What type of wood smoke

[kingrat]

Ok what type of wood are you using for say garlic sausage and how long are you smoking. I have a Bradley and smoked for about an hour and a half last time with alder and couldn't taste it that much.

[diamond k]

Alder is very mild

If you are looking for more smoke taste than try a mesquite or oak

[IR_mike]

Local butcher shop uses hickory.

They make great everything.

[kingrat]

Ya from what I've read hickory will prob be my next experiment or maybe both together, how long do you guys using hickory on sausage smoke it for

[pitw]

Originally Posted by kingrat

Ya from what I've read hickory will prob be my next experiment or maybe both together, how long do you guys using hickory on sausage smoke it for

Until it looks right. I'll probably smoke for more than 4-6 hours tomorrow.

[recce43]

I am smoking farmers deer sausage right now with hickory.

[Ormachek]

I like hickory. I usually only use smoke for about an hour, don't want oversmoked sausage!

[lilsundance]

I use Hickory as well. I smoke until color is a nice uniform red, turning them over and moving the trays every 20 minutes or so. Usually about 3 hours of smoking and then if the internal temp is not up I finish in the oven (winter) or just shut off the smoke generator (summer).

[flyguyd]

Hickory is the big winner in my smoker

[Xbolt7mm]

After three hours of smoke it no longer penetrates the meat and then the smoke compounds on itself and becomes bitter

[rocpilefsj]

I run hickory almost exclusively in my traeger whether smoking or cooking. Mesquite as an alternative.

[Maghunter]

I use a mixture of hickory and maple. Gives the sausage a nice sweet smoke flavour.

[Xbolt7mm]

Originally Posted by rocpilefsj

I run hickory almost exclusively in my traeger whether smoking or cooking. Mesquite as an alternative.

Traeger pellets?

[Ceilidh69]

Hickory as well

[curtz]

Another vote for hickory, I like it for meats. I use alder for fish.

[oilngas]

to us cherry seem like a good all around wood. use it in BBQ and smoker. I generally do three pans in the Little Chief, so thats about three hours, seems to be a good number and compromise.

[sureshot]

Hickory for sausage and cherry and apple mix for fish

[JustBen]

I used applewood. Cut it off the tree in the spring and throw it in the smokehouse in the fall.

[67ZL1]

I used to run Hickory almost all the time. Then I tried Pecan and find it way better, especially on pork and poultry.

[rocpilefsj]

Originally Posted by Xbolt7mm

Traeger pellets?

Yes, haven't tried any other brands of pellets to compare though.

[Atex]

I use mostly apple or peach tree for smoking

[reloader]

I use apple , hickory and cherry mixed , I get the good ole fashion smoke from the hickory and a sweet touch from the apple and cherry. I use this combo on fish which I just did 20 white fish last weekend as well as for venison sausage or salami tubes. Do not over smoke as I did in a couple occasions and ended up with a bitter taste to the end result

[couleefolk]

I love oak. My dad was a professional meat cutter, and always used oak, sold sausages all the way down to California back in the day from a little 2 bit grocery store. I prefer to have my stuff come out dark. Just finished curing and smoking a bunch of pork loins and turkeys, just can't get better than that. My friend had a turkey from Superstore, and was there ever a lot of fat dripping out of that bird, the Walmart ones hardly dripped, even the one closest to the fire. Now we just have to plug in the turkey fryer!

[Red Bullets]

One butcher used to come to our farm and get a couple cords of box alder every two months for smoking his kielbasa style ham sausage. Great smoked sausage. He'd bring us 50 or 60 rings in trade for the wood.

For fish, diamond willow is overlooked alot. A willow smoked whitefish, pike or trout is fit for a king. Not sure if you can get willow pellets or pucks.

[Kim473]

Know a couple people that say Willow is a great wood for smoking.

[Xbolt7mm]

Originally Posted by rocpilefsj

Yes, haven't tried any other brands of pellets to compare though.

The traeger pellets are only hard wood with chemical oils put on them for the different flavours, coats your smoker with chemicals,, bad deal

[Rumtan]

I got introduced to diamond willow for smoke, never looked back. Its pretty much all I use now.

[rocpilefsj]

Originally Posted by Xbolt7mm

The traeger pellets are only hard wood with chemical oils put on them for the different flavours, coats your smoker with chemicals,, bad deal

Best tasting chemicals ever lol

[gman1978]

Originally Posted by Rumtan

I got introduced to diamond willow for smoke, never looked back. Its pretty much all I use now.

Yup!! Alberta Hickory!! Good stuff.

[7600shooter]

Originally Posted by Xbolt7mm

The traeger pellets are only hard wood with chemical oils put on them for the different flavours, coats your smoker with chemicals,, bad deal

X bolt 7 what brand of pellets do you use,and also are they priced the same as traeger ?