Best wood for flavor

[oldmangunner]

What wood do you think gives food the best flavor, or do you not worry about the kind of wood that you cook your food over when you are camping. I know sometimes there is not much choice since you can't travel with wood.

[Refrigerator]

Apple, Hickory, Mesquite

[Footprints]

Hickory is the first thing that came to mind, but no we don't plan out any type of wood for camping. If you have the option though, it would be worth it.

[OutdoorsGirl]

Apple is defiantly a good choice if you can get it. I also like grilling on cedar, it gives a very nice flavor to fish.

[ChadTower]

Go to a BBQ forum to learn the best details.

Basic summary of what is used: Pork, beef, dark meat requires a stronger smoke so use hickory or mesquite. Oak and maple are second choice. White meat or fish are best with a fruit wood like apple, cherry, or peach.

My personal favorites are cherry for poultry/fish and hickory for beef/pork. I'll sometimes use maple for dark meats because in my area I can grab it off the ground.

[GROUNDpounder]

Young maple.....
I cook over whatever I find on the ground though, cooking over an open wood fire tastes 43598345X better than anything at home on the stove IMO!

[Newanderthal]

pecan, apple

[Grandpa]

and sagebrush for rocky mt oysters

[InTheWoods]

Being from Texas, I highly recommend mesquite. It has a slightly sweet flavor and just makes those steaks taste so good! And the smoke smells great too! I also like pecan and hickory.

[dinosaur]

All hardwoods produce excellent flavor. This includes Sugar Maple. Another one I didn't see here is Elm. All fruitwoods are good as are nutwoods including Beech. There is one softwood that is also good - Willow.