Pairing Wood Pellets to Your Choice Meat

Wood		Flavor	Meat of Choice
Apple*	Strong	Sweet, fruity smoke. Strongest of the fruit woods	Beef, pork, ham, poultry, game
Black Walnut*	Very Strong	Intense smoke, slightly bitter like walnuts	Beef, pork, game meat, venison
Cherry*	Mild	Sweet fruity smoke that gives a rosy tint to light meats	Beef, pork, poultry, fish, game birds
Hickory*	Strong	Bacon-flavor, most commonly used and recognized smoke	Beef, pork, poultry, fish, game
Mesquite*	Strong	Spicy, very distinctive smoke of Southwest cooking	Beef, pork, poultry, fish, game
Mulberry	Mild	Sweet, tangy, blackberry smoke flavor	Pork, ham, poultry, game birds
Oak*	Mild	Heavy smoke with no after-taste, gives foods a wonderful smoked color	Beef, pork, poultry, fish, game
Orange*	Mild	Tangy citrus smoke – great with seafood, gives foods golden color	Pork, poultry, fish, game birds, cheese
Pecan*	Mild	Similar to hickory but milder and sweeter with a nut after-taste	Beef, pork, poultry, fish, game
Savory Herb	Strong	Zesty and robust flavors of Italian herbs	Lamb, pork, poultry
Sassafras*	Mild	Musky, sweet smoke with a root beer after-taste	Beef, pork, poultry, game birds
Sugar Maple*	Mild	Very mild, a sweet light smoke	Pork, ham, poultry, cheese, game birds

* This wood flavor is also available blended with oak for use in any pellet-fired cooker. 20 lb. bags of Pellet Grill Fuel, sold 2 bags to a box.