Smoking With Maple Wood

[Rusty James]

Is this a common smoke wood?

Seems like it would be.

I assume southern varieties of maple trees are no different than than northern variety that they use for gathering maple syrup?

 

[Geo S]

I use a lot of maple, "here" it's mostly soft maple, sometimes I mix it with cherry, I use whatever I have available and can't say I can tell with any certainty what wood is what in the finished product.

 

[Jim Lampe]

I wouldn't use silver maple

 

[Bill Farmer]

read here: http://virtualweberbullet.com/woods.html

 

[Rusty James]

Thanks, Bill, I somehow missed that portion of reading.

Winds from the recent hurricane toppled a maple tree close to here, and I plan on collecting a few limbs for smoking, but I assume this wood needs to season first? Maybe not.

 

[timothy]

Is this a common smoke wood?

Seems like it would be.

I assume southern varieties of maple trees are no different than than northern variety that they use for gathering maple syrup?

Maple has over a hundred different species, so picking one from your backyard might work or not?
I have a ton of Maple trees in my area, but they be of a bastard Norway type which smells like toilet when I throw the dead fall on my fire pit.
You could lob off a chunk and if it's still green put it in the micro for a few minutes to dry it out. Put that in the chimney over a few coals and see if it smells good .
Wood species do change from country to country or north to south or state to state, so the flavor does also.

Tim

 

[Rusty James]

Thanks, Tim.

I'll consider your advice.

 

[Geo S]

I've used dropped dry sticks from Norway maples and never noticed an off smell.