Smoking wood question


 
Dan C. FL

Dan C. FL

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After my recent experiment with smoking some chicken breasts with pecan wood, I've decided that I like the flavor it imparts and that was just a bag of Weber lumps that are store bought. As luck would have it, the family that owns a local brewery has a pecan farm (they also grow their own hops there). They have offered to give me some of the wood if I liked the flavor of the Weber kind. I'm assuming that it would have to hang out and dry out a while before I could use it smoke. So, what do I do with this stuff once I get it? Is there a place online that describes what to do with it and when it's ok to use it?

Thanks!!
 
I guess you've read my locally-harvested pecan comments, Dan. Maybe I need to try bagged pecan and see how it compares to fallen branches.
 
Pecan is a great go-to wood for almost everything. If you're getting it from a tree, suggest that you split it and let it air dry for 6 months minimum.

Jeff
 
Rusty James said:
I guess you've read my locally-harvested pecan comments, Dan. Maybe I need to try bagged pecan and see how it compares to fallen branches.
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I did read them... sorry that they turned out that way. Yeah, I'd definitely try the bagged kind. Maybe there was something up with the branches.
 
J Hasselberger said:
Pecan is a great go-to wood for almost everything. If you're getting it from a tree, suggest that you split it and let it air dry for 6 months minimum.

Jeff
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Thanks, Jeff!!! Is there a preferred part of the tree? Branches? Trunk? Or just as long as it's not rotting and doesn't have any visible issues?
 
Dan C. FL said:
Thanks, Jeff!!! Is there a preferred part of the tree? Branches? Trunk? Or just as long as it's not rotting and doesn't have any visible issues?
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My preference is to use split wood, which gives you a good surface area to ignite and burn more thoroughly. So you're looking at logs that are at least 4" in diameter. I split the logs to a size that is comfortable for the radial arm saw, then chop them into 3"-ish lengths.
 
Dan C. FL said:
I did read them... sorry that they turned out that way. Yeah, I'd definitely try the bagged kind. Maybe there was something up with the branches.
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Squirrels galore around here. I assume the branches fell off after being used by the varmints for a latrine, lol.
 
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