A couple of general points about wood chips.
Crab apple wood for smoking meat.
The smoke flavor is unique and enhances the flavor of the meat.
There are orders of magnitude more varieties of malus than just 55.
Crab apple is a type of apple tree and yes you can use it for smoking.
Let me take you through the list of my favorite picks and the best smoking meat wood there is on the market today.
Crabapple is a fruit tree and generally speaking i like fruit tree wood for smoker fuel.
It s great to use with lighter meats and fish.
It can work well with any meat or veg and gives a bit of a sweet fruity flavor.
In michael pollan s book the botany of desire a quarter of the book is devoted is devoted to apples.
This smoking wood is ideal for poultry beef pork especially ham game birds lamb and some seafood.
As a suggestion for soaking wood chips as opposed to plain water you can use apple juice beer or a combination of both.
Choosing the best wood for smoking meat can be a challenge.
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.
Apple has a very mild with a subtle sweet fruity flavor.
It produces a fruity sweetness in food.
It burns quite hot and gives a decent smoky flavor.
For smoking or cooking food crabapple wood is similar to apple wood in flames and flavor.
There are approximately 55 known types of malus apple trees.
Also apple juice beer or a combination of water worcestershire sauce pepper are good for basting beef or poultry.
