Canadian Bacon wood

[Lake Rat]

Just bought a pork loin and am beginning the curing process. I am following Meathead's recipe but did not see what type of wood was good for smoking the loin. Thanks in advance for any ideas.

[Thunder77]

Maple or hickory for me

[ribeyeguy]

What Thunder77 said

[bbqoaf]

I've got some curing now too and I'll be using cherry. It's not by choice per se, I just happen to have a bunch of it. Cherry seems to be pretty good on everything.

[HorseDoctor]

Apple also does well.

[DeusDingo]

the first thing that went through my head when i read the title was "there is bacon wood in canada?"

[HouseHomey]

Bwahahahaha!

[aarontbell]

Pear wood. Use lavender in the recipe, it's fantastic.

[Lake Rat]

Brined 6lbs. of pork loin from Costco for just over two weeks. Today is smoking day! Thanks for all of the suggestion....may go with cherry or some peach that I just bought. First try at Canadian Bacon, fingers crossed!

[bbqoaf]

My batch with cherry was awesome, I'll be having another go at it soon only this time I will be doubling up because it's so tasty. Hope yours turns out well.

[HorseDoctor]

How did the Canadian bacon turn out? Curious, as the recipe I use only brines for 48-72 hours and even then needs a 30-60 minute desalinating soak.

[Lake Rat]

Maybe a tad salty. I rinsed the loin thoroughly the night before I smoked it. Might cut down on the Kosher salt a little and give it an overnight soak next time. The peach wood worked well. The family still liked it, so that makes it a success of sorts!