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Oak Fine Wood Chips

The all-rounder

The wood to reach for when you're not sure which to reach for. Medium, savoury smoke and a clean finish that flatters red meat and game.

£18.95inc. VAT· £3.79 / 100g
Is Oak your wood?Medium smoke · 3/5
BeefLambGameCheese
FlavourOak · strength 3/5
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The profile

How Oak smokes

Where this wood sits on the things that matter once it's smouldering.

Smoke strength3/5
Smoke output3/5
Sweetness2/5
RobustClassicVersatile
From the smokehouse: The wood to reach for when you're not sure which to reach for. Medium, savoury smoke and a clean finish that flatters red meat and game. Colour on food: deep golden-brown.

Pairing

Smoke this with Oak

Beef
Lamb
Game
Cheese
Go easy: Very forgiving — only delicate white fish risks being overpowered.

Method

For smokers & smoking guns

Fine 7/20 chips light fast and suit hot smokers, stovetop smokers and smoking guns. For big BBQ cooks, reach for a coarser chip.

This grade ✓

Hot smoking & infusing

Hot smokers, stovetop smokers, smoking guns and cocktail cloches.

Hot-smoked salmon · fish · cheese · chicken · butter · cocktails

Use a coarser chip

Low-and-slow BBQ

For BBQ smoke boxes, grills and charcoal you want bigger chips.

Ribs · brisket · pulled pork

Shop Coarse Chips

The grade

Coarse, fine or dust?

You're looking at the fine grade. Here's how the three compare — pick another for a different method.

Across your kit

However you smoke

The same bag works on whatever you cook on — dial in the amount and timing for your setup.

Soak
Not needed
Amount
1–2 tbsp
Smoke
20–40 min
1Scatter a tablespoon or two of fine chips across the base of the smoker.
2Heat on the hob until the chips start to smoke, then fit the drip tray and rack.
3Add food and lid keeping the heat medium so the chips smoulder rather than flare.
4Hot-smoke fish, chicken or cheese for 20–40 minutes.

In the bag

What you get

500g
Resealable bag
2mm
fine 7/20 grade
~2 yr
if kept dry
These chips smoulder slowly, so a small handful goes a long way.

Peace of mind

Safe to smoke food with

Chemical-free wood
Ground to smoulder gently
No additives or binders
Made for food smoking

The range

Compare the woods

8 woods, mild to bold. Tap to switch the flavour you're buying.

First time smoking?

Start with a milder wood like apple or cherry, use a small handful, and build from there. Our guides walk you through it.

The detail

Specifications

GradeFine 7/20 (average ~2mm)
Best forHot smokers, stovetop smokers, smoking guns and cold-smoke mazes
TreatmentChemical-free
For BBQ smoke boxesUse coarse wood chips instead

Guides

Read up before you light up

A few of our most useful smoking guides and recipes.

From our cove to your kitchen

Good smoke, made simple

The right wood for the food, the right grade for your kit, and a clear how-to for whatever you cook on. That's the whole idea — clean, chemical-free smoke that's easy to get right, first time.

Oak · 500g
£18.95

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