Pecan shells?

[kawboy]

My wife's Uncle just came back from somewhere down south and was given a bunch of Pecan shells. He said while down there they were served a ham smoked with them. He asked me if would like some, so I said sure. Never used them. Will they be stronger than Pecan wood? Good with sausage or bacon? Not sure how big of a bag I'm getting, but should be fun playing with them.

 

[indaswamp]

They do make smoke, but tend to flare up because of all the oil in them. Not any stronger than pecan wood but use them sparingly. If you make a pile, you will get a lot of white smoke.
I use them as fire starter because of the oils...

 

[kawboy]

They do make smoke, but tend to flare up because of all the oil in them. Not any stronger than pecan wood but use them sparingly. If you make a pile, you will get a lot of white smoke.
I use them as fire starter because of the oils...

Makes sense. Is it a milder smoke?

 

[indaswamp]

Makes sense. Is it a milder smoke?

No. But may be a little more concentrated because of the pecan oil....

 

[kawboy]

No. But may be a little more concentrated because of the pecan oil....

Not a good cold smoke then?

 

[indaswamp]

I've never used them for cold smoking, maybe someone else has.

 

[Hawging It]

Never used them. But sounds interesting. Surely they have a good use.

 

[HalfSmoked]

Indaswamp has some great cautions here. But waiting to see the out come.

Warren

 

[rexster314]

The Salt Lick in Driftwood, Tx uses wet shells on their bbq grill inside the restaurant to generate smoke