Use and Care Manual

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TIPS ON SMOKING
Pairingwoodchipswithaspecictypeoffoodwilldependonthepreferencesoftheuser.
Thispagecanbeusedasageneralguidelineforacquiringtheidealavor.
• Hardwoods such has hickory, pecan, apple, cherry or mesquite typically burn slower and produce
more smoke over longer periods of time.
• To prolong the burn cycle for wood chips, pre-soak them in a separate bowl of water for at least 30
minutes, and/or wrap the chips in perforated aluminum foil.
•Mostsmokeavoringoccurswithinthersthourofcooking.Adding wood chips after the rst
hour is typically not necessary unless extra smoke avoring is desired.
Here's a list of the most popular smoking woods and a little information about each.
Type of Wood
Apple
Almond
Ash
Citrus
Cherry
Fruitwood
Grapevine
Hickory
Maple
Mesquite
Oak
Pecan
Suggested Food
All meats
All meats
Fish and red meat
Pork and chicken
Pork and Beef
Pork,poultryandsh
Poultry, game and lamb
Pork and beef
Pork and Poultry
Beef,chickenandsh
Red meats, game, ribs
andsh
Ribs and red meat
Comments
Mildandsweetavorwithaslighthintoffruityavor.
Each species of apple wood should offer a slightly different
avor.Applesmokeproducesanattractivebrowningeffect.
Producesasweersmokewithanaturalnuttyavor.
Verylightavor.
Lemonandorangewoodproducealightbutfruityavor.
Lightandfruityavor.
Woods such as peach, pear and plum produce a mild but
sweetsmokewithahintoffruityavor.
Grapevine wood produces a lot of smoke. A little wood goes
alongway.Itproducesatartavorthathasahintoffruit.
Hickory is aruably the favorite wood for smoking. Hickory
producesaverystrongavorsowereccomendstarting
slow with this wood.
Light and sweet.
This wood burns very hot so be aware. Much like hickory,
mesquiteproducesastrongavor.
Another wood that produces a heavy smoke. Start slow
with this wood.
Producesalightsmokethatoffersasweetandnuttyavor.