Yes it fits in the smoker, if it is sold by SI. As to the taste, we like it. Sugar Maple is a light wood, no bitter notes or funky build up on the meat. We tried SI's Sugar Maple, then have saved nearly 100 pounds of our own trees that were recently trimmed. That wood is aging under my work benches. We have gone through nearly 5 pounds of SI's SM blocks since we got the smoker in June. We use it for nearly everything.