Hibiscus wood?

Kilroy76 · Newbie Joined: 26 Oct 2008 Posts: 29

Has anyone ever used it for smoking? I have one that's out of control and I'm about to play Leatherface with it. I didn't want to just dispose of the cuttings if it's a miracle wood that would make my sorry bbq competition-worthy. Wink

Smokin Mike · Posted: Mar 05 2011 Post subject:

This article (page 10) says the beach hibiscus is an excellent wood for the smoking of food.
http://www.agroforestry.net/tti/H.tiliaceus-beach-hibiscus.pdf

There's many varieties of the hibiscus so you may need to further research whatever it is that you have.
_________________
My current cookers: 80 gallon vertical tank
The Ultimate New Braunfels Makeover

Kilroy76 · Newbie Joined: 26 Oct 2008 Posts: 29

Mine has pink flowers. That's all I know (it came with the house).

pmoyer · Joined: 23 Mar 2011 Posts: 5 Location: San Diego, CA

I have several of these trees in my yard and I would LOVE to get rid of them. They attract white flies like nobody's business. I tried to do some research on if you can smoke the wood but couldn't find anything.

I guess the best thing to do would be to burn some in a fire pit or something and smell the aromas that come off of it. From what I can tell it's safe to use since it doesn't contain much sap or resinous qualities but I have no clue what kind of flavor it will give the meat.