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Oaks and maples

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UrbanForestTurnings
UrbanForestTurnings Posts: 1,294
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Will it matter what species of oak or maple you use to smoke ? Or am I thinkin to deep?
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  • MadcapMagician
    MadcapMagician Posts: 89
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    Way too deep IMHO
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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 32,828
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    post oak and sugar maple but truth be told i just dig the oak and maple out of my fire wood pile randomly. you didnt mention hickory but ive found several trees in my area and just use a little bark off them, just as good as the wood and i have a lifetime supply of bark pruning. i like the free stuff and stopped buying along time ago
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  • gdenby
    gdenby Posts: 6,239
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    There are  lists out there matching kinds of wood for smoking with kinds of food . Many people have thought a lot about wood selection.

    In general, it appears that harder woods are preferred. All the oaks work, but I prefer post oak also, followed by white oak. I've tried a few "soft" hardwoods, such as box elder, which is a maple, and tulip tree, aka yellow poplar. I disliked the taste from both of those. All the fruitwoods I've tried, and all the nut trees w. the exception of walnut have worked for me.
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