Freeze drying wood to make sawdust?

[Colin Ng]

Hi all, I'm new to making bacon and plan to cure and smoke my first one very soon. I've got some mulberry growing and it needs a good prune once every few months, and I've read that it's a good wood for smoking.

I've got a friend who works in a lab and can freeze dry it for me. Has anyone tried freeze drying then blending wood to make sawdust? If so, should I dry the wood out first too or can I freeze dry them fresh to make my sawdust?

Thanks in advance!

 

[daveomak]

Just make the sawdust and let it dry... I would remove the bark first... Old timers taught me to remove bark to have good tasting smoke... Works for me...

 

[motolife313]

Won’t take long for sawdust to dry. Few days spread out