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snacks Favorite wood chips for smoking peppers?

Boarider

Boarider

I've come the point where I'd rather smoke my peppers before dehydrating them. Last time I had a mixture of peppers and a bag of apple chips to use. Turned out great, now I'd like to play with different flavors on certain peppers.
I have, Hickory, pecan, cherry, and apple to use on Reapers, 7pots (yellow and Chocolate) red ghost, Chocolate and orange habs, fatalii and I'm sure I'm missing something in the freezer.

Any preferred flavors?

Thanks in advance.
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Pecan is actually traditional to chipoltes, which many do not know but the pecan tree is native to Mexico and the wood is an important part of the process, so I always say pecan. I like the flavor, the roasty nutty properties.
 
My 2nd choice would be oak or apple, keep it clean with the oak, slightly fruity with the apple.
 
Hickory may lend too much of a BBQ flavor unless that is what you are after. Cherry, well, see if you like.
 
As of now your Pecan will do the first sets of racks (once the rain stops).
Thanks, I'm a sucker for Chipotle and thought that's what I had with the apple wood.
 
Go with Hickory, it's the most recognized flavor. Don't go crazy on the smoke, you want just a kiss of smoke to make you want more.
 
You really need to try all of them and figure out what you like. I like hickory but that's just me.
 
If I was going to make a BBQ rub or smoky blend hickory and mesquite would be up there, if I was going for individual smoked powders, pecan and oak would be my top choices. Pepper flavor shines with the right amount of smoke.
 
Guatemalan Insanity Pepper said:
save the hickory for the ribs 
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Agreed here - and throw a bit of cherry on with the hickory to balance it out.
 
THP member JoynersHotPeppers was the first to recommend smoking my pods over pecan iirc, and I've stuck primarily with pecan since.  Also apple & cherry are nice replacements when pecan isn't to be found.  Just my opinion.  :)
 
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