{"id":766,"date":"2019-08-09T09:25:54","date_gmt":"2019-08-09T13:25:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.smokinlicious.com\/blog\/?p=766"},"modified":"2021-09-17T12:59:04","modified_gmt":"2021-09-17T16:59:04","slug":"are-fruitwood-trees-like-the-apple-snow-white-bit-into","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smokinlicious.com\/blog\/are-fruitwood-trees-like-the-apple-snow-white-bit-into\/","title":{"rendered":"ARE FRUITWOOD TREES LIKE THE APPLE “SNOW WHITE” BIT INTO?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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[Fruitwood trees are often sprayed with pesticide to maximize the fruit yield. Spraying of chemical on the bark may not be too good for using in barbecue?]<\/p><\/div>\"To<\/p>\n

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ARE FRUITWOOD TREES LIKE THE APPLE “SNOW WHITE” BIT INTO?<\/em><\/h2>\n

There is a fierce debate out there about the use of fruitwood trees, specifically apple and cherry varieties, for cooking purposes.\u00a0 As a Company, we frequently get the same question \u2013 \u201cWhy don\u2019t I see Applewood as an option to purchase?\u201d<\/strong><\/em> Here\u2019s the short answer: We do not, and will not, produce our products from orchard-based woods.\u00a0 Our reason is simple \u2013 we do not believe in smoking foods over woods that have been or have the potential to be sprayed or growth enhanced with chemicals.<\/p>\n

Trees<\/h2>\n

Let\u2019s review a fact about trees.\u00a0 All trees produce prussic acid, better known as hydrogen cyanide. \u00a0We feel that humans can use woods produced in nature when they have been left alone, unburdened by the human hand in trying to manage what sometimes is the normal cyclical pattern of nature.\u00a0\u00a0In the areas in which we purchase the heartwood for our cooking wood production facility, the varieties of cherry (Prunus pensylvanica L.f.) we commonly deal with are:<\/p>\n