Is ash tree wood good for smoking ?

[Jesse82]

Hello everyone !
I’ve searched the posts and can’t seem to find the info I am looking for.
so up here in the North East i have more dead ash trees and split ash then I could ever use.
I use it in my wood fired pizza oven.
is it good to use in a smoker ?
I typically use apple , hickory
i just don’t want to use it and find out it makes exspensive meat taste like crap.

please let me know your thoughts.
thanks Jesse

[Steve R.]

Welcome to the Pit! I've never tried ash wood myself, but Huskee is a proponent of using it for ribs, so I'm sure it's fine. Maybe he can chime in.

[Jfrosty27]

I use a lot of Ash in my woodworking and have used the scraps in my kettle many times. Works fine. Very similar to oak.

[Huskee]

Agreed, just burns quicker.

[Henrik]

Yes, it works very well. Mild flavor, but very good. Go ahead and fire up that pit!

[barelfly]

Welcome to the Pit, from the Land of Enchantment!

[RonB]

You can bet your ash it does.

[Sid P]

If you don’t need it to make baseball bats, go ahead and use it.

[McFlyfi]

Or guitar bodies...

[Huskee]

Ash is my favorite! While it burns rather quickly compared to hickory, oak, and apple it has a great mild flavor in my opinion. It's my favorite for pork.

[Clark]

After your cook, do you have a lot of ashes?

[Huskee]

From ash to ashes.

[Jesse82]

Thanks everyone for the advice. Love the humor as well.
Thanks
Jesse

[bbqLuv]

Ash wood for smoking?
I thought wood ask was a result of smoking. I could be wrong, but then, I am not from Texas.

[jtw]

Were those trees killed by the emerald ash borer? You can tell by a large number of oval-shaped holes throughout the wood and bark. If so, the wood density and quality may be lacking. I suppose if it burns cleanly then you're in the clear, but most of the ash wood here in Michigan has been completely ruined.

[Huskee]

That's exactly how I got all of mine and learned it's great for cooking.

[Jesse82]

Yes all dead from the beetle. It works great for pizza oven. Only taken down about 150 trees lol
need a use for it.

[STEbbq]

Lucky you!

[Craigar]

That's a lot of pizza.

[Huskee]

You are fortunate, my friend! That's a GOLD mine!

[Jesse82]

Thank you all for your info.
I think I’ll try smoking with ash. I also live next to a 100 acre apple farm so he gives me apple wood for free as well.
thanks again.

[STEbbq]

Ash and apple wood for free? Nice!!’

[Huskee]

I wholeheartedly agree with STEbbq You are sitting pretty!

[Spinaker]

Absolutely. Great smoking wood. Light smoke profile that makes it very versatile. It burns well when seasoned.