St Louis Area Wood Source

[Starke27]

I am new to the forum and tried searching before asking but did not find much. I am in the St Louis area and looking for a good source for wood. I just bought an old country pecos (upgraded from a masterbuilt electric smoker). I bought a bag of pecan splits from academy with my smoker and used the majority of it just burning out and seasoning the smoker. That was only a couple hours of burning though. I know something like a brisket or even a pork butt will likely take more than one bag so I would rather buy more at a time. My preference from the electric smoker wood chips was pecan or a cherry pecan mix but I am open to suggestions if a local wood is easier to find and will still give me great flavor. All help is appreciated.

 

[JLeonard]

check out facebook and craigslist for tree cutters in your area. also look for folks selling wood.
Jim

 

[Displaced Texan]

I live in the large metropolitan area 5 hours up I-55 , and I have no trouble finding wood. I have bought from a firewood distributor. He has hickory, and I'm sure plenty of others.

A few months ago, my tree guy was here, and I mentioned about smoking brisket or something, and he told me he had wood for smoking, so I bought a half face cord from him for $125.

So, Duck Duck Go, or Google, firewood in your area. I would think you would find plenty of vendors. Just tell them how big you want your splits, and I am sure they will accommodate.

On a side note, I'm jealous, as usual, that Academy hasn't made its way up here. This metro area is a black hole for great stores like that.

 

[chopsaw]

Missouri is one of the largest charcoal producers in the country . Are you using the wood to run the smoker , or just to add smoke ?
I use the chigger creek products . Great quality stuff . It comes out of Macon Mo. Sells local , but may be worth a phone call and a ride up there . Ace sells the chunks and chips . St. Louis BBQ has the logs . There's another place I saw featured on PBS that sells only cooking woods .
Here's a link for BBQ store .

Fuels - Smoking Woods - Page 2 - St. Louis BBQ Store

www.stlbbqstore.com

 

[Starke27]

Thanks for the advice so far. I found someone on Craigslist that says they have oak splits. I just have never used oak but I know a lot do.
I am using the wood to run the smoker. One chimney of charcoal to get it started then burning wood the remainder of the time. I looked at that at Louis bbq place but $14 for a small amount of splits seems pretty expensive when it seems like it will take more than that bundle to do one cook. That’s why I was looking for more bulk.

 

[chopsaw]

I looked at that at Louis bbq place but $14 for a small amount of splits seems pretty expensive

That's why I asked . I used to run my offset with my firewood I had stocked .
Quality firewood in this area will be oak , hickory and cherry . Mostly oak .
Throw in a couple splits of peach or pecan for flavor .

 

[Jett]

Try st. Louis bbq on Watson rd