Orange wood

[eugenek]

Hey friends, does anyone have experience cooking with orange wood? We've got a fairly good supply here and I'd like to give it a try. Just wondering about any thoughts on smoke, taste, burn time, etc.

[FLBuckeye]

I found this online a while back. http://www.fruitawoodchunks.com/orangewood.html

[eugenek]

Thanks for the link. I visited the local firewood guy and picked up some orange for tonight's cook (they were out of apple and cherry). A Google search reveals similar comments about it being mild. Also found a post about some BBQ joint a few towns over using it exclusively for flavoring.

[FLBuckeye]

You are welcome.
Lots of orange here in Florida. I am going to look for some and give it a try

[Jerod Broussard]

I don't see any fruit wood being over powering. I think I smoke with cherry more for the aroma it gives while smoking, than what it hits my palate with.

[Jerod Broussard]

Maybe you got a hybrid. Cherrange species.

[Huskee]

Jerod Broussard Maybe it's cheach.

[Jerod Broussard]

Cheach and Chong wood suppliers. Nice. Huskee

[Huskee]

Someone either here in The Pit or on the main AR site commented on using orange wood and it being great. That's one I haven't personally tried yet. I'm thinking you'll be juuuust fine.

[smarkley]

hey.. eugenek Let us know how that worked for ya

[jmott7]

M&M market here in Studio City uses a variety of woods in their weekend cooks, orange being one of them. Their chicken wings are a thing of simple beauty.

[eugenek]

The orange wood worked out fine, I can't say I noticed much of a difference from the other fruit woods. I used it with pecan during the first couple hours of the cook.

[Ernest]

I used it for the first time on Ribs two weeks ago. Just clean and mild smoke flavor.