Hi everyone, new to the forum and hoping someone can help answer.
I have done a lot of reading and know that Eucalyptus should not really be used for smoking as it produces some toxic fumes.
But my question is, I am building an underground oven that will be lined with bricks or similar and was wondering if I could burn down the Eucalyptus wood to use for the coals. Once I have nice coal bed, the meat would be wrapped in foil or butcher's paper and left in the ground and covered with a metal lid or something.
I live in Southern CA and have over 250 Eucalyptus trees on my property and would love to be able to use what I have as opposed to paying for a wheelbarrow full of some other hard wood every time.
Thank you in advance for the help my friends.
I have done a lot of reading and know that Eucalyptus should not really be used for smoking as it produces some toxic fumes.
But my question is, I am building an underground oven that will be lined with bricks or similar and was wondering if I could burn down the Eucalyptus wood to use for the coals. Once I have nice coal bed, the meat would be wrapped in foil or butcher's paper and left in the ground and covered with a metal lid or something.
I live in Southern CA and have over 250 Eucalyptus trees on my property and would love to be able to use what I have as opposed to paying for a wheelbarrow full of some other hard wood every time.
Thank you in advance for the help my friends.