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Smoking wood

Post by GAM » Fri Aug 01, 2014 4:10 pm

I just cut some maple and alder to dry and smoke with.

What other local wild woods can be used with good results.

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Re: Smoking wood

Post by LeafMan66_67 » Fri Aug 01, 2014 4:44 pm

I just chunked up a bunch of apple. Any fruitwood should be good, as well as oak, possibly beech.
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Re: Smoking wood

Post by GAM » Fri Aug 01, 2014 4:57 pm

Not much apple in this area thats not on property.

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Re: Smoking wood

Post by NASH » Fri Aug 01, 2014 6:07 pm

Birch and oak both good :cheers2:

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Re: Smoking wood

Post by LeafMan66_67 » Fri Aug 01, 2014 6:35 pm

I wouldn't have figured birch. Figured it was too oily.
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Re: Smoking wood

Post by NASH » Fri Aug 01, 2014 6:49 pm

I use birch often, delicious :cheers2:

The following woods can be used for smoking:

Acacia - flavor similar to mesquite but not quite as heavy.
Alder - Good with fish, pork, poultry, and light-meat game birds.
Almond - A sweet smoke flavor. Good with all meats.
Apple - Mild. Good with poultry (turns skin dark brown) and pork. Cheese too.
Apricot - Good on white or pink meats, including chicken, turkey, pork and fish. Milder and sweeter than hickory.
Ash - Good with fish and red meats. Flavor similar to maple.
Beech - Flavor similar to Maple.
Birch - Flavor similar to maple (remove the resinous bark). Good with pork and poultry.
Cherry - Mild and fruity. Good with poultry, pork and beef. Cheese too.
Cottonwood - Subtle flavor. Mix with chunks of other woods (hickory, oak, pecan) for more flavor.
Crabapple - Similar to apple.
Grapefruit - Mild. Good with beef, pork, fish and poultry.
Grapevines - Tart, rich and fruity. Good with poultry, red meats, game and lamb.
Hickory - Commonly used wood for smoking. Sweet to strong, heavy flavor. Good with pork, ham and beef.
Lemon - Mild. Good with beef, pork, fish and poultry.
Lilac - Good with seafood and lamb.
Maple - Good with pork, poultry, cheese, and small game birds.
Mesquite - Strong flavor. Good with beef, fish, chicken, and game.
Mulberry - Like apple.
Nectarine - Good on white or pink meats, including chicken, turkey, pork and fish. Milder and sweeter than hickory.
Oak - Heavy smoke flavor. Good with red meat, pork, fish and game.
Orange - Mild. Good with beef, pork, fish and poultry.
Peach - Good on white or pink meats, including chicken, turkey, pork and fish. Milder and sweeter than hickory.
Pear - Like apple. Excellent with chicken and pork.
Pecan - Similar to hickory. Good with poultry, beef, pork and cheese.
Plum - Good on white or pink meats, including chicken, turkey, pork and fish. Milder and sweeter than hickory.
Walnut - ENGLISH and BLACK - Very heavy smoke flavor can be bitter if used alone. Good with red meats and game.

Other wooods - Bay, Carrotwood, Kiawe, Madrone, Manzanita, Guava, Olive, Ornamental Pear, Ornamental Cherry, Butternut, Fig, Gum, Chestnut, hackberry, Pimiento, Persimmon, and Willow.

The following woods are not suitable for smoking: Softwoods or evergreen woods (Pine, Fir, Spruce, Redwood, Cedar, Cypress, etc.), Elm, Eucalyptus, Sassafras, Sycamore, Liquid Amber (Sweetgum), Chokecherry, green Cottonwood., Railroad ties, and power poles. (Nobody has ever commented on the last 2 so far.) :-)

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Re: Smoking wood

Post by Juniper Hill » Fri Aug 01, 2014 7:12 pm

Years ago I used some cedar wood in with my lump charcoal to roast some veggies. I can attest that it was super nasty, oily and overall yuck! :thumbdown: Cedar good for planking, not so good for burning.

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Re: Smoking wood

Post by GAM » Fri Aug 01, 2014 7:17 pm

NASH wrote:Birch and oak both good :cheers2:
Not much oak here. It's in the north of CB and the south shore I know.

White birch is a weed here. I was told was too smokey (tar like).

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Re: Smoking wood

Post by Keggermeister » Fri Aug 01, 2014 7:18 pm

There is a cabinet maker in Fall River called expressions in wood, he sells bundles of off cuts for kindling. It is usually cherry ,oak and maple. The bundles are huge and only $4 for a years worth of smoking wood.


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Re: Smoking wood

Post by LeafMan66_67 » Fri Aug 01, 2014 7:25 pm

Keggermeister wrote:There is a cabinet maker in Fall River called expressions in wood, he sells bundles of off cuts for kindling. It is usually cherry ,oak and maple. The bundles are huge and only $4 for a years worth of smoking wood.


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Re: Smoking wood

Post by GAM » Fri Aug 01, 2014 7:41 pm

NASH wrote: Other wooods - Bay, Carrotwood, Kiawe, Madrone, Manzanita, Guava, Olive, Ornamental Pear, Ornamental Cherry, Butternut, Fig, Gum, Chestnut, hackberry, Pimiento, Persimmon, and Willow.
birch - local or harvisted by you?
Apple - do you know of a place to harvest?
Ash - I know of a spot in Digby County
Beech - ? in NS
Cherry - wild, cultivated?
Crabapple - I havent seen this in years?
Lilac - Cool
Oak - I don't know of a good stand available
Pear - I may know a wild tand

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Re: Smoking wood

Post by mr x » Fri Aug 01, 2014 7:57 pm

Eiw rocks.
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Re: Smoking wood

Post by NASH » Fri Aug 01, 2014 8:00 pm

LeafMan66_67 wrote:
Keggermeister wrote:There is a cabinet maker in Fall River called expressions in wood, he sells bundles of off cuts for kindling. It is usually cherry ,oak and maple. The bundles are huge and only $4 for a years worth of smoking wood.


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Re: Smoking wood

Post by NASH » Fri Aug 01, 2014 8:04 pm

GAM wrote:
NASH wrote: Other wooods - Bay, Carrotwood, Kiawe, Madrone, Manzanita, Guava, Olive, Ornamental Pear, Ornamental Cherry, Butternut, Fig, Gum, Chestnut, hackberry, Pimiento, Persimmon, and Willow.
birch - local or harvisted by you?
Apple - do you know of a place to harvest?
Ash - I know of a spot in Digby County
Beech - ? in NS
Cherry - wild, cultivated?
Crabapple - I havent seen this in years?
Lilac - Cool
Oak - I don't know of a good stand available
Pear - I may know a wild tand

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(Birch) Local or harvested by me?? Both.

We have a couple old overgrown apple orchards back home, you're welcome to make the trip for a harvest any time :lol:

Hit up some apple and cherry orchards in Valley etc. It's not like you need very much anyways, $5 - $20 should get you a couple yrs supply, or spend it on fuel and time foraging :lol: :cheers2:

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Re: Smoking wood

Post by bluenose » Fri Aug 01, 2014 8:12 pm

I thought the title said "Smoking Weed"
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Re: Smoking wood

Post by GAM » Fri Aug 01, 2014 8:26 pm

There is likly an old orcherdin the Hfx area. I'll need to search.

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Re: Smoking wood

Post by NASH » Fri Aug 01, 2014 8:57 pm

That's right

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Re: Smoking wood

Post by Keggermeister » Fri Aug 01, 2014 9:21 pm

NASH wrote:
LeafMan66_67 wrote:
Keggermeister wrote:There is a cabinet maker in Fall River called expressions in wood, he sells bundles of off cuts for kindling. It is usually cherry ,oak and maple. The bundles are huge and only $4 for a years worth of smoking wood.


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Re: Smoking wood

Post by NASH » Fri Aug 01, 2014 9:22 pm

That's correct, biatch.

Also, your hashtags mean nothing here! Bwahahaha :banana:

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Post by Keggermeister » Fri Aug 01, 2014 9:23 pm

NASH wrote:That's correct, biatch.

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Re: Smoking wood

Post by HPhunter » Fri Aug 01, 2014 10:53 pm

I have an abundance of oak barrel wood.......
Visit me, Buy beer, and get free wood!
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Re: Smoking wood

Post by HPhunter » Fri Aug 01, 2014 10:54 pm

Shit
that sounds Gay.
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Re: Smoking wood

Post by NASH » Fri Aug 01, 2014 11:00 pm

HPhunter wrote:Shit
that sounds Gay.
With a capitol G :rockin:

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Re: Smoking wood

Post by Jimmy » Fri Aug 01, 2014 11:02 pm

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