker.com/index.php?topic=482.0 are a lot of work. Some of us just place the wood chip we want on the burner plate manually during the smoke. In the fall I ran out of cherry pucks so I just used cherry chips that I stacked up on the burner plate and brushed them off after 30 minutes and put some more on. I tend to smoke at llow temps and ramp the temp up after the main smoke has done.
Ross
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Thanks for the info Ross :)
- completely forgot about that forum... ::) Used to visit it when I first acquired the bradley.
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Well, thank you Ross as well for the link, I never would of guess that there was a site strictly on smoking. I just got the new smoker, and need all the info possible right now.
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Anyone try the Crown Royal pucks yet?
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Anybody try any of the holiday flavor smoking pucks?
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Thanks for the info. !