What does apple wood smoke taste like?

Light and slightly sweet, with a mild fruit note. It is the gentlest of the common fruitwoods, so it flavors pork, poultry and seafood without turning bitter or overpowering.

Which cut should I buy for my grill?

Chunks suit Kamado-style cookers and charcoal grills for shorter cooks. Eight-inch splits fit most offset smokers and stick burners. Sixteen-inch logs are for full-size smokers and fireboxes that take long splits.

Do I need to soak the wood first?

No. Kiln-dried wood is meant to burn as is. Soaking adds moisture and produces steam and dirty smoke rather than the clean burn the wood is dried for.

How much wood should I use per cook?

Start with one or two chunks or a single split on a hot coal bed and add more to taste. Apple is mild, so it takes more wood than hickory to reach the same smoke level.

Is apple wood good for beef?

It works, but the smoke is subtle against strong beef flavor. Many cooks pair beef with hickory or oak and save apple for pork, chicken and fish.

How should I store it?

Keep it dry and off the ground, under a cover or in a shed. Kiln-dried wood reabsorbs moisture outdoors, which undoes the clean-burn benefit.

Where is the Apple Cooking Wood cheapest?

At Amazon, for $7.98, 27% under what the other stores charge, as of our latest check.

Where can I buy the Apple Cooking Wood?

16 stores we checked sell it, including Cutting Edge Firewood LLC, Amazon, Home Depot, weber.com/us/en, Lowe's.

Apple Cooking Wood

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27% under what the other stores charge

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