Can I use green peach wood to smoke with?

larson

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• Apr 16, 2017

• #1

I just cut down a peach tree for my grandfather and it's green as green gets. I really want to smoke with it but from what I have read it has to season for 6 long months. Can I smoke with it green or is it going to produce a nasty taste?
I smoke on a traditional offset fire box smoker nothing fancy so it will be a nice size chunk of wood on top of coals.

 

dirtsailor2003

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• Apr 16, 2017

• #2

It will be better if you season it.

 

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• Apr 17, 2017

• #3

I use green wood on occasion, but you have to use other wood with it.

You get more smoke from the green wood, but it can also put the fire out.

Al