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These different woods will add taste and flavour to your food |
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Almond, some say will burn better than Oak. It has quite a light subtle sweet perfume with very little ash, excellent for pizza ovens. Works well with all meats.
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Alder has a natural sweetness which makes it especially good with pork. It is also the wood which is traditionally used for smoking salmon but is good with any sort of fish. A mild wood with a touch of sweetness and a light delicate flavour.
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Apple has a natural sweetness which means it works well with most types of meat. If you use it with poultry and pork it turns the skin a dark brown. It is fairly mild and mixes well with other species of wood. |
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Birch has a taste and flavour which is very similar to Maple. Excellent choice for pork and poultry.
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Cherry can be used with Alder, Hickory, Oak or Pecan by using a combination of woods the meat will turn a deep rich colour. Some say this is the best smoking wood, gives a slight taste of sweetness and fruit. Excellent with duck, beef and pork - mix with Oak and use it for turkey. |
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Grapevine wood gives a terrific rich and fruity flavour to your food. This wood is highly prized due to its rarity, it comes to us from the "Côtes de Gascogne" France. Perfect with any food but especially lamb, fish and game. |
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Hickory is known as "The King" of smoking wood. However, you do need to be careful using Hickory - too much smoke and the meat can turn bitter. It produces a strong, sweet flavour and is especially good with ham (hickory smoked ham!), pork and beef. |
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Maple is very similar to Apple in that it is sweet and it also will colour the skin of certain types of meat. If it is too sweet for you the taste can be refined by mixing it with say Oak or Alder. It is excellent with poultry, pork and small game birds - also works well with cheese. |
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Mesquite is known as "The Queen" of smoking wood. It has a strong natural flavour with a distinct aroma and has a high heat but with small flames. Perfect for all meats and fish. |
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Black Oak has a strong aroma and flavour but it is milder than both Mesquite and Hickory. The flames are small but with a high long lasting heat. Wonderful with red meat, game also compliments fish and pork. |
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Olive has big flames and big heat but you do need to be patient, the flames take time to die down. Depending on what food you use the Olive oil flavour will be passed onto your foods. A good choice for pizza and bread ovens. |
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Orange has a high heat with good flames and gives the food a delicate and sweet citrus flavour. A great wood for mixing with other species. Especially recommended for fish, pork and poultry. |
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This is a terrific wood to smoke with and gives food a very mellow flavour. It is also a good wood to mix with other stronger flavours i.e. Pecan, Hickory and Oak. The flavour is very similar to Apple but not in the least overpowering. |
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Pecan is from the same genus as Hickory but it does not have as strong a wood flavour as the Hickory. It is slightly sweeter than Hickory but with a milder flavour, almost fruity. Use it to smoke cheese, pork, beef and poultry. |
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Plum is quite a mild wood but the flavour it produces is similar to Hickory. Ideal for smoking chicken, pork turkey and fish. Our Plum wood is from a fruiting tree which makes it perfect for smoking.
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Walnut has a medium to strong aroma but produces a fairly mild flavour. There is a possibility if the Walnut is used alone that it can produce a bitter flavour, however, mixing it with Apple, Almond or Maple can be very rewarding. Wonderful with game and red meat.
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Frequently Asked Questions |
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Does the wood have bark on?
species of wood we have available Please contact us with the species you have in mind and we can advise you accordingly. |
Why use firewood instead of charcoal?
allow more time for the coals to be ready for cooking but you are more than compensated when you taste the food, especially if you are using our firewood’s from around the World – each species imparts its’ own unique and special flavourings – try it – you won’t be disappointed. |
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