Crabapple is a fruit tree and generally speaking i like fruit tree wood for smoker fuel.
Crab apple wood for smoking meat.
It s great to use with lighter meats and fish.
Apple wood is a great companion to ribs and you ll find that a lot of the best ribs around are cooked over apple wood.
The smoke flavor is unique and enhances the flavor of the meat.
As a suggestion for soaking wood chips as opposed to plain water you can use apple juice beer or a combination of both.
This smoking wood is ideal for poultry beef pork especially ham game birds lamb and some seafood.
It burns quite hot and gives a decent smoky flavor.
However once you learn about the different types of wood for smoking meat you will find those great few choices that will suit your personal tastes in no time.
There are orders of magnitude more varieties of malus than just 55.
It produces a fruity sweetness in food.
It can work well with any meat or veg and gives a bit of a sweet fruity flavor.
Let me take you through the list of my favorite picks and the best smoking meat wood there is on the market today.
A couple of general points about wood chips.
Choosing the best wood for smoking meat can be a challenge.
There are approximately 55 known types of malus apple trees.
Some say that the smoke intensity of a fruit tree is slightly less than say hickory but i find fruit wood to be really great over a long cookout.
Crab apple is a type of apple tree and yes you can use it for smoking.
For smoking or cooking food crabapple wood is similar to apple wood in flames and flavor.
Also apple juice beer or a combination of water worcestershire sauce pepper are good for basting beef or poultry.