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Are you confused by which best wood smoke compliment different types of smoked foods? You're not alone. Humanity has been cooking on wood fire for thousands of years. By trial and error, it is clear that certain types of wood food better flavor specific, better than others. There are many varieties of wood that are used in the process of hot smoking at once and the food cold smoking. Combinations of wood for food are positively endless. Most people associate the process of smoking the meat, poultry and seafood There are many other choices but to smokers. Cheese, nuts, vegetables and even fruit are also good choices. That said, it is no wonder that this may be a bit confusing. Exactly what flavors compliment the wood what types of foods will be specified in this section. "/ P> I started smoking many varieties of food for 40 years. I think the flavor of food introduced in the smoking process makes the food taste some of the best cooking in the world. The key here is that wood has to complete the taste of food does not dominate. When I started smoking several years ago it was very confusing for me as for the species of wood I should use with which food. Although many people have personal taste preferences, there are certainly general rules to follow. With a wide range of choice, I will do my best to try to simplify it for you. First and foremost, there are a lot of wood that absolutely should not be used for smoking food. Some of these woods are actually toxic to humans while others just give a taste horrible. The general rule is to avoid family Evergreen. Some of the wood in order to avoid including cedar, cypress, elm, pine, fir, redwood, spruce, and sycamore. Now that we know what not to smoke with, let's get on the good wood and tasty that you should use. There are a lot of wood that you can smoke with. I will give details of the top choices, the best tasting, and wood smoke the most popular. Fruit trees are among the most popular with smokers and seasoned foods are well known for their sweet flavors. This list is organized as the softest woods to smoke the most robust. 1. APPLE - sweet taste, slightly sweet taste, fruity and gives a smoky flavor. Best food - beef, poultry (game birds in particular), pork (particularly ham), cheese and Cheddar> Oysters Food

can be smoked for long periods because of the softness of the wood. Excellent for cold smoking. 2. CHERRY - delicate taste, sweet and fruity taste also gives a smoky flavor. BF

- Poultry (wildfowl in particular), pork, scallops, eggplant, bananas and> cheese Food

can be smoked for long periods time because of the softness of the wood. Excellent for cold smoking.

3. ALDER - mild delicate flavor with a unique taste and impressive. BF

: The traditional choice for salmon. Swordfish, sturgeon, halibut, steelhead, lobster, shrimp, Rattlesnake, chicken and corn on the cob.

normal standard of smoking are the rule. Another good choice for cold smoking.

4. MAPLE - Somewhat sweet and gives a slight smoky flavor. Try mixing maple with corncobs for some bacon.

Best Foods: chicken, ham, lamb, vegetables (acorn squash in particular), the tuna and salmon.

normal smoking standard apply. Ideal for cold smoking. 5. PECAN - delicate but rich, similar to hickory. Burns cool and is ideal for smoking low heat. Best Foods: pork, chicken, turkey, lamb, game, fish, cheese and portabella mushrooms.

normal smoking standard apply. popular choice for cold smoking. 6. OAK - very little, but nice flavor, with no more power. The most versatile hardwood.

Best Foods: salmon, beef (especially chest), Buffalo Elk, poultry and lamb. Slightly shorter time to smoke because of the mild wood

. Good for cold smoking. 7. WALNUT - Strong, pungent, bacon, like, smoky flavor. Best Foods

beef, pork (ribs, sausage), chicken, lamb, fish, venison, moose, cheese and almonds.

smoking short time give the rich flavors, the smoke more time can be overwhelming. Good for cold smoking. 8. Mesquite - the stronger, but softer and more delicate than hickory. A tendency to burn warm - use with care. > Best Foods

: most meats (especially beef), venison, chicken, peanuts and

Not to smoke a long time. People in restaurants where food is cooked for shorter periods of time your mouth water? On an interesting note, I also smoked with wine and whiskey barrel wood. If the timber is available for you is a pleasure, unique and very tasty way to smoke. The wooden barrel of wine infuses a subtle sweet taste and fruity, while the wooden whiskey barrel has a strong flavor and woody. Many of us own

smoking today is designed to simplify the use of tobacco for us. Personally, I have a Bradley Digital Electric Smokers and it is simply fantastic and offers smokers very little maintenance. The Bradley smoker uses all the flavors of wood above Bisquettes custom wood which are distributed in the smoking car. For those of you who do not have a charcoal smoker, but love and cooking gas, fear not. Just take your chips of wood and soak in water for about 20 minutes, then add them to the top of the coals just before adding the food. For extended cooking time try to add more chips every 5 to 10 minutes to keep current smoke flavor. The more chips you add the more intense the flavor becomes. Enjoy. It took me many years of testing and note-taking within the meaning of the above list that the possibilities are truly endless. I learned that certain foods cooked with wood unfit to produce mediocre results. If you want to follow the above list as a guide true and honest, you can not go wrong. To elaborate further on the opportunities to smoke, I sometimes allow flavors to blend two or more wood together to find combinations of flavors that is unique and interesting. There are many people who have never smoked foods and they are really deprived of one of the most beautiful things in life. I think everyone should experience the art of smoking and end the tedium of food once and for all.