using maple in your smoker

[wtnhunt]

Anyone use maple in their smokers? Read that maple yields a good flavor for poultry and was thinking about using maple to smoke a couple turkeys. Have always used mesquite or hickory before for turkeys, but got a lot of maple available.

[Snipe]

Re: using maple in your smoker

I don't see any reason you should not use it ...Unless its green..

I have used Hickory, Oak, Pecan, Apple, Peach, Pear, Mesquite, in mine.. I never had any Maple to try.

[AJ]

Re: using maple in your smoker

Yep, it gives a mild smoke flavor that is ever so slightly sweet (when using sugar maple).

[Strut10]

Re: using maple in your smoker

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Yep, it gives a mild smoke flavor that is ever so slightly sweet (when using sugar maple).

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Yep. Red maple will give you the same basic result if that's what you have to use. Red maple's sugar content is somewhat lower than sugar maple's. But it's still considerable.

[wtnhunt]

Re: using maple in your smoker

Thanks for the replies. Got a lot of sugar maples all over the property. Got a lot of hickories and oaks too, but thought I would try something other than hickory for these turkeys this time around.