Another Wood Question

[Cecil]

I have just trimed som small limbs off of my red maple about 1" in diameter and cutting them in to 1 to 2" pieces and letting them dry for smoking. My question is I also have to trim some limbs off my fig tree. Has am one ever used fig wood and would it be a good wood for smoking.

 

[Jim Lampe]

I have not used fig, butt I'd be happy to try it.
Google tells me: Fig- Slighty sweet, woodsy flavor. Good for smoking Poultry- Game Birds- Pork

 

[Marty M.]

I smoke with it and sauce with a fig-inspired or fig-based sauce.

 

[Bryan Boulier]

We have several fig trees, so I thought I would give it a try. Did not like fig at all. Very acrid. I would not recommend it. I just use dead fig wood for kindling in the wood stove.

 

[Phil Perrin]

Bryan,did you let the wood season? I got some hickory last year and used some before it was fully dry. Yuck! I let it dry another couple months and it was better than anything I've bought!

 

[Jon MI]

Pretty much any fruit wood will be good for smoking.