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Your favorite smoke.

alaskanassasin
alaskanassasin Posts: 8,262
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 I finally got what I call a cold smoker, the Little Chief electric smoker made in Oregon.  I have have immediately realized I have a love for Alder smoke.  Generally I smoke on the BGE with Hickory and Apple that I glean from our yard, occasional wild cherry, oak. But after smoking some salmon and jerky on the Little Chief using Alder I don't know, it has like a sweet tangy flavor. I think I am in pursuit of Alder chunks.
South of Columbus, Ohio.


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  • alaskanassasin
    alaskanassasin Posts: 8,262

    South of Columbus, Ohio.


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  • GrateEggspectations
    GrateEggspectations Posts: 10,133
    First things first. I believe that’s the first time that I’ve seen your cooking space and yard. Always love seeing what someone else is enjoying. Beautiful. 

    Never smoked with alder, so I can’t opine on that. Variety is a little scant in these parts. My go-to is hickory. Just something I love about it. 

    Occasionally use apple, cherry or mesquite, but as I say, I gravitate towards hickory. 
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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 26,068
    While I don’t have an electric smoker like yours I too love Adler wood for smoking salmon!!! Though it has been a few years since I have been able to find a reliable* and  reasonable* source! So when you find such please PM me with that info!

    “reliable*and reasonable* source” defined by me…when the Adler wood is no more than twice the cost of postage to ship it! As you probably already know the USPO FlatRate boxes can hold a lot of weight and volume by comparison!
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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 34,087
    No cold smoker rig here-but I am of the opinion that my smoke wood taste skills gravitate to cherry when in doubt.  That mahogany colour (nod) it delivers to poultry is unmatched.
    Will go with oak or hickory on beef and peach with pork butts.When I can find alder I will grab it for what it brings to fish.
    Always personal, kinda like brown water...FWIW-
    Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood. # 38 for the win.  Life is too short for light/lite beer!  Seems I'm livin in a transitional period.
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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 33,545
    Kinda miss guava wood for smoke, we used to have a great in on this site. My favorite though is shagbark hickory bark, just the bark.  blueberry is mild and sweet and great with anything cream cheese
    fukahwee maine

    you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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  • A1_on_A5
    A1_on_A5 Posts: 24
    Weed
    Medium BGE
    Somewhere in NC
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  • alaskanassasin
    alaskanassasin Posts: 8,262
    fishlessman said:
    Kinda miss guava wood for smoke, we used to have a great in on this site. My favorite though is shagbark hickory bark, just the bark.  blueberry is mild and sweet and great with anything cream cheese

     I will try Shagbark. Thanks for the suggestion.
    South of Columbus, Ohio.


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  • alaskanassasin
    alaskanassasin Posts: 8,262
    GrateEggspectations said:
    First things first. I believe that’s the first time that I’ve seen your cooking space and yard. Always love seeing what someone else is enjoying. Beautiful. 

    Never smoked with alder, so I can’t opine on that. Variety is a little scant in these parts. My go-to is hickory. Just something I love about it. 

    Occasionally use apple, cherry or mesquite, but as I say, I gravitate towards hickory. 
    Thanks @Great_EGGspectations Ohio is a beautiful place but the summer!
    South of Columbus, Ohio.


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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 26,068
    fishlessman said:
    Kinda miss guava wood for smoke, we used to have a great in on this site. My favorite though is shagbark hickory bark, just the bark.  blueberry is mild and sweet and great with anything cream cheese
    I used to order Guava wood chunks every year or so from that egger out in HI. I forget his name, address etc. stuff happens - huh?
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  • Botch
    Botch Posts: 16,294
    Alder smoke is very traditional/popular in OR/WA state, did it maybe stretch up into Alaska while you lived there too?  
    I've not lived in WA but spent many TDYs and a couple 2-week classes up there, fell in love with alder salmon and make it here often.  I went to "McBeath's Hardwoods" here in SLC and found their most warped, nasty alder plank (they sell to woodworkers) and offered to take it off their hands, for half-price (explained I would be smoking salmon on it); they thought that idea was so unique they went for it!  That stuff is gone, I need to go revisit them.  
    ___________

    "When small men begin to cast big shadows, it means that the sun is about to set."

    - Lin Yutang


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  • alaskanassasin
    alaskanassasin Posts: 8,262
    Botch said:
    Alder smoke is very traditional/popular in OR/WA state, did it maybe stretch up into Alaska while you lived there too?  
    I've not lived in WA but spent many TDYs and a couple 2-week classes up there, fell in love with alder salmon and make it here often.  I went to "McBeath's Hardwoods" here in SLC and found their most warped, nasty alder plank (they sell to woodworkers) and offered to take it off their hands, for half-price (explained I would be smoking salmon on it); they thought that idea was so unique they went for it!  That stuff is gone, I need to go revisit them.  

     Growing up we had a Little Chief smoker. When mom and dad went to work, mom would tell my little brother and I to change out the chips in a few hours.  We would change the chips (alder), and check on the salmon throughout the day, each time taking a piece or two and rearranging the rack so it looked like nothing was missing.  30 years later, I have roughly 15lbs of Kenai river reds in my freezer and here we go!

     My experiences with Alder (living) were a bit more frustrating.  Basically Alders were the barrier to entry, a last hurdle to climbing mountains. They grew above the tree line and whether hiking or riding sleds, four wheelers, Alder was a biotch to navigate.  Basically a tangle of giant bushes, that topped the tree line like cyclone fence.   They are a great hang out for bears in the summer, and you have no where to run, you can barely walk... in the winter if you caught a snowmachine ski on one you had to drag backwards which is a mofo or cut the ski loose with a saw
    South of Columbus, Ohio.


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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 33,545
    RRP said:
    fishlessman said:
    Kinda miss guava wood for smoke, we used to have a great in on this site. My favorite though is shagbark hickory bark, just the bark.  blueberry is mild and sweet and great with anything cream cheese
    I used to order Guava wood chunks every year or so from that egger out in HI. I forget his name, address etc. stuff happens - huh?

    been along time. i believe this is the site, his handle was guavagregg i believe. the boxes were well packed with wood. 35 bucks seems high but it includes delivery from hawaii. ive never bought the hawaiin mesquite version but i bet a tiny bit added to the guava wood would be good on a butt
    fukahwee maine

    you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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  • Hook_emHornsfan_74
    Hook_emHornsfan_74 Posts: 1,433
    alaskanassasin said:

    Field of Dreams comes to mind with that first picture.
    Midland, TX XLBGE
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  • alaskanassasin
    alaskanassasin Posts: 8,262
    Hook_emHornsfan_74 said:
    alaskanassasin said:

    Field of Dreams comes to mind with that first picture.
    Fingers crossed lol. It’s a little uneven this year, we tiled pretty late this spring and rolled that into a month of no rain.
    South of Columbus, Ohio.


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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 33,545
    edited July 2023
    should post the links



    edit: anyone looking to buy from this site needs to contact them first. facebook seems to be dated a few years back


    fukahwee maine

    you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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  • HeavyG
    HeavyG Posts: 10,380
    A source that appears to actually have some guava and kiawe in stock:

    https://firewoodhawaii.com/collections/guava


    “Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.” ― Philip K. Diçk




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  • dbCooper
    dbCooper Posts: 2,454
    RRP said:
    While I don’t have an electric smoker like yours I too love Adler wood for smoking salmon!!! Though it has been a few years since I have been able to find a reliable* and  reasonable* source! So when you find such please PM me with that info!

    “reliable*and reasonable* source” defined by me…when the Adler wood is no more than twice the cost of postage to ship it! As you probably already know the USPO FlatRate boxes can hold a lot of weight and volume by comparison!

    They sell a quality product, you should be able to afford the shipping.  Note that I've only ever bought it in person.
    LBGE, LBGE-PTR, 22" Weber, Coleman 413G
    Great Plains, USA
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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 26,068
    dbCooper said:
    RRP said:
    While I don’t have an electric smoker like yours I too love Adler wood for smoking salmon!!! Though it has been a few years since I have been able to find a reliable* and  reasonable* source! So when you find such please PM me with that info!

    “reliable*and reasonable* source” defined by me…when the Adler wood is no more than twice the cost of postage to ship it! As you probably already know the USPO FlatRate boxes can hold a lot of weight and volume by comparison!

    They sell a quality product, you should be able to afford the shipping.  Note that I've only ever bought it in person.
    Thanks, buddy! I’m ordering some Adler wood tomorrow since I already have more peach, apple, cherry, and hickory than I can EVER use in my lifetime! Then besides that I have maple and oak - neither of which I can stand the smoke taste!
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  • alaskanassasin
    alaskanassasin Posts: 8,262
    I went to Cabela's to pick up some resealable vacuum bags and thought I would look at their wood chips... nothing, all they had was pellets. smh
    South of Columbus, Ohio.


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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 33,545
    RRP said:
    dbCooper said:
    RRP said:
    While I don’t have an electric smoker like yours I too love Adler wood for smoking salmon!!! Though it has been a few years since I have been able to find a reliable* and  reasonable* source! So when you find such please PM me with that info!

    “reliable*and reasonable* source” defined by me…when the Adler wood is no more than twice the cost of postage to ship it! As you probably already know the USPO FlatRate boxes can hold a lot of weight and volume by comparison!

    They sell a quality product, you should be able to afford the shipping.  Note that I've only ever bought it in person.
    Thanks, buddy! I’m ordering some Adler wood tomorrow since I already have more peach, apple, cherry, and hickory than I can EVER use in my lifetime! Then besides that I have maple and oak - neither of which I can stand the smoke taste!

    i like maple but i shave down a small live sapling the day before using it with a wood carving knife. never bought the dried stuff
    fukahwee maine

    you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 26,068
    dbCooper said:
    RRP said:
    While I don’t have an electric smoker like yours I too love Adler wood for smoking salmon!!! Though it has been a few years since I have been able to find a reliable* and  reasonable* source! So when you find such please PM me with that info!

    “reliable*and reasonable* source” defined by me…when the Adler wood is no more than twice the cost of postage to ship it! As you probably already know the USPO FlatRate boxes can hold a lot of weight and volume by comparison!

    They sell a quality product, you should be able to afford the shipping.  Note that I've only ever bought it in person.
    Adler and pecan headed my way! Thanks again!
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  • Canugghead
    Canugghead Posts: 12,255
    dbCooper said:
    RRP said:
    While I don’t have an electric smoker like yours I too love Adler wood for smoking salmon!!! Though it has been a few years since I have been able to find a reliable* and  reasonable* source! So when you find such please PM me with that info!

    “reliable*and reasonable* source” defined by me…when the Adler wood is no more than twice the cost of postage to ship it! As you probably already know the USPO FlatRate boxes can hold a lot of weight and volume by comparison!

    They sell a quality product, you should be able to afford the shipping.  Note that I've only ever bought it in person.
    Checked the site out of curiosity, they even ship free to GWN, no kidding!
    canuckland
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  • Tip2Tip
    Tip2Tip Posts: 100

    California
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  • YukonRon
    YukonRon Posts: 17,097
    Primarily, I use pecan, peach, and being in the heart of bourbon country, charred white oak chunks from bourbon barrels. I have grown very fond of the bourbon (mostly from Old Forester, a bourbon country go to) barrel smoking wood. 
    "Knowledge is Good" - Emil Faber

    XL and MM
    Louisville, Kentucky
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  • Ybabpmuts
    Ybabpmuts Posts: 963
    I use marijuana smoke. It makes everything taste so much better. My momma used to sit on marijuana plants but it made her bum too sticky by far. I don't know why she did It ,as she was like four hundred pounds and had to special order moo moos form Omar The Tent Maker to cover her big old hairy bell shaped bottom self. If you have such a big moo moo, you could hide marijuana plants on ethier side of your giant ass, but not, her, she just sat right on the plant. Her ass is a big ole marijuana magnet, there's no there explanation.
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