Whether you're smoking salmon, fish, meats, or, barbequing a turkey, nothing compares to the naturally sweet smoked flavor of Western Red Alder wood chips and chunks. The Western Red Alder, unlike its shrub-like eastern cousins (Speckled, Common, etc.), is a hardwood tree often exceeding 75 ft. in height. Indigenous west of the Cascade mountain range of the Pacific Northwest, Western Red Alder wood has become a favorite wood smoking flavor. (Extracted Alder syrup smells just like bananas!) Made famous throughout the world by Northwest native's seafood and salmon smoking, the Western Red Alder's natural sugars provide a truly unique smoked flavor. Great for BBQ smokers & meat smokers alike, Western Red Alder wood's delightful smoke flavor enriches all fish, seafood, meats, and even vegetables. Discover for yourself the unique rich flavor Western Red Alder wood chips & chunks can bring to your fish and meat smoking endeavors

Reader Reviews
I haven't used the chips yet since I haven't done any fish. But if you do add them tightly packed to the smoke box for the first smoke.

Available from Amazon Price: $13.75 Updated on 12-23-2008.