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I picked up a truckload of maple scraps from a local furniture manufacturer today. This is going to make a lot of delicious pork and chicken over the winter!
Very nice find. Coming from a furniture manufacturer, it's probably kiln dried. I'm jealous, all I can scrounge is oak. I'd love to mix it with some maple.
Not sure if it's kiln dried or not. Many of the chunks are raw splits or whole rounds from trees. This place (Wood Castle in Oregon) appears to mill their own lumber.
Update: We smoked a chicken this weekend and this maple burned wonderfully. We had whispy blue smoke and a light, sweet flavor. Next up is some pork shoulder.