Posted: 3/24/2008 9:19:30 AM EDT
| So I'm about to smoke something for a while and I need some applewood. Problem is, we're out of dried stuff. Is it an option to go out and lop off a branch from my apple tree to use for smoking? I'm going to be doing this on a gas grill, so the heat won't be coming from the branches and shouldn't be affected too much. |
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No idea how well or not-well that would work. If you are in the Lynnwood area, I strongly suggest going down to Double D D Meats and picking up a bag of chips and perusing their incredible selection of marinades, hot sauces, BBQ sauce (assuming you aren't using it on beef), and seasonings. |
+106. You can use green wood in a firepit just fine, especially if you let it burn for a long time and get a nice hot bed of coals, but in a BBQ or smoker for some reason it retains a bitter kind of flavor. |
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If you are going for a slow low temperature smoke, like 120 degrees, then it probably won't work. Not enough heat to get green wood to get smoking. The former GI Joe's has a good selection of dried woods for smoking in the larger chunks (don't get the stuff that looks like sawdust) |
Perfect! Ok, didn't think they would carry that stuff. I'll hit them up and get some apple wood dried and ready for next time :p |