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blue spruce Wrote:
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> Ralph Pootawn Wrote:
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> > Hickory and Mesquite are better.
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> Pine smoked bacon is better than any of those.
chuckhoffmann Wrote:
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> Most woods from fruit trees, such as pear, cherry,
> peach, and of course apple, impart a mild, sweet
> flavor to meat when they're used in smoking. This
> adds a nice flavor note to the bacon.
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> Apple wood is most commonly used because there's a
> huge apple industry in the United States,
> so there's literally tons of wood available from
> trees that are no longer producing in commercial
> orchards.