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  1. gerd

    East Australian Wood for smoking?

    Hi gene, The thunderstorm did not eventuate. We here are in a valley with hills up to 2000 feet and valleys on the other side. The storm preferred thos other valleys. So, no luck here with up rooted mango trees. With help and hints from people like you I will soon get the hang of the tricks of...
  2. gerd

    G'day from Australia

    Hi Pete, so, you are a Roma-nian. After about ten years of draught and water restricions, this year your home turf, like the rest of eastern Australia finally got rain. Well, you would have got very wet feet when walking down the main street. La nina, the good girl, has soaked our land to...
  3. gerd

    G'day from Australia

    G'day mates, well, I am not new to smoking (a pipe) but very new to smoking meats. Just the other week I got a LPG (liquid petrol gas) hot smoker and on the spot bought a whole Salmon. Was some experience to fillet it, never done it before. Half of it was consumed on the spot by my two 1 1/2...
  4. gerd

    East Australian Wood for smoking?

    Gene, thanks for that. Right now there is a thunderstorm on the horizon. Hope it is not too severe, just good enough that a Mango tree or two are up rooted. I'l be on the lookout. Our Macadamia trees are bearing nuts except for one of them. Will have a look at the chain saw in some ten to...
  5. gerd

    East Australian Wood for smoking?

    Hi All, wood used here on the east coast of Australia industrially is either eucalytus, cassia hard wood or pine soft wood. I have no idea whether either of these is usable for smoking meats. Of course, the pine is out, but what about the other two? Other timber used here is Sily Oak...
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