Fuel & Flame
405
Cumberland Hill Road
Woonsocket. R.I. 02895
401-762-9100
Toll Free: 1-877-762-FUEL(3835)
Fax: 401-762-9101
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Flavored Cooking Woods
To add extra flavor to your food, the best and most natural way is to use flavored grilling woods, such as cherry, apple, hickory, maple, mesquite and pecan. These woods can be used on any type of grill you have, whether it's gas, electric, or charcoal.
As far as what size woods to use, chunks are best used if you have a large grill, and where there is ample space between the fire grate and grilling grate for the chunks. Chips tend to be the stand by, and
can be used in any grill. If you choose to use chips in a large grill, you
obviously will need The last choice you have to make is what flavor wood to use. Below is a chart which is a guide for what woods can be used with various foods. Again it is only a guide, and you'll find some of the best grilling you do is by experimenting with the various flavored woods and coming up with your own secret recipe.
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The only two decisions you have to
make are what flavor you want, and whether you should use chunks or chips.
It's advisable to soak what ever wood you choose in water, and by doing so, the
wood produces more smoke and by doing so, your foods develop more flavor.
more, and they will burn up much more quickly. The best way to use chips
is to use a smoke box (A metal box with holes in it) and place it on the
fuel source between the fire grate and grilling grate. If a smoke box is
not available, you can put the wood chips in aluminum foil and completely
enclose them in the foil. Next you should punch pencil size holes in the
aluminum foil, as this will allow the smoke to escape and flavor
your foods from the chips in the aluminum foil. 