I am in the process of building a brick smoker, which will be like an offset smoker, and I plan to use wood exclusively in it. I haven't used just wood for smoking as of yet, so I have a few questions.
I was given some plum wood by a friend but I have never used it. Does anyone know if plum is good for smoking?
I also have a large pile of ash wood at home. I was planning to use that to get the smoker up to temp and then use apple, oak, maple, etc, for flavor for the meat. Is there anything wrong with doing that?
I have some smaller pieces of apple and maple wood that are like small branches, too small to split. Are pieces of wood with all the bark on it like that OK to use for smoking?
Thanks for any help.
I was given some plum wood by a friend but I have never used it. Does anyone know if plum is good for smoking?
I also have a large pile of ash wood at home. I was planning to use that to get the smoker up to temp and then use apple, oak, maple, etc, for flavor for the meat. Is there anything wrong with doing that?
I have some smaller pieces of apple and maple wood that are like small branches, too small to split. Are pieces of wood with all the bark on it like that OK to use for smoking?
Thanks for any help.