Wood Type | Smoking Wood Flavours |
Alder | Alder wood smoke has a delicate sweet flavour. Great with fish, pork, poultry, and game birds. |
Almond | Almond has a sweet smoke flavour. Good for smoking all types of meat. |
Apple | Apple smoke is very mild with a subtle fruity flavour and slightly sweet. Excellent for smoking poultry and pork. Turns chicken skin that tasty brown colour. |
Ash | Ash has a light but distinctive smoke flavour. Good with fish and red meats. |
Birch | Birch smoke flavour is similar to maple. Good for smoking pork and poultry. |
Cherry | Cherry is one of the most popular wood flavours. Great with with poultry, pork and beef. |
Grape | Grape smoke has tart flavour. Produces a lot of rich and fruity smoke. Best with with poultry, red meats, game and lamb. |
Hickory | Hickory smoke is by far the most popular for smoking food. It benefits from a sweet to strong, heavy bacon flavour. Good with pork, ham and beef. |
Maple | Maple wood smoke has a smoky, mellow and slightly sweet flavour. Good with pork, poultry and cheese. |
Mesquite | Mesquite smoke has a strong flavour. Good with beef, fish, chicken, and game. Mesquite wood burn very hot. |
Mulberry | Mulberry wood smoke has a smell like apple. Works well with pork poultry and fish. |
Oak | Oak is the most popular wood for smoking. Great for smoking ribs. Good with red meat, pork, fish and game. |
Orange | Orange has a mild smoky flavour. Ideal for smoking beef, pork, fish and poultry. |
Pear | Pear has a subtle smoke flavour a bit like apple. Excellent for smoking chicken and pork. |
Pecan | Pecan has a sweet, but mild smoke flavour similar to hickory. Good for smoking poultry, beef, pork and cheese. |
Plum | Plum has a mild smoke flavour. Great for smoking white or pink meats, including chicken, turkey, pork and fish. |
Walnut | Very heavy smoke, usually mixed with lighter woods like almond, pear or apple. Can be bitter if used alone. Good with red meats and game. |
