Beech Smoking Chips 1kg

Beech Smoking Chips

Beech Smoking Chips 1kg produce a clean, balanced wood smoke that adds depth without overpowering the natural flavour of your food. Beech is a versatile smoking wood with a mild to medium intensity, making it particularly useful for fish, poultry, pork, cheese and vegetables as well as lighter cuts of meat.

Use these beech wood smoking chips with a suitable barbecue or smoker for hot smoking, low and slow cooking or adding a controlled burst of smoke during grilling. The relatively gentle character of beech also makes it a useful all-rounder when you want noticeable smoky flavour without the intensity associated with woods such as hickory or mesquite.

Key Features:

• Generous 1kg pack of beech wood smoking chips.
• Produces a clean, mild to medium smoke.
• Versatile smoking wood for a wide variety of ingredients.
• Suitable for hot smoking and barbecue cooking.
• Gentler in character than hickory and mesquite.
• Useful for restaurants, smokehouses, BBQ events, outdoor catering and garden barbecues.

Recipe Inspiration:

• Smoke a side of salmon over beech wood and serve it with lemon, fresh dill and a simple mustard dressing for a classic combination.
• Cook chicken thighs with beech smoke before glazing them with honey, mustard and thyme for a balance of sweetness, acidity and gentle smokiness.
• Smoke whole portobello mushrooms with beech chips, then serve them in toasted brioche buns with garlic mayonnaise, pickles and crispy onions.
• Give pork tenderloin a light beech smoke before serving it with roasted apples, sage and a cider sauce for an autumnal main course.

How does beech compare with hickory smoking wood?

Beech produces a cleaner and more restrained smoke than hickory. Hickory is known for its robust, slightly sweet character, while beech is a better choice when you want the smoke to complement more delicate ingredients without becoming the dominant flavour.

Which smoking woods can be combined with beech?

Beech can be blended with fruit woods such as apple or cherry to introduce sweeter, fruitier notes. Its balanced character makes it a useful base when experimenting with combinations of different wood smoking chips.

Why is beech wood popular for smoking fish?

The relatively gentle smoke produced by beech complements the delicate flavour and natural oils of fish without easily overpowering them. It is particularly well suited to oily fish such as salmon, trout and mackerel, where a clean smoky character works especially well.

Ingredients:

100% Beech Wood

NOT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION