Wine Barrel wood

[AlexD]

Hi Everyone,

Has anyone ever used Wine Barrel wood for smoking? If so what did you think, and the do's and don't of it?

I was thinking of getting some I found on amazon. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0007ZGUWA/tvwb-20

Any input helps!

 

[James Lake]

Alex....I'm lucky enough to live in some Oregon Wine country, I use wine barrel all of the time. I really like the smoke that it puts on pork and it also burns really hot for my pizza kettle.

Checkout this post

http://tvwbb.com/showthread.php?53538-Bone-In-Pork-Loin-Roast-Smoke-With-Wine-Barrel

 

[Jeff F]

I dunno...but I just bought some bourbon barrel wood that I am going to give a go within the next couple weeks.

 

[AlexD]

Alex....I'm lucky enough to live in some Oregon Wine country, I use wine barrel all of the time. I really like the smoke that it puts on pork and it also burns really hot for my pizza kettle.

Checkout this post

http://tvwbb.com/showthread.php?53538-Bone-In-Pork-Loin-Roast-Smoke-With-Wine-Barrel

I live in the Portland/Vancouver area, is there a place you get your wood from?

 

[Robert McGee]

When I see this it brings tears to my eyes! I live within thirty minutes of a distillery. Years ago, we could go to the distillery and literally get a pick-up truck FULL of whiskey barrels. They are mandated, by law, to be oak. They were whisky soaked from YEARS of aging. We would take axes (my sons and I), break the steel bands and break apart the barrels and load the truck with staves. I used them for FIREWOOD! They are no longer available but I want to cry every time I think of it! I didn't do any smoking at that time so didn't realize what a resource I had. On the other hand, they made WONDERFUL fireplace wood. We would cut up "ricks" of staves.

Shaking my head...

Keep on smokin',
Dale53

 

[Chris Allingham]

My brother lives in Sonoma County wine country and uses barrel pieces for smoking brisket and for making furniture. Here's his stuff on Facebook:

The Barrel Boss

 

[AlexD]

My brother lives in Sonoma County wine country and uses barrel pieces for smoking brisket and for making furniture. Here's his stuff on Facebook:

The Barrel Boss

Chris, thank you for the link! His stuff looks great, the chairs looks so comfy, I want one so I can sit outside with the smoker and take a nap!