Maple wood

Mrdeville · 07-24-2013, 07:51 PM

Is all Maple wood suitable for BBQ ? I came across some free Maple.

marubozo · 07-24-2013, 08:00 PM

It will make your meat taste like pancakes.

Well, not really, but yes it is suitable. Treat it like you would a fruit wood as it's fairly sweet and mild.

Terry The Toad · 07-24-2013, 09:00 PM

I have a bunch of Florida maple and smoked with it exclusively a couple of times... it is a little TOO mild for me. But, since I have so much of it I still throw a split in now and then. It does smell good, but doesn't seem to impart much smoke flavor to the meat. (In my experience.)

Go ahead and give it a shot.

WvQ · 07-24-2013, 09:38 PM

I have tons of maple on my property, so I use it. I actually mix it with apple sometimes.

Arlin_MacRae · 07-25-2013, 08:56 AM

Maple good.

Stoke&Smoke · 07-25-2013, 11:53 AM

LOVE sugar maple and poultry. Most of what I can get around here is silver or rock maple. Had to cut down the maple in my front yard last year so sitting on a fair amount right now. The bullets don't eat much!

Mahoney86 · 07-25-2013, 12:13 PM

ive cooked with silver maple quite a few times. Very light smoke flavor but it was good

Hedgeley · 07-25-2013, 12:21 PM

Well if you don't like the taste of it, you could always turn it into flooring...

PekingPorker · 07-25-2013, 12:59 PM

If you can get Sugar Maple, I like it a lot. Nice sweet mild flavor. Around my part of the country, it's mostly Silver Maple, which is also light, but not as sweet. Also, if you're using a stick burner, maple doesn't burn very hot or very long.

Thermal Mass · 07-25-2013, 01:05 PM

It is very available in our area. It has a nice mild flavor and I use it with pork, chicken, and fish. If you are stick burning, it will not make a coal bed like oak and will take more wood. On my kettle, I just cut into about 2x2 chunks.

07-24-2013, 07:51 PM	#1
Mrdeville Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 03-07-13 Location: Washington DC	Maple wood Is all Maple wood suitable for BBQ ? I came across some free Maple. __________________ Shirley Smoker , 22.5" Weber Kettle,Thermapen, Thermapop, Timestick

07-24-2013, 09:00 PM	#3
Terry The Toad is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 08-16-11 Location: Saint Cloud, FL	I have a bunch of Florida maple and smoked with it exclusively a couple of times... it is a little TOO mild for me. But, since I have so much of it I still throw a split in now and then. It does smell good, but doesn't seem to impart much smoke flavor to the meat. (In my experience.) Go ahead and give it a shot. __________________ Lang 48 Original Superfast [COLOR=red]RED[/COLOR] ThermaPen "I love animals. I just love to eat them more. Fun to pet; better to chew." - Jim Gaffigan

07-24-2013, 09:38 PM	#4
WvQ Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 07-04-13 Location: Reedsville, West Virginia Name/Nickname : WvQ	I have tons of maple on my property, so I use it. I actually mix it with apple sometimes. __________________ A Hope A Dream and a Lang 84

07-25-2013, 08:56 AM	#5
Arlin_MacRae somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 04-14-04 Location: Choctaw, OK	Maple good. __________________ Arlin MacRae Primo Oval Junior, Traeger Model 075 Pellet Pooper, Big Chief, Kingfisher Kooker 14" gas/wood combo, PBC Brethren Edition, Pit Boss NASCAR Tailgater Home Brewer, Murderer of Squirrels, Armadillo Inspector Flaming Pig Head Mod Certified KCBS Master BBQ Judge

07-25-2013, 11:53 AM	#6
Stoke&Smoke Babbling Farker Join Date: 12-18-07 Location: Western burbs of Chicago, IL	LOVE sugar maple and poultry. Most of what I can get around here is silver or rock maple. Had to cut down the maple in my front yard last year so sitting on a fair amount right now. The bullets don't eat much! __________________ 2 Skinny Cooks Competition Team [URL]http://2SkinnyCooks.blogspot.com[/URL] KCBS CJ/TC #17139 Member ILBBQS Too many cookers to list :crazy:

07-24-2013, 08:00 PM	#2
marubozo is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 06-25-11 Location: Mishawaka, IN Name/Nickname : Jeremy	It will make your meat taste like pancakes. Well, not really, but yes it is suitable. Treat it like you would a fruit wood as it's fairly sweet and mild.

07-25-2013, 12:13 PM	#7
Mahoney86 Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 03-19-13 Location: NJ	ive cooked with silver maple quite a few times. Very light smoke flavor but it was good

07-25-2013, 12:21 PM	#8
Hedgeley Knows what a fatty is. Join Date: 03-23-13 Location: Hamilton ON Canada	Well if you don't like the taste of it, you could always turn it into flooring...

07-25-2013, 12:59 PM	#9
PekingPorker is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 02-21-13 Location: Atlanta, GA	If you can get Sugar Maple, I like it a lot. Nice sweet mild flavor. Around my part of the country, it's mostly Silver Maple, which is also light, but not as sweet. Also, if you're using a stick burner, maple doesn't burn very hot or very long. __________________ Eric - Head Over-cooker, Craft BBQ; Lead drinker, FYC BBQ

07-25-2013, 01:05 PM	#10
Thermal Mass is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 02-05-13 Location: Jackson, WI	It is very available in our area. It has a nice mild flavor and I use it with pork, chicken, and fish. If you are stick burning, it will not make a coal bed like oak and will take more wood. On my kettle, I just cut into about 2x2 chunks. __________________ 42" WFO,[B][/B]-Brick vert smoker, Tuscan wood grill, 22" Weber, ECB-sent to the curb! Superfast [B][COLOR="Magenta"]PINK[B][COLOR="Magenta"] Thermapen[/COLOR][/B][/COLOR][/B] Offically a [URL="http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/group.php?groupid=39"]ZERO[/URL]!! [COLOR=Red]My Build[/COLOR]: [URL]http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/showthread.php?t=153650[/URL] "[COLOR=Navy]When it comes right down to it, you just want to be surrounded by good people and good food."[/COLOR]-Chuck Hughes