Hey all,
I have a lot of apple wood - from 3 trees that my brother dropped last year. He stacked them in his barn in Iowa and has brought me a few loads over the winter to get me going this smoking season! From his trunk, it gets stacked in my detached and non-temperature controlled POS garage.
He cut down the trees and chopped/split/stacked the wood in August of 2008. Assuming I want to start using this wood around mid-April, do you think the wood has seasoned long enough?
Furthermore, what is the life span of good BBQ wood? (specifically apple wood, if different woods last longer)
How long can it be around before it's no good to use in the smoker anymore?
Thanks again - beginner here...
Brian
I have a lot of apple wood - from 3 trees that my brother dropped last year. He stacked them in his barn in Iowa and has brought me a few loads over the winter to get me going this smoking season! From his trunk, it gets stacked in my detached and non-temperature controlled POS garage.
He cut down the trees and chopped/split/stacked the wood in August of 2008. Assuming I want to start using this wood around mid-April, do you think the wood has seasoned long enough?
Furthermore, what is the life span of good BBQ wood? (specifically apple wood, if different woods last longer)
How long can it be around before it's no good to use in the smoker anymore?
Thanks again - beginner here...
Brian