Peach wood is a hardwood that burns long and clean but doesn’t put out as much heat. Peach has a pleasant, fruity smell, and is perfect for warming your home or smoking meats. Peach wood adds a sweeter milder flavor to food when used as cooking fuel or for smoking. Because of its mild flavor, peach wood is often combined with other woods such as hickory or mesquite when used for smoking. The light flavor pairs well with fish, poultry, and pork.

Peach wood is great when grilling pork, poultry, and small game birds.

1. Heat out
Peach wood gives off 27.5 million BTUs of heat per cord.

2. Smoke
Peach has a mild, slightly sweet, and woodsy flavor. You can’t go wrong with peach. It’s good on all meats, and great on most white or pink meats, including chicken, turkey, pork, and fish.

3. Sparks
Peach produces very few sparks as it burns, so you can light the fire and relax. Firewood can be unpredictable, so never leave fires unattended in the outdoors.

4. Aroma
Peach will give you a sweet and aromatic smoke. Unless the bark is thick, I would not worry. Be sure the wood is fully seasoned. For most wood, I would remove as much bark as I can and let the rest slide.

5. Coaling

• A popular fuel for smoking and barbecuing.
• Produces good coals and burns clean.
• Tough wood that may be hard to split.
• Peach is a hardwood that is great for coaling and doesn’t leave a lot of ash to clean up the following day.

6. Creosote build-up
Creosote is an unpleasant black substance deposited inside chimneys as the fire burns. Like most hardwoods, seasoned peach doesn’t leave much creosote as it burns. It burns clean, which is what you’d expect from top-performing firewood. No matter what firewood you choose, regular chimney maintenance is a good idea to reduce the likelihood of unwanted fires.