Black Walnut

[justpete]

I friend gave me some Black Walnut chips.

What should I smoke?

Is Black Walnut used often? I didn't see many post when I did a search.


Peter

[pensrock]

I've never used it but would think it would be good with beef.

[Wildcat]

All walnut woods are good on any beef.  I have only used walnut in chunk wood form.  As with hickory, pecan, and oak, it can also be good with other meats.  Would not recommend fish.

[Caneyscud]

Never used chips, but have used limb wood in my Bandera.  To me, although related to them, slightly stronger that either hickory or pecan.  Should go with beef, but I used it to smoke some chicken for fajitas, and they came out very good.  Also did some burgers over it and they were good also.  Seems to have a sweet (like hickory) and nutty flavor.  Some people I've heard say they get a strong bitter flavor from it, but after using it, I'd say it was probably one or two things - they probably think Hickory is too strong also, or they are using green wood, wood with lots of bark, or soaked chips.  So, I wouldn't soak the chips before using. 

[IKnowWood]

I know from tasting Black Walnut in my nose and mouth (wood working).  Its a bitter nutty wood with sweat after-tastes.  I would readily use it on Beef or long Pork smokes.  I tossed some scrap in a camp fire this weekend and the aroma came out very nutty. I got a bunch more for this coming fall camp fires. I may experiment with some on some oak or Pecan pucks  I got a bunch of scrap to try to use.

[justpete]

Thanks for the replies.

Best with beef.

Use dry......don't soak.



Peter