There are approximately 55 known types of malus apple trees.
Crab apple wood for smoking meat.
Apple has a very mild with a subtle sweet fruity flavor.
It burns quite hot and gives a decent smoky flavor.
For smoking or cooking food crabapple wood is similar to apple wood in flames and flavor.
There are orders of magnitude more varieties of malus than just 55.
Apple is one of the classic smoking woods.
It can work well with any meat or veg and gives a bit of a sweet fruity flavor.
A couple of general points about wood chips.
Crab apple is a type of apple tree and yes you can use it for smoking.
However once you learn about the different types of wood for smoking meat you will find those great few choices that will suit your personal tastes in no time.
In michael pollan s book the botany of desire a quarter of the book is devoted is devoted to apples.
Also apple juice beer or a combination of water worcestershire sauce pepper are good for basting beef or poultry.
Some say that the smoke intensity of a fruit tree is slightly less than say hickory but i find fruit wood to be really great over a long cookout.
It produces a fruity sweetness in food.
Apple wood is a great companion to ribs and you ll find that a lot of the best ribs around are cooked over apple wood.
The smoke flavor is unique and enhances the flavor of the meat.
It s great to use with lighter meats and fish.
Crabapple is a fruit tree and generally speaking i like fruit tree wood for smoker fuel.
As a suggestion for soaking wood chips as opposed to plain water you can use apple juice beer or a combination of both.
