Walnut???

kickassbbq · 02-18-2006, 12:06 PM

OK, all of my Brothers out there. Have any of you used Walnut for smoking? I read that it has a very heavy flavor and should be mixed with fruit woods. My wood guy just dropped off a 55 gallon drum of Walnut chunks about fist size. Man it is sure purdy stuff.
What ya think about Walnut?
Thanks
Smoke On!!!!!
Ed

tommykendall · 02-18-2006, 12:08 PM

I had quite a bit of black walnut in MD but never used it. I heard the same thing about it being strong.

The Woodman · 02-18-2006, 12:16 PM

I have heard that "Black" Walnut is harsh, but do not know about "English" Walnut.

Kevin · 02-18-2006, 12:19 PM

I've never used it either. This is from the bbq faq:

WALNUT - ENGLISH and BLACK - Very heavy smoke flavor, usually mixed with lighter woods like almond, pear or apple. Can be bitter if used alone. Good with red meats and game.

Sawdustguy · 02-18-2006, 04:49 PM

You can smoke with walnut but like kevin said you have to go easy and mix with other woods. I have used walnut a few times with Apple or Cherry. It would not be my wood of first choice but in a pinch it works.

stan · 02-18-2006, 09:28 PM

I have used black walnut sparingly though due to how harsh it is. A friend of mine uses it quite a bit mixed with apple and he loves it!

Smoker · 02-19-2006, 08:06 AM

The best kind of wood is free wood. Mix it with other stuff and enjoy it.

qman · 02-19-2006, 08:39 AM

kickass, I your walnut is not black walnut, I think you will find that it is a excellent cooking wood. It is assertive, but in my mind not nearly as "harsh" as it's reputation. Walnut is part of the same family as hickory and pecan. We harvest quite a bit of walnut when we are in Western North Carolina, and I mix it with oak to smoke, just as I do most of the time with hickory. Works for me.

Black walnut on the other hand is a very assertive wood, but used in moderation mixed with milder woods, it gives an excellent flavor-I really like to do whole shoulders with it mixed with oak.
My brother in Georgia cooks with black walnut mixed with oak and pecan all the time.

02-18-2006, 12:06 PM	#1
kickassbbq is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 10-20-05 Location: mn	Walnut??? OK, all of my Brothers out there. Have any of you used Walnut for smoking? I read that it has a very heavy flavor and should be mixed with fruit woods. My wood guy just dropped off a 55 gallon drum of Walnut chunks about fist size. Man it is sure purdy stuff. What ya think about Walnut? Thanks Smoke On!!!!! Ed __________________ Smoke On!!!!!! [URL="http://www.kickassbbq.com"]www.kickassbbq.com[/URL]

02-18-2006, 12:08 PM	#2
tommykendall Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 08-13-03 Location: Long Beach, CA	I had quite a bit of black walnut in MD but never used it. I heard the same thing about it being strong. __________________ tk PitBitch

02-18-2006, 12:16 PM	#3
The Woodman Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 12-14-05 Location: Mentor, Oh	I have heard that "Black" Walnut is harsh, but do not know about "English" Walnut. __________________ Weber Smokey Mountain Cooker -18" Weber One Touch Gold Klose 84" x 24" Mobile W/ 24" x 30" Upright Rickenbacker 4004 Cii -Rickenbacker 4003-09 Rickenbacker 4001 - RIckenbacker 4001c64 Rickenbacker Fretless 4003-08- Fender P-Bass Warwick Fretless Corvette-Gibson EB-3 [URL="http://www.woodmansbbq.com"]www.woodmansbbq.com[/URL]

02-18-2006, 12:19 PM	#4
Kevin Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 02-06-05 Location: Southern Minnesota	I've never used it either. This is from the bbq faq: WALNUT - ENGLISH and BLACK - Very heavy smoke flavor, usually mixed with lighter woods like almond, pear or apple. Can be bitter if used alone. Good with red meats and game. __________________ Kevin

02-18-2006, 04:49 PM	#5
Sawdustguy Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 09-14-05 Location: Vernon, Connecticut	You can smoke with walnut but like kevin said you have to go easy and mix with other woods. I have used walnut a few times with Apple or Cherry. It would not be my wood of first choice but in a pinch it works. __________________ Guy (Pitmaster) BBQ Team: Lawn Guyland Smokers Stupidity for Dummies …because sometimes, you just can’t dumb it down enough…

02-18-2006, 09:28 PM	#6
stan is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 08-26-04 Location: Pleasant Hill, MO	I have used black walnut sparingly though due to how harsh it is. A friend of mine uses it quite a bit mixed with apple and he loves it! __________________ Stan Co-Founder and Executive Director of Operation BBQ Relief - www.operationbbqrelief.org Partner in BBQScores.com - A Competition Management System www.BBQScores.com County Line Smokers Competition BBQ Team KCBS Member - CBJ #20654 Pitmaker BBQ Vault mounted in a 12 Foot Competition Trailer 22 1/2 Weber Kettle, Stainless Steel gaser chunks of wild cherry, pecan, oak

02-19-2006, 08:06 AM	#7
Smoker is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 07-19-05 Location: Long Island NY	The best kind of wood is free wood. Mix it with other stuff and enjoy it.

02-19-2006, 08:39 AM	#8
qman Babbling Farker Join Date: 07-08-05 Location: Ocoee, Fl	kickass, I your walnut is not black walnut, I think you will find that it is a excellent cooking wood. It is assertive, but in my mind not nearly as "harsh" as it's reputation. Walnut is part of the same family as hickory and pecan. We harvest quite a bit of walnut when we are in Western North Carolina, and I mix it with oak to smoke, just as I do most of the time with hickory. Works for me. Black walnut on the other hand is a very assertive wood, but used in moderation mixed with milder woods, it gives an excellent flavor-I really like to do whole shoulders with it mixed with oak. My brother in Georgia cooks with black walnut mixed with oak and pecan all the time. __________________ qman Para Bellum

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