can you soak apple wood in apple juice?

Greenhorn

Can I soak apple wood in apple juice prior to smoking ribs? Has anyone tried it?

Panhandle Smoker

Worth a try. I did not have apple chunks last week and I saw a recipe where Apple quarters were scattered with the wood chips. I tried it seemed to work great and you could smell the apples in the smoke.

Nature Boy

Dry the wood as best you can, and drink the apple juice!

Cheers!
Chris

Fidel

You could soak the wood in anything you want.

What are you trying to accomplish? I agree with NB - don't waste the juice, just smoke with the wood.

icemncmth

You could ..but the sugars in the apple juice would burn and give you an off taste!

MilitantSquatter

I agree with the above... save the liquid for something else and add chips or chunks as is...

Cactus Doug

Try it why not, people have done stranger things. I do not think the juice soak will make a difference. Personally I only soak chips (in water), wood chunks go into the egg dry.

Mr. & Mrs Potatohead

I’m with the dry team! I only added soaked smoke wood once (to an Egg) and didn’t like the outcome!
If I do use chips and only if they are very fine, I will soak in water, but then it’s into a foil packet too.
My 2 cents…