Pecan and wood seasoning

[joel11230]

Would you look at that. I just loaded my truck to the max with pecan wood for 40 bucks! My question is how good is pecan for smoking? What cuts do you smoke with it? And how long does it take for wood to become seasoned? Thank you kindly. I'm still learning.

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• joel11230
• Apr 18, 2016

 

[joe black]

I always use oak for cooking heat and apple, cherry or hickory for flavor. I know folks who use pecan for flavor. I think some folks use flavor wood or a mix for complete cooks. I just never have. As for seasoning hardwoods, I think that it usually takes a good year to get any variety of hardwood to a point where it is sufficiently dry to smoke or cook without any moisture to contaminate a smoker with creosote.

Good luck with your pecan. I think for $40, you got a great buy.

 

[joel11230]

I always use oak for cooking heat and apple, cherry or hickory for flavor. I know folks who use pecan for flavor. I think some folks use flavor wood or a mix for complete cooks. I just never have. As for seasoning hardwoods, I think that it usually takes a good year to get any variety of hardwood to a point where it is sufficiently dry to smoke or cook without any moisture to contaminate a smoker with creosote.

Good luck with your pecan. I think for $40, you got a great buy.

I usually use hickory or mesquite for flavor. I'm looking for oak for heat but couldn't pass this up.

 

[sfprankster]

Delivered to CA for ???

Great find!!!

I mix pecan with several different fruit woods or hickory for a nice flavored smoke. It's not readily available in CA, so I substitute almond for pecan most of the time.

 

[foamheart]

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IMHO there is no better nor versatile woods or smoke. I love the color as well as the smell. Also, the pecan shells smoke just as well as the wood if you get all the nut meat out the shell. Its bitter.

http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/t/153699/national-finals-and-smoked-chicken

http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/t/152772/basic-brined-smoked-chicken

Mixed with a little Cherry, note the red hue.

http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/t/156212/nekkid-chicken-foamheart

It's really my favorite smoke oh and BTW it does sausage and andouille great. I can't imagine andouille smoked with anything else.

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• foamheart
• Apr 18, 2016

Sausage & Andouille

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• foamheart
• Apr 18, 2016

Pecan shells

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• foamheart
• Apr 18, 2016

Trust me, you are going be so happy you spent that 40.00!

 

[joel11230]

IMHO there is no better nor versatile woods or smoke. I love the color as well as the smell. Also, the pecan shells smoke just as well as the wood if you get all the nut meat out the shell. Its bitter.

http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/t/153699/national-finals-and-smoked-chicken

http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/t/152772/basic-brined-smoked-chicken

Mixed with a little Cherry, note the red hue.

http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/t/156212/nekkid-chicken-foamheart

It's really my favorite smoke oh and BTW it does sausage and andouille great. I can't imagine andouille smoked with anything else.

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• foamheart
• Apr 18, 2016

Sausage & Andouille

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• foamheart
• Apr 18, 2016

Pecan shells

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• foamheart
• Apr 18, 2016

Trust me, you are going be so happy you spent that 40.00!

Awesome, hey if you're ever in Sw Kansas look me up. You can have some

 

[bekellog81]

Started cooking with pecan this year--absolutely love I!!!!

 

[foamheart]

Awesome, hey if you're ever in Sw Kansas look me up. You can have some

Hey, be careful......... You never know about me!

 

[phatbac]

Great Buy!

Pecan is awesome on chicken. mix it with apple or cherry for pork. its a great wood and really good on anything.

Happy Smoking,

phatbac (Aaron)

 

[joel11230]

Great Buy!
Pecan is awesome on chicken. mix it with apple or cherry for pork. its a great wood and really good on anything.

Happy Smoking,
phatbac (Aaron)

Thank you, good info

 

[dirtsailor2003]

50/50 mix of pecan and cherry is one of my go to mixes for everything.

 

[joel11230]

Awesome, hey if you're ever in Sw Kansas look me up. You can have some

Man those look delicious !

 

[jamesoh79]

Wow. That sausage looks amazing! Unfortunately no pecan wood around my parts. Would love to try some.

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• jamesoh79
• Apr 19, 2016

Depending on your climate it might take a year. When I get fresh wood normally in the spring. I stack it up on my deck. You don't want to put it on grass or the bare ground. Or the bottom pieces will rot and get bugs/critters. I found that if I stack wood in early spring. By late summer early fall it's good to go. You can tell wood is good to go. By looking at the ends. The will start to develop cracks. I wait for it to season and transfer to the garage. Sometimes it's hard to get seasoned wood. So you go with green and wait on it.

 

[joel11230]

Wow. That sausage looks amazing! Unfortunately no pecan wood around my parts. Would love to try some.

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• jamesoh79
• Apr 19, 2016

Depending on your climate it might take a year. When I get fresh wood normally in the spring. I stack it up on my deck. You don't want to put it on grass or the bare ground. Or the bottom pieces will rot and get bugs/critters. I found that if I stack wood in early spring. By late summer early fall it's good to go. You can tell wood is good to go. By looking at the ends. The will start to develop cracks. I wait for it to season and transfer to the garage. Sometimes it's hard to get seasoned wood. So you go with green and wait on it.

Thanks for the tip.

 

[jamesoh79]

Sometimes my big boy Berrin likes to take my firewood. And eat it! So becareful if you have dogs#

 

[joel11230]

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• joel11230
• Apr 20, 2016

Sometimes my big boy Berrin likes to take my firewood. And eat it! So becareful if you have dogs#

Oh I do! A lab and two little yorkies. My lab doesn't mess with it but my male yorkie loves to get chunk and take off.

 

[foamheart]

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• joel11230
• Apr 20, 2016

Oh I do! A lab and two little yorkies. My lab doesn't mess with it but my male yorkie loves to get chunk and take off.

ROFLMAO a Yorkie thats a wanta be Lab. A labrayorkie!

 

[jamesoh79]

Awwwwww my sis with my 2 German Shephereds

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• jamesoh79
• Apr 20, 2016

My big boy. 100 pounds. Best dog I've ever had.

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• jamesoh79
• Apr 20, 2016

 

[joel11230]

ROFLMAO a Yorkie thats a wanta be Lab. A labrayorkie!

Yea he thinks he is 10' tall!

 

[joel11230]

Awwwwww my sis with my 2 German Shephereds

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• jamesoh79
• Apr 20, 2016

My big boy. 100 pounds. Best dog I've ever had.

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• jamesoh79
• Apr 20, 2016

He's nice looking. Most people think German shepardz are just mean dogs. They couldn't be more wrong. One of the friendliest dogs I've ever been around was a German Shepard. Huge dog. His paws were the size of my hands dang near. Had to be over 100 lbs.