Breville wood chip kit BSM600AWC

What to know

Getting a smoky note into a drink or a small snack can be awkward when you don’t want to use a traditional barbecue setup. This Breville kit offers four wood-chip flavours for adding smoke to foods and cocktails with a Smoking Gun, including hickory, mesquite, applewood and cherrywood.

The flavour range covers familiar barbecue notes as well as sweeter, fruitier options. Hickory is described as classic BBQ, mesquite as strong and earthy, applewood as slightly sweet and fruity, and cherrywood as sweet. That gives you room to match the smoke to what you’re serving rather than relying on one all-purpose flavour.

How to use it

This is a Smoking Gun accessory, not a standalone smoker. The product information identifies it as an accessory for the BSM600SIL Smoking Gun, so the useful question is whether you already have that appliance and want more flavour choices for it. Keep in mind that the stated compatibility is specifically with the BSM600SIL, the supplied details don’t confirm compatibility with other models.

For a practical example, you could use one of the fruitier chips when adding smoke to a cocktail, then choose hickory for a more classic barbecue character with meat. The listed uses also include cheese, popcorn and ice cream, so it’s aimed at small-scale flavouring as well as more familiar savoury dishes. It adds smoke as a finishing element, it isn’t presented as a replacement for cooking or a full-size smoker.

Practical tips

Choose the flavour according to the result you want: mesquite has the boldest, earthier description, while applewood and cherrywood lean sweeter. Hickory is the straightforward pick if you’re after a classic BBQ profile. If you’re serving several foods or drinks, changing the wood-chip flavour lets you explore different smoke notes without committing to just one style.

The kit makes more sense for someone who expects to experiment across food and drinks than for a buyer seeking a single-purpose barbecue fuel. If you only want one familiar smoke flavour, a broader selection may be more than you need. The product details don’t specify chip quantities or how long the refill lasts, so there isn’t enough information to estimate how many sessions it will cover.

Before you decide

Which flavours are included? Hickory, mesquite, applewood and cherrywood.

What can you smoke with it? The listed examples include cheese, popcorn, meat, cocktails and ice cream.

Does the kit include a Smoking Gun? It is described as a wood-chip kit and an accessory for the BSM600SIL Smoking Gun, the supplied details don’t say whether the appliance is included.

In your case

It suits you if you already have the specified Smoking Gun and want to try different smoke profiles in both food and cocktails. It may not be the best choice if you need a complete smoking appliance, want confirmed compatibility with another model, or would rather buy just one flavour. Given how it’s designed, its value is in variety and small-scale experimentation, not in replacing a barbecue or providing a full smoking setup.