Nut shell smoke flavoring and/or cooking compositions and methods of fabrication and use thereof
Nut shell smoke flavoring and/or cooking compositions suitable for imparting smoke flavoring to foods and/or cooking foods may include a final composition product comprising, consisting essentially of, or consisting of compressed nut shell particles derived from nut shells. The final composition product may comprise, consist essentially of, or consist of about 100% by weight or volume endogenous nut shell ingredients. Methods of fabricating nut shell smoke flavoring and/or cooking compositions are also disclosed.
1 . A nut shell smoke flavoring or cooking composition consisting essentially of compressed nut shell particles derived from nut shells, wherein the composition product has about 100% by weight endogenous nut shell ingredients.
2 . The nut shell smoke flavoring or cooking composition of claim 1 wherein the composition consists of 100% by weight endogenous nut shell ingredients.
3 . The nut shell smoke flavoring or cooking composition of claim 1 wherein the composition is selected from the group consisting of pellets, logs, bricks, balls, blocks, briquettes, blanks, chips, patties, pucks, biscuits, or combinations thereof.
4 . The nut shell smoke flavoring or cooking composition of claim 3 wherein the composition comprises pellets.
5 . The nut shell smoke flavoring or cooking composition of claim 4 wherein each of the pellets has a round, oval or polygonal cross-sectional shape.
6 . The nut shell smoke flavoring or cooking composition of claim 1 wherein the composition has a moisture content of from about 2% to about 28%.
7 . The nut shell smoke flavoring or cooking composition of claim 1 wherein the composition consists essentially of 100% by weight endogenous pecan shell ingredients.
8 . The nut shell smoke flavoring or cooking composition of claim 7 wherein the composition consists of 100% by weight endogenous pecan shell ingredients.