Order Wood?

[scmelik]

Here in South Dakota, as I am sure many other places as well, we are stuck to using what is available in our area. Here is South Dakota that means a lot of apple and hickory (because thats what they sell in the store) maybe every once in a while you will run into someone who might have an oak tree or what not but not very often. So I am curious how some of you get ahold of more "exotic" woods to smoke with? Do you order it? I would love to try some sugar maple but up here we don't get any of that at all and I love the taste of pecan but that is impossible to to find.

If you do order it from somewhere, where do you go and how much are you paying?

 

[waysideranch]

In opinion you don't need exotic woods. If you have hickory and apple you got it made. Hickory is the #1 wood.

 

[jimheidt]

I just ordered some wood chunks from www.charcoalstore.com . Arrives today so I can't tell yo umuch more than they seem to have a large variety and the prices were cheaper than some of the other places I checked. Which is why I ordered it there. I can't wait to try the bourbon barrel chunks on brisket this weekend.

 

[ddave]

I have ordered from http://www.barbecuewood.com/-strse-B...Categories.bok and been very happy with them.

Also you might try http://www.gassmoker.com/woodpile_new/woodpile1.htm

Good luck.

Dave

 

[scmelik]

You are right I don't NEED it but I would like to try other things and see how it flavors.

 

[hog warden]

Here is another option, but looks like they might prefer larger orders:

http://www.chiggercreekproducts.net/index.html

A phone call might provide more answers than I can.

As to your SD comment, about 10 years ago a buddy of mine from Rapid City was in the area and we were at a golf outing. Out of the blue, he yaps, "Holy $%#@&%$#, That's Oak"! He was looking at a decorative split rail fence. I didn't know what to say other than, "look around, every tree you see is an oak tree". Take all you want!