Pear tree wood for smoking

TeeTown4OU

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Pear tree wood for smoking

September 8, 2019, 03:57 PM

We have a pear tree we are cutting down. It grew fruit but didn't feel like fighting crows and squirrels ( didn't know they loved pears so much). Has anyone smoked Q using this fruit wood? My XL Big Green Egg is asking...
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September 8, 2019, 04:09 PM

I've used it and couldn't tell the difference in flavor from apple. Bees took over both on my mom's property so she took a chain saw to them...
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September 8, 2019, 04:14 PM

I say spare the Pear.
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September 8, 2019, 04:36 PM

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Quite the credo...

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September 8, 2019, 04:24 PM

Pear wood is great for smoking. Enjoy! I do it all the time in my kamado!
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September 8, 2019, 04:46 PM

Pear works great as smoker wood!
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September 8, 2019, 05:32 PM

S'all good!
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September 11, 2019, 08:53 AM

I've seen it used but not tried myself. Would be keen to see how it turns out!
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#8

September 11, 2019, 10:05 AM

I cut one down at my uncle's house. I like to use it in my kamados. It has a great aroma.
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January 21, 2020, 06:50 AM

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Screw the aroma, how did it taste? LOL!
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September 11, 2019, 02:06 PM

Pear works great.
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#10

September 11, 2019, 02:15 PM

It’s pear-fect for smoking!
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Spinaker commented

September 11, 2019, 02:18 PM

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Oh wow.

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Henrik commented

September 11, 2019, 02:22 PM

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Sorry, couldn’t help myself there ;-)

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Polarbear777 commented

September 11, 2019, 06:29 PM

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As long as you make sure the partridge isn’t there.

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September 11, 2019, 06:22 PM

My family has ben raising pears commercially for over 120 years and we use it for fireplace wood, stove wood and great smoking wood. It has a smoke similar to apple but not quite as strong. A great smoking wood. Remember a lot of wonderful things come in pears.
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Polarbear777 commented

September 11, 2019, 06:30 PM

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A-pear-ently.

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Spinaker commented

January 21, 2020, 10:06 AM

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*Jokes Thread. Polarbear777

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