Re: What wood do you smoke salmon with? And why?
When I was a salmon guide on the island in the 70's I took a guy out from the states that ran a commercial smoking operation. He told me that most of his customers wanted hickory smoked, but his best kept secret was to use willow. I tried it and found it gave an excellent colour and flavor and that was all I used after that.
Living in the S. Okanagan now and haven't smoked meat for years, but have been seriously considering building another smokehouse. When I do, it's back to willow.
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