|
Alder
|
Mild
|
Sweet
flavour of smoked Salmon |
Fish,
pork, poultry |
|
Apple
|
Strong
|
Sweet,
fruity smoke. Strongest of the fruit woods |
Beef,
pork, ham, poultry, game
|
|
Black
Walnut |
Very
Strong |
Intense
smoke, slightly bitter like walnuts |
Beef,
pork, game meat, venison
|
|
Cherry |
Mild
|
Sweet
fruity smoke that gives a rosy tint to light meats
|
Beef,
pork, poultry, fish, game birds
|
|
Hickory |
Strong
|
Bacon-flavour, most commonly used and recognized smoke
|
Beef,
pork, poultry, fish, game
|
|
Jack
Daniel's |
Strong
|
Sweet
smoke with aromatic tang, good on red meats |
Beef,
pork, poultry, game
|
|
Mesquite |
Strong
|
Spicy,
very distinctive smoke of Southwest cooking |
Beef,
pork, poultry, fish, game
|
|
Mulberry |
Mild
|
Sweet,
tangy, blackberry smoke flavour |
Pork,
ham, poultry, game birds
|
|
Oak
|
Mild
|
Heavy
smoke with no after-taste, gives foods a wonderful smoked
color |
Beef,
pork, poultry, fish, game
|
|
Orange |
Mild
|
Tangy
citrus smoke - great with seafood, gives foods golden color
|
Pork,
poultry, fish, game birds, cheese |
|
Pecan
|
Mild
|
Similar
to hickory but milder and sweeter with a nut after-taste
|
Beef,
pork, poultry, fish, game |
|
Savory Herb
|
Strong
|
Zesty and robust flavors
of Italian herbs |
Lamb, pork, poultry |
|
Sassafras |
Mild
|
Musky,
sweet smoke with a root beer after-taste
|
Beef,
pork, poultry, game birds
|
|
Sugar
Maple |
Mild
|
Very
mild, a sweet light smoke |
Pork,
ham, poultry, cheese, game birds
|
|
|