Fruitawood

[es1025]

I ordered 15 lbs of cherry wood chunks from Fruitawood (Colorado) and I received yesterday by noon (NJ).  The wood was packed in a box and chunks were between 4-6 ounces each.  The wood needed to be in open air for 24 hours before using. I will follow up when I use the wood.  I hope Steve starts to produce some fruit flavors dowel like the hickory.

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[DivotMaker]

What flavor wood did you get?  I really want to try peach.  Have you used it yet?  Oops...just noticed it was cherry! 

[UWFSAE]

Peach wood is top notch for pork and poultry.  I've got a really good Southern Comfort and Peach Nectar BBQ sauce I use and it compliments it VERY well ...

[es1025]

Joe, thanks for the insight on the peach wood.  Peach will be my next order. I read a lot about cherry as being a solid multi-purpose wood.  I figure pork and poultry will be what I will typically smoke.

[DivotMaker]

Peach wood is top notch for pork and poultry.  I've got a really good Southern Comfort and Peach Nectar BBQ sauce I use and it compliments it VERY well ...

Sounds awesome!  Where do you get the peach bbq sauce? ...is it your own creation?

[UWFSAE]

Yup ... it's got all the things in life that make it worth living: Southern Comfort, bacon, butter, and Sriracha!

The key is reducing it.  I make a sweeter sauce to offset the liquor and Sriracha, but all the elements are substitutable/changeable.  The only thing I wouldn't skimp on is the peach preserves ... get a good quality and it will pay dividends.  I've got it posted here:

http://smokinitforums.com/index.php?topic=67.msg201#msg201

Also, a word on the cherry ... I love it with a 50/50 blend with pecan wood for brisket; I find it a little less bitter than hickory and it provides a great bark.

[DivotMaker]

Thanks, Joe!  I definitely have to try this!

[es1025]

I used about 4.5 oz last Sunday. Burned very consistent for the entire 3 hour smoke. I was pleased. Definitely a different smoke flavor from the hickory. I can't wait to smoke a Boston butt.

[DivotMaker]

I got my 20# box of peach/cherry/apple mixed chunks from Fruitawood today!  I'm a little surprised at the size of the chunks (bigger than I thought), but no biggie.  I can re-size some of the larger ones.  I'm trying out the cherry this weekend on a brisket (with a little hickory mixed in).

[smokeasaurus]

Next time ya reload on wood, give http://www.mainegrillingwoods.com/  a try. Just specify mini chunks and they will cut em into Smokin-it size chunks free of charge....free shipping as well.

[DivotMaker]

Next time ya reload on wood, give http://www.mainegrillingwoods.com/  a try. Just specify mini chunks and they will cut em into Smokin-it size chunks free of charge....free shipping as well.

Thanks again, Smoke!  I'll check them out.  I'm impressed with how little wood it takes in the Smokin-It units, so smaller chunks will definitely help.  So much to learn...!

[DivotMaker]

Used Fruitawood peach today on some spares.  The chunks are big, so I had to sift through the box to find a chunk small enough for the wood box in the #1.  Burned good, but I'm going to have to re-size most of it to fit.

[es1025]

Tony, I been splitting the chunks into smaller piece in order to fit in the smoke box. The wood definitely smokes very consistent piece after piece. I have the wood sitting in the original box in my shed.

[DivotMaker]

Yep, Ed, me too!  None of the chunks fit in my smoker box, and I've had to axe them all.  I used some apple last week, and it must have been a little drier than the peach and cherry; it burned fast, and I got a short period of darker smoke, so I would suspect it flamed instead of smouldered.  I haven't had that happen with the peach or cherry, though.  Might have just been that one chunk.  I'm either trying the Peterson pucks or Mainegrillingwood mini-chunks next time, as I'm not super-impressed with the Fruitawood so far.

[Muttley]

I ordered peach from Fruita and I have been very happy with it so far.  I found I will take a hammer and chisel to widdle down the chunks to a reasonable size, usually around 1oz.  One whack with the hammer is all it takes.  One box of wood will last me a year.  It's a lot of wood when you only need 1-2oz per smoke. 

With the peach I've used it mostly for chicken, and it is fantastic.  Very mellow, a fresh relief from the garden variety hickory and mesquite.  I am doing baby back ribs with it tomorrow, so I am excited to see how they'll turn out. 

5 hours @ 225 with 1.5 oz of peach.  Wife says: "perfect".  So in the end, if shes happy, everyone is happy.