The Market Grill
Add a new twist to your grilling this season. You will be surprised just how versatile grilling can be!

Charcoal or Wood-building a great Fire
Smoky and Sweet, herbal or fruity, wood imparts its own unique flavor. So why not capture a taste that’s your own. Here’s a handy guide to wood and its flavors.

Hickory
Sweet to strong smoke flavor: good for pork, beef, ham, brisket and ribs

Mesquite
A Texas favorite with a strong earthy flavor: good for beef, burgers, pork, poultry, vegetables and fish.

Pecan
Lighter version of hickory, bacon inspired flavor that is sweet and mild; good for beef, steak, poultry and game birds

Cherry
Fruity smoke flavor and subtly sweet; good for beef, pork, lamb, burgers, poultry or ham

Alder
Delicate smoke flavor and subtly sweet; good for poultry, fish, pork, and small game birds

Oak
The most versatile of the woods; heavy smoke flavor; good for beef, brisket, ribs, fish and heavy game

Apple
Fruity smoke flavor and slightly sweet; good for poultry (turns skin dark brown). Pork, game birds, lamb and ham

Pinion (not for cooking)


Try and spice up your wood
Add dried or whole version of any of these herbs and spices:
Rosemary- herbal scent
Cloves- fragrant and simple
Anise- sweet
Cinnamon- sweet, great with fish


Proper Grill Cooking Times & Temperatures