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  1. J

    Red (Willow) Oak splits

    Yeah, I’ve heard that. This was an “opportunistic” pull though as the tree fell over during a storm so it’s sort of what Mother Nature has given me in some sense so I Would like to make it work. Won’t be as efficient as white oak but hopefully won’t be too huge of a difference.
  2. J

    Red (Willow) Oak splits

    So these splits come from a willow oak tree out of the red oak family. The color and texture (a bit stringy) seem a little different from what I’m used to seeing, but I wonder if that’s because they’re still so green. For those who have used a lot of red oak, is this roughly what you’re used to...
  3. J

    Mold on bark only

    I know nobody is probably going to be able to tell me for 100% certain here, but just figured I’d ask for see what the opinion is. I just recently got a bunch of red oak (willow oak specifically) from a neighbor whose tree fell in a storm. Lots of rain for a few days before I could get to it to...
  4. J

    Seasoned vs Kiln dry wood

    yeah appreciate everyone’s advice. Sounds like to get the best results I may need to find seasoned wood or wood I can season. I’ve been looking around on Facebook marketplace some since I posted this. I’m in the Midlands area of South Carolina so not a huge market for firewood for heating but we...
  5. J

    Seasoned vs Kiln dry wood

    I’m using an Oklahoma Joes offset and yeah I’ve been being both lump oak charcoal as a base and kiln dried logs I bought off Amazon
  6. J

    Seasoned vs Kiln dry wood

    Thanks guess I’ll need to figure out how to get good seasoned wood. Kiln dried seems easy. guess I could try finding unseasoned and attempt to season it myself.
  7. J

    Seasoned vs Kiln dry wood

    So I’m relatively new to smoking meats and one thing I’ve come across from the “pros” watching YouTube videos is they seem to put their nose up a little at kiln dry wood vs their preferred seasoned wood to 20% water content or so. In your experience does it really matter? One thing I’ve realized...
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