been sawing wood for a couple days

[wncrick]

Brought down a huge oak in the front yard.  I know all the Q joints back home smoked with oak.  This is a laurel oak, is it suitable to smoke with or just campfire wood?

Many thanks

Rick

 

[kc5tpy]

Hello Rick.  I have never used laurel oak.  I have used plenty of live oak.  I can give you no definitive answer but every source I have checked basically says there is no BAD oak to use for smoking.  So from what I have read you will not be poisoned by it but may not like the flavour.  Hopefully by bumping your thread maybe you will get more answers.  Keep Smokin!

Danny

 

[hambone1950]

If you're going to make firewood out of it anyway , I would just take a hunk when it's dried out a bit and light it up. Make a little campfire....smell that smoke and see what you think. If it's not obnoxious , give it a shot as smoke wood ....worst case you might throw away a little chicken or some hot dogs. :biggrin:

 

[wncrick]

Thank you gentlemen.  I appreciate it.  Nice fella from the site told me it's a close cousin to the live oak(we have plenty of those here as well).  I'll do a lil  test run with it and do as you guys suggest and give results.  Thanks again.

Rick