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02-18-2006, 12:06 PM | #1 |
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Join Date: 10-20-05
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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
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02-18-2006, 12:08 PM | #2 |
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I had quite a bit of black walnut in MD but never used it. I heard the same thing about it being strong.
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02-18-2006, 12:16 PM | #3 |
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I have heard that "Black" Walnut is harsh, but do not know about "English" Walnut.
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02-18-2006, 12:19 PM | #4 |
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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.
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02-18-2006, 04:49 PM | #5 |
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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.
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02-18-2006, 09:28 PM | #6 |
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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!
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02-19-2006, 08:06 AM | #7 |
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The best kind of wood is free wood. Mix it with other stuff and enjoy it.
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02-19-2006, 08:39 AM | #8 |
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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.
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