Thistle said:I've used them both over the years,cant tell any difference between them.Both are great. Crab is usually smaller sizes.Got a few sticks left from trimming neighbor's tree last spring,bought 10lbs of chicken breasts for the freezer last night.Sounds like a good match to me in a couple weeks :coolsmile:
48rob said:Would you guys be willing to share your secrets of how to prepare and store these chips?
From standing tree to bagged?
Bark on/off.
How to dry to keep them from molding?Rob
I’m not much into smoking things, but have a lot of residents and customers who might appreciate a bag of chips as a gift, assuming I can process the chips without going broke…
I have Crab Apple, Wild Cherry, Shagbark Hickory, and the occassional fruit tree (Apple, Pear, Peach, Plum…)
My tree guy can chip these things for me in his massive chipping machine in like 3 seconds.
48rob said:Do those of you who smoke meat/food ever use Crab Apple?
I have several that need to come down and would hate to waste it if it is good stuff!
Rob
midwestcoast said:What about the bark? Will it affect the flavor much? I have a lot of small branches so lots of bark on there; toss them or keep'em?
Stubborn Dutchman said:BTW: check out THE Smoke Ring and other sites devoted to smoking. Lots of great reading there!
midwestcoast said:What about the bark? Will it affect the flavor much? I have a lot of small branches so lots of bark on there; toss them or keep'em?
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