Anyone smoke with citrus wood?

[Liquordude]

I've got a friend that gave me a small pile of wood from a Tangerine tree that he cut down a while back and I was thinking about throwing several chunks in my UDS and cooking some chicken this weekend. I've used other fruit woods before, but never anything citrus. Anyone have any insight?

 

[Phrasty]

For sure!! Citrus is great for smoking, I've used it for fish... Should be amazing with Salmon! Go for it brother! Just make sure its pretty dry.

Cheers

 

[Fatback Joe]

Go easy with it the first time out.

I have used grapefruit in the past and a little bit seemed to go a long way.

 

[Phrasty]

^^^^ What he said too! Forgot to mention that.

 

[AustinKnight]

Go easy with it the first time out.

I have used grapefruit in the past and a little bit seemed to go a long way.

God I hate grapefruit lol I wouldn't ever use that because I would be to scared that my food would taste like the fruit . All that said throw four fist full chunks in that basket and upload some pron when your done with the cook:wink:

 

[JiveTurkey]

I use lemon wood from a tree that I chopped down in my cousins yard. Good stuff.

 

[BlueHowler]

I've used smoking pellets made from orange wood and enjoyed the chicken and pork I've made with it.

 

[HB-BBQ]

I have used orange wood in the past on both pork and chicken which turned out great. I would think tangerine would be similar but I'd only use a few small chunks at first until you get a feel for the density of smoke it produces. You could always light a small chunk by itself in a chimney and see what it looks like.

 

[Liquordude]

Thanks for the tips guys. I'll post pics next week of the finished products!