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All three are hardwoods found in parts of California. Madrone is incredible firewood with red paperlike bark. Tan Oak was used for tan bark (makes lots of ash in the wood stove) and pepperwood is also referred to as bay or Oregon myrtle.
Anybody got any info for this question? I now have access to some madrone. We used some to make a luau pit for a whole pig, which didn't turn out as well as we would like. While we were getting the coals going for the pig, we hung some game hens and chickens over the burning/glowing madrone and it turned out pretty well. Not really smoking with it though.
Interesting, Am new to smoking myself, but am using dry fallen Arbutus from the Cowichan Valley this Sat; am seasoning the new smoker drum this week with fire burns. Have built a reverse offset smoker, using an old Fisher Stove as the "firebox". fingerz Xd