Wood Flavor Chart

[Richtee]

Has anybody tried muscadine vines? It’s a wild grape so I hope it was be like using a cultivated grape vine.

Yup. Not bad a'tall. I believe I sent Fishawn some as well.. opinion Fish?

[Texas-Hunter]

Was wondering if I could use wood from sage brush? I am out in the dessert for a week or so and was wanting to pull the bench made out and put it to work

This is what I found on sagebrush..

Medicinal use and toxicity

Sagebrush essential oil contains approximately 40% l-camphor; 20% pinene; 7% cineole; 5% methacrolein; and 12% a-terpinene, d-camphor, and sesqiterpenoids.[31]

The plant's oils are toxic to the liver and digestive system of humans if taken internally, so care must be taken during any form of internal use. Generally, toxic symptoms will subside 24–48 hours after ingesting the plant.[32]

The Navajo used the vapors of sagebrush as a treatment for headache.[32][33] The Okanagan and Colville people used sagebrush to smoke hides.[34]

Among the Zuni people, an infusion of the leaves is used externally for body aches. The infusion is also taken as a cold medicine. It is also placed in shoes to treat athlete's foot, fissures between toes, and as a foot deodorant.[35]

Now there are many variety's but I'm sure you will end up with the same results.. Some good meat ruined

[harlanr3]

sage

Was wondering if I could use wood from sage brush? I am out in the dessert for a week or so and was wanting to pull the bench made out and put it to work

[GAdams]

My coffee farm in Nicaragua obviously has coffee which is very hard. My coffee walking stick has taken a beating for the last 5 years and I can not break it (1 1/2 inch dia). I also have guava (exceedingly hard), almond, crab apple, mango, lemon/lime, and at least 6 other hardwoods. When I get my fridge smoker going, I suspect my favorite will be coffee and guava.

[Fire it up]

so what's the final word on elm? as some of you know, i recently came into some:

From everything I have ever heard you shouldn't use elm to smoke with and the only definitive answer as to why is because it smells like urine when you burn it

The lilac you are refering to is that the Bush with the flowers or is there a tree you are talking about.

Yup, the big azz bush with the purple flowers, had completely forgotten (again) that I have some lilac sitting outside from a bush we took out 2 years ago that I have been wanting to test.

[TasunkaWitko]

so what's the final word on elm? as some of you know, i recently came into some:

[charcoal junkie]

The lilac you are refering to is that the Bush with the flowers or is there a tree you are talking about.

[sweet_magnolia]

I have a huge pile of English Laurel. I know you can't smoke with laurel, but English Laurel is not a true Laurel, but related closely to the cherry tree. I'm almost certain it'll be great, but want some experienced input...any thoughts?

I can't help with that but wanted to say

Yes..PLEASE. Otherwise we'll think it killed you

[Richtee]

If you try it be sure to post the results. Good Luck.

Yes..PLEASE. Otherwise we'll think it killed you

[cliffcarter]

I have a huge pile of English Laurel. I know you can't smoke with laurel, but English Laurel is not a true Laurel, but related closely to the cherry tree. I'm almost certain it'll be great, but want some experienced input...any thoughts?

Also known as cherry laurel, it is in the same family and genus as cherry and apple and many other fruit trees. That does not mean it is automatically good to use as a smoking wood IMHO. The best thing to do is to burn a bit of it to check its aroma, if it is pleasant you may be on to something. The next step would be to cook a piece of chicken or a sausage to see if food will be edible when using it.
Some info on it here-

http://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/dendrology...eet.cfm?ID=806

If you try it be sure to post the results. Good Luck.

[Texas-Hunter]

I have a huge pile of English Laurel. I know you can't smoke with laurel, but English Laurel is not a true Laurel, but related closely to the cherry tree. I'm almost certain it'll be great, but want some experienced input...any thoughts?

Welcome to Smoked-Meat Marcus.. I wish I could help here, I am not familiar with either of the woods you are talking about.. Someone should be along that has used the wood you speak of...

[marcuspi]

I have a huge pile of English Laurel. I know you can't smoke with laurel, but English Laurel is not a true Laurel, but related closely to the cherry tree. I'm almost certain it'll be great, but want some experienced input...any thoughts?

[WALLE]

Thanks for the list, Ken.

I also questioned the walnut in a post a while back - when I have time I'll dig it up - and was highly encouraged NOT to use it. This was english walnut and my poor o'l pappy-in-law had just brought me about half a pickup load after he trimmed up his tree. It has long since been pitched into the neighbors wood pile..

[curious aardvark]

Bay tree wood.

The smoke is flavoured very similiar to the leaves. Quite aromatic but seems to be at the lowish end as far as lignin is concerned (the more lignin the harsher the smoke flavour and the greter the chance of gettin the 'creosote' taint)

Lilac is my current favourite. You can really pile on the smoke flavour for relatively short cooks without risk of creosote.

[JustSmoke2]

By George the only thing missing from the list now is corn cobs. Even though its not a wood. Great for fish with nice light smoke flavor.