On Jan 2, 9:40*am, Bryan > wrote:
> On Jan 2, 8:54*am, Jim Elbrecht > wrote:
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> > John Kuthe > wrote:
> > >On Jan 2, 8:07 am, Bryan > wrote:
> > -snip-
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> > >> It's amazing how much different people's smellers are. To me, maple
> > >> smells nothing like apple or hickory. All my maple goes out with the
> > >> yard waste.
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> > >> --Bryan
>
> > >Nothing like? You mean maple-smoked meat does not smell/taste smoky?
>
> > I'm afraid I'm going to [sort of] agree with Bryan. * * * *People have
> > different smellers/tasters.
>
> > All wood smells & tastes different and we all have different taste. I
> > don't care for apple on anything.
> > I like maple just for lean pork. [my Kassler recipe uses maple]
> > I like cherry and nothing else for fish.
>
> > I like hickory or grapevines for beef-- but will use both most
> > anywhere.
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> > When I smoke turkey I usually go for the cherry these days-- though I
> > used grapevine for it for years.
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> > I wish there were still beech trees in my part of the world because I
> > used to burn it and would love to experiment with it on some smoked
> > meats.
>
> > >I think like with many things Bryan, it sounds like you are poo pooing
> > >maple-smoked meat by the nth miniscule percentile difference of the
> > >complete package of it's smell/flavor. Splitting hairs some may call
> > >it. Someone said maple is much like hickory and apple, and I've had
> > >both hickory and apple-smoked meat, and both are delicious but to my
> > >blunted palate very distinct. I'd have to sample maple-smoked meat to
> > >give my input on it though.
>
> > It is probably artificial flavor-- but Sam's sells a maple bacon that
> > will make your house smell like a sap-house for days.
>
> It could even be natural maple, but that's sap, not wood smoke.
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> > Jim
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> --Bryan

I'll bet it's artificial maple flavor that stinks up the house for
days after. People want maple flavored bacon probably because of the
olde daze of having bacon and maple syrup for their pancakes on their
breakfast plate, and discovering how yummy bacon dipped in maple syrup
is! Sweet and salty smoked goodness, YUM!

Natural maple syrup is far too expensive for Sam's to be soaking a
bunch of bacon in! Think about it!

John Kuthe...