wood for smoking

[JimZ]

So I'm on the hunt for a new batch of wood for smoking and want to buy locally. I found a guy that seems to have reasonable prices and a pic he sent me looked like the cherry had bark on it. Does that affect the flavor or give any negative effect? The last big bag of apple I bought were Kingsford fist-sized chunks but no bark to be found.

 

[Bob Correll]

I don't worry about bark, neither does Chris:

All About Smoke Woods - The Virtual Weber Bullet

An introduction to smoke woods and their use in the Weber Smokey Mountain Cooker. Includes photos of different smoke woods and suggested meat pairings.

www.virtualweberbullet.com

 

[timothy]

Depends if it was from a place that uses pesticides, Those are a topical spray and a good nursery only treats the fruit, but can get on the bark.
Good news is you can burn off any nasties while firing up your chimney.

 

[BFletcher]

For the past few years I've ordered my chunks from Fruita Wood and when I read their "about" page they convinced me that I want bark. I just simply chose to follow their input: https://fruitawood.com/pages/about

I may not be able to bark a good talk but I can assure you that I detect the scent of their woods compared to when I used to buy bags from local retailers.

 

[ChristopherC]

Any leads for where to get good wood chunks in Canada? Specifically Toronto area.