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post #1 of 9
10/2/05 at 3:22pm
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Hey all. Since it's the end of grilling season there are all sorts of deals around. I ran across a small one the other day. I bought a medium size box of Maple wood chips for the grill. Now I've smoked with hickory, mesquite, cheery, applewood, etc. but never Maple! :confused:
Has anyone here used it? I just can't imagine what it might taste like. I feel like I would be smoking my food with a kitchen counter :eek:
Anyone with experience with maplewood?
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post #2 of 9
10/2/05 at 3:23pm
nope, but umpteen years ago I used to smoke with pecan shells.
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post #3 of 9
10/2/05 at 4:30pm
I have used maple a couple of times. I find it to be more subtle than hickory or mesquite. Since it is lighter the tendency is to over compensate and end up with bitter food due to too heavy a smoke. Right now my favorite combination is about 1 part mesquite, 1 part hickory nut shells, and 2 parts hickory.
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post #4 of 9
10/2/05 at 4:35pm
Grilling/Smoking season never ends.

Phil
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post #5 of 9
10/3/05 at 1:17pm
I have to agree with Pete, Maple is pretty subtle, but does have some flavor notes of it's own. Better with poultry or seafood than red meats. Try mixing with a bit of applewood or other fruit wood to get an interesting blend, just remember to keep it light.
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post #6 of 9
10/4/05 at 6:37am
Where can I get apple wood?
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post #7 of 9
10/4/05 at 7:27am
Hang out around a neighbor this spring while he's pruning an apple tree. I'm serious, it's how I do it. But i've also seen it in my local grocer and outdoors stores. Cabelas, Sportsmans Warehouse and so on.

Phil
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post #8 of 9
10/5/05 at 5:13pm
yup. we used year old apple coachwhips (watershoots?) cut them into twig lengths, rinsed them off good. dont recall if dad dried them out first or what, though.
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post #9 of 9
10/14/05 at 10:24pm
I live in the ghetto, I'd have to go about 1,000,000 neighbors down and a couple hundred miles away before I found one with an apple tree.

Abe Froman
South Side of Chicago
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