Smokers...Where you gettin yer wood

[degoodman]

Ok guys.

I am getting tagged with a unique problem. I currently find myself living in an Ohio county under the Emerald Ash Borer Quarrintine. Among the many elements of that quarrantine is that hardwood firewood may not be transported across county lines, and this has basically walled me completely off my chosen wood plots. Put another way, I'm screwed.

So, for those of you who don't get your wood with a Stihl and a splitter:chainsaw:, where you goin? I'm slowly coming to grips with the fact that kingsford will be making up the bulk of my fuel, and I'll be using chips and chunks to get my smoke. Pisses me of, but what's a brother to do? It's $4,000 fine by the statie man, and $10,000 if the federale's get you.

[ept000]

You can get chunk wood at Wal Mart.

[BigSlick]

Might be able ta get some at Homey Depot or Lowes too.

It ain't da best, but if ya let it sit out a week or two it's pretty good, for what it is.

[lcarreau]

I have gotten it from Homey depot too, but now I have access to a lot of pecan wood.

-Lonnie

[BigSlick]

You do ? :supergrin:

[Pitmaster]

I have gotten it from Homey depot too, but now I have access to a lot of pecan wood.

-Lonnie

That pecan is good stuff.

Call up the tree cutting companies or follow them around one day and ask for some limbs. They probably keep the larger stuff to sell for firewood but you should be able to get some.

[lcarreau]

You do ? :supergrin:

Maybe a modest supply. :rofl: Last year, I hired a tree service to trim back my dad's Pecan tree way back as it was hanging dangerously over the house.

Pitmaster, you are right about that being great smoking wood. It gives nice flavor and its harder to oversmoke.

-Lonnie

[degoodman]

oh... and to all you southern boys with access to pecan wood for less than $arm.leg...


And I mean this in the kindest most christian way possible...


I hate you all.

[Anvil]

I bought a truckload of oak cut and split to just under the length of my fire box. $80 delivered.

[degoodman]

And the good news...

I'm not completely screwed. Turns out that one of the woods I can work over is also in the Quarrintine zone, and as long as you stay within the quarrantine zone, moving firewood is OK. That woods includes a large stand of hickory, all the pin oak, white oak, walnut and sugar maple you could want, and a small, unmaintained orchard of apple and cherry trees. I'm not screwed after all.

This is me jumping for joy.:hurray:

And to all you folks with pecan wood... I still hate you, just not as much.

[Shadowdog500]

Try the apple and cherry with ribs. I did it a few times and it gives it a light smokey flavor that even my wife likes. A resturant by me sells a herb crusted prime rib that is smoked with apple wood that is delicious. I havent tried to make it yet, but I bet I can make it for allot less than the $42 they want.

Chris

[degoodman]

Apple is my absolute go-to wood for 'cue around here. Most of the people I feed seem to concur that the flavor is a much superior balance of sweet / mellow over the cherry. Not that the cherry is bad, just that the apple is better.

I'm cut off from my primary source, which is my father-in-law's patch which is across one of the magical boundaries I'm not allowed to cross, but my Uncle's patch is within the death zone, so I'll just go up there with mah Stihl and put in the work cleaning up on his woods instead.

[jawjaboy]

And to all you folks with pecan wood... I still hate you,

Pleeeze don't hate us DE. Dat a jes break our lil ol tender hearts. Some got good wood, some ain't. Jes da way it be bro.:supergrin:

No canopy in da winter.

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g194/jawjaboy/IM000658.jpg

Full canopy in da summer. Makin nutz.

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g194/jawjaboy/IM000286.jpg

:sifone:

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[degoodman]

I'd make a comment about a "full canopy", but I never talks about another man's wimmins...

I do know where I'd hide in that picture to avoid gettin wet in a rainstorm tho...:biggrinjester:

[jawjaboy]

I'd make a comment about a "full canopy", but I never talks about another man's wimmins...

I do know where I'd hide in that picture to avoid gettin wet in a rainstorm tho...:biggrinjester:

Now there ya go a gittin all off topic 'n mess. Pecan DE, pecan wood! :rolleyes5:


:sifone:

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[ept000]

Now there ya go a gittin all off topic 'n mess. Pecan DE, pecan wood! :rolleyes5:


:sifone:

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For a minute I thought that you might be the one who didn't understand the OP. He asked about where we get "wood" and you post a picture of two purdy girls! Now I see you're on the right track, JJB. Good job.:rofl:

[zdogk9]

Got crab apple and red alder all over the place here. got a half cord of crab apple laid up and 'll cut up a cord or so of alder pretty soon to get me through the dry season.:chainsaw:

[jawjaboy]

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g194/jawjaboy/IM000528.jpg

[Glockgirl]

Backyard...Stihl and splitter kinda girl...:chainsaw:

[RustyFN]

Pleeeze don't hate us DE. Dat a jes break our lil ol tender hearts. Some got good wood, some ain't. Jes da way it be bro.:supergrin:

No canopy in da winter.

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g194/jawjaboy/IM000658.jpg

Full canopy in da summer. Makin nutz.

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g194/jawjaboy/IM000286.jpg

:sifone:

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JJB them wimens wouldn't be wearin those ear plugs to keep from listnen to ya would they.:lol:

Rusty

[jawjaboy]

JJB them wimens wouldn't be wearin those ear plugs to keep from listnen to ya would they.

Me? Heck no Rus. I don't talk much. Hard ta get me ta say anything. :wink5:

[hugginsvilleH&A]

http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk217/hugginsvilleHA/farm.jpg[/IMG] inlaws have a couple of those trees

[jawjaboy]

http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk217/hugginsvilleHA/farm.jpg[/IMG] inlaws have a couple of those trees


Dat right there be a fine GA pecan orchard. And a mighty purdy lil GA peach, prolly...that ya daughter Bro R?

Heap a smokin wood there. :thumbsup:

[gjk5]

I live in the "other peach country" out here (and for all you GA folks, I was born in Franklin County and still have family with peach orchards there so don't get all crabby about the peaches) and we have a lot of peach, apricot, apple, plum, pear and cherry locally so it's real easy and cheap to get, I also spent most of my life in South TX so I get occasional "care packages" of mesquite when family comes to visit.

Now you guys got me thinking who I could hit up for some pecan wood on their next visit though.

[hugginsvilleH&A]

yeah jjb thats my oldest shes about 3 1/2 have another daughter thats 1 1/2, and a little boy thats due on june 16th:sifone:, you could say I been busy, cause I sho is now, and feeling my age , tough keeping up with the young'uns, knees creaking ,back popping, eyes going, but it sho is fun

[jawjaboy]

yeah jjb thats my oldest shes about 3 1/2 have another daughter thats 1 1/2, and a little boy thats due on june 16th:sifone:, you could say I been busy, cause I sho is now, and feeling my age , tough keeping up with the young'uns, knees creaking ,back popping, eyes going, but it sho is fun

You da man, Daddy! :thumbsup: She be cute'rn a lil ol button.

[cvfl]

Apple, cherry & pecan all my favorites for chicken, turkey and fish. Doesn't overpower. Getting to be where mesquite and hickory are overdone here in TX...