Allied Charcoal & Wood Products

BBQ/Smoking Woods

Here is a little info about the wood we carry.	BBQ/Smoking Woods **Types of wood suitable and available for smoking and grilling.

ACACIA	Same Family as the Mesquite. When used in a smoker, acacia has a flavor similar to kiawe. Very hot burning wood.

ALMOND	A sweet, smoke flavor. Light Ash goes great with all meats.

APPLE	A fruity wood, with a sweet flavor. Apple is the most popular fruit wood. It can beused with all types of meat, poultry, and seafood. Note: It may turn the skin on poultry a dark brown.

APRICOT	Mild, with a subtle fruity, sweet flavor. It will smell like apricots when cooking. Same applications as apple.

CHERRY	Rich Flavor, but not as sweet as Apple. Can be used with all meats, pork, and poultry.

GRAPE VINE	Rich and fruity, provides a lot of smoke. Use with poultry, seafood, game, and lamb.

HICKORY	Hot, clean burning hard wood. Pungent and smokey, with a hint of bacon flavor. Best for beef, pork, and ham. "King of the Smoking Woods"

MAPLE	Hot burning hard wood. Smokey, mellow, and slightly sweet. Maple is great to use with beef, pork, game birds, cheese, and poultry.

MESQUITE	One of the hottest burning woods. It is somewhat more sweet than hickory, with an earthy, honey flavor. Compliments meats such as beef, pork, lamb, and duck.

OAK	Red Oak is similar to mesquite, but with less flavoring. White is the mildest, mainly used for heat, no flavor. Both burn hot. "Queen of the Smoking Woods"

ORANGE	Citrus, mild and smokey flavor. Good with seafood and other mild meats.

PEACH	Slightly fruity, somewhat rich flavor. Very good with poultry, game birds, and pork.

PECAN	Hot burning hard wood. Delicate pecan flavor, sweeter and milder than hickory. Pecan is an all around superior smoking wood. Use with all meats.

PLUM	A medium-hard burning wood, which will provide more heat than many of the other fruit woods. Has a rich, fruity flavor. Can be used with all meats and poultry.