Hello all,
I recently bought 12 pounds of different wood chunks to smoke with off the internet.
I have received them, and they look and feel great. Not that I am an expert.
The guy selling them seems nice enough and I asked him how he gets the wood and dries it, etc.
He says he gets it right from the tree, debarks it, cuts it into chunks then lays it on a tarp in the sun to dry.
I thought ok great, but then I asked how long does it dry before you sell it and he said about 1 week.
Now honestly, this wood feels light as a feather and if he had said 6 months I would have believed him.
Anyway, what do you all think? I'm definitely going to try it, I don't see any reason to let it sit longer. Plus for all I know the chunks I received have been sitting longer than that.
Just wanted some advice from someone who knows more about this than I do.
Can the wood feel light and all but still not be ready for the smoker???
Thanks :D
I recently bought 12 pounds of different wood chunks to smoke with off the internet.
I have received them, and they look and feel great. Not that I am an expert.
The guy selling them seems nice enough and I asked him how he gets the wood and dries it, etc.
He says he gets it right from the tree, debarks it, cuts it into chunks then lays it on a tarp in the sun to dry.
I thought ok great, but then I asked how long does it dry before you sell it and he said about 1 week.
Now honestly, this wood feels light as a feather and if he had said 6 months I would have believed him.
Anyway, what do you all think? I'm definitely going to try it, I don't see any reason to let it sit longer. Plus for all I know the chunks I received have been sitting longer than that.
Just wanted some advice from someone who knows more about this than I do.
Can the wood feel light and all but still not be ready for the smoker???
Thanks :D