What kind of firewood do experienced cooks choose for making shashlik: not everyone knows about these subtleties

06.08.2023 21:00

Any experienced chef will confirm that the quality of the shashlik will largely depend on the type of firewood you decide to use.

Therefore, you should never choose firewood without a balanced analysis.

The fact is that only special types of wood are suitable for a certain type of meat.

How to choose the right firewood to cook the most delicious shashlik?

If you want lamb, duck and chicken to be incredibly aromatic, then cherry wood is the way to go. This wood is great for working with these types of meat. Cherry is also used to make hamburger patties.

Oak firewood is ideal for all types of meat, but is not suitable for poultry, fish, or other foods.

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If you want to grill shrimp and other types of seafood, apple wood is a good choice. This wood also highlights poultry well. Apple wood can also be used for pork shashlik.

Alder firewood is a classic option for cooking poultry on the grill. The wood is suitable for any type of poultry.

Alder also goes well with fish steaks.

If you don't have these types of wood at hand, you can choose the classic - birch. Such firewood goes well with any type of shashlik.

Marina Michalap Author: Marina Michalap Internet resource editor