Anybody used pear wood

[beggar]

I just had a pear tree blow over. I was just looking for any post about pear tree wood.
Anybody used any. I would appreciate hearing about somebody using it.

 

[smokerjim]

I never used it but I don't see why it wouldn't be good

 

[kmmamm]

Pear is a delightful wood to smoke with. Very aromatic, light smoke profile similar to apple, great on light proteins and vegetables. Just be sure it is fully cured before trying to use it.

 

[jcam222]

I haven’t used it yet but I have a full feedbag of chunks I bought locally seasoning in the garage. I also have a very small pear tree that died I will be cutting up. I will use it for poultry probably.

 

[pc farmer]

I have some drying. Havent used it yet but a member here said he loves it.

 

[Lorandrous]

Yeh i smoke regular with pear wood, have found it light, but tasty. Hard to oversmoke with this wood imo. Keep it to chicken and thinner meats. Anythink chunky like a butt or big chunk of beef you might want something a litter stronger like oak or hickory

 

[zwiller]

Pear is a delightful wood to smoke with. Very aromatic, light smoke profile similar to apple, great on light proteins and vegetables. Just be sure it is fully cured before trying to use it.

+1; I was really into fruit woods when I started and ran them a long time. Later I found it too delicate and tried other stuff including blends. My results improved but still wasn't totally happy. I decided to try each wood I had as a matter of elimination and on a whim I tried oak and was instantly hooked. If you have a ton of it, maybe list some for trade or sale and get some other woods to experiment with. That said, pear could be "the one" for you.

 

[beggar]

Thanks to everyone for replying. It got me thinking about another question to ask on a new thread.

 

[JWFokker]

Mild like apple. Takes a while to season because it tends to be very wet when it comes down.

 

[beggar]

Mild like apple. Takes a while to season because it tends to be very wet when it comes down.

thanks for reply

 

[radioguy]

I have smoked with Bradford pear wood. Its an ornamental type tree. Very mild just like apple.

RG

 

[vini mainieri]

Pear is a delightful wood to smoke with. Very aromatic, light smoke profile similar to apple, great on light proteins and vegetables. Just be sure it is fully cured before trying to use it.

When you cut the pear tree, does it release some type of resin?

 

[DougE]

I've used pear on fish and poultry. It gives a nice light flavor that doesn't overpower the flavor of these meats. I have some pear limbs down from the ice storm that will end up as smoking wood.

 

[DougE]

When you cut the pear tree, does it release some type of resin?

No. It's about like apple, cherry, plum, peach, as far as fruit woods go. Just dry it out and smoke with it.

 

[Rawhide99]

Found this old thread searching the same question about pear wood. I have a huge pear tree that I'd like to take down. I wonder if it has some commercial value as smoking wood?

 

[jcam222]

Found this old thread searching the same question about pear wood. I have a huge pear tree that I'd like to take down. I wonder if it has some commercial value as smoking wood?

It should be desirable

 

[chopsaw]

value as smoking wood?

As long as it's a fruit bearing tree , use it .
If it's a flowering ornamental , no fruit that you can eat , don't use it .

 

[Rawhide99]

As long as it's a fruit bearing tree , use it .
If it's a flowering ornamental , no fruit that you can eat , don't use it .

It's definitely fruit bearing, but the pears are small and not very desirable. The tree is so large it shades two pear trees that make the best pears I've ever eaten. These pears are better when they get some sun. I just have to get them before the raccoons and of course the deer get the low hanging.

 

[mneeley490]

I had a pear tree in my backyard, until a neighbor drove thru my fence and flattened it. I don't think I ever beat the squirrels to the pears, though. I dragged the tree to the side of the house to season it, and a couple months later my wife hired some landscapers while I was at work, and they hauled it away.

 

[jcam222]

It's definitely fruit bearing, but the pears are small and not very desirable. The tree is so large it shades two pear trees that make the best pears I've ever eaten. These pears are better when they get some sun. I just have to get them before the raccoons and of course the deer get the low hanging.

I have a pear tree out back that used to put out large delicious pears. Now it just puts out really small ones. No idea why.