Jack daniel's oak wood chips

I admit it...........I too have chewed on one once or thrice.

how quick do they burn? I've only used chunks of wood in the UDS. What is the recommendation w/ chips?

Where can a guy get a bag of this??

jrb03 said:

The only way I know of to get chunks is to buy their charcoal, which I use and LOVE.

Sorry for the crappy cell phone pic

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grindstaff3 said:

Where can a guy get a bag of this??

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Only place I've seen it is Bass Pro. Im sure its sold elsewhere. I pickup a few bags everytime Im in San Antonio.

They were giving them away with the swag at the Jack- I thought I had a bag but musta got lost on the trailer ride back. I use wine barrel chunks-time to get hold of some Jack chunks and give em a try.

Years ago I worked at a store that sold used half whiskey barrels in the summer outside in the garden center. They sold very cheap, but what about buying some of those and cutting them up for smoking. Most people who would buy them would use them for planting or decoration.

Agree with Cheech - tastes nothing like to smoke. Use them like oak chips.

If any of you guys are ever through I-65 in extreme southern middle TN, it's worth the detour to go over to Lynchburg and do the distillery tour. The hills are covered with barns full of aging barrels, and the moment you step out of your vehicle your nose is filled with the smell of the product.
And you can get all the chips/chunks you want, just no product.
Moore county is a dry county.

brian in maine said:

i've used the chips, and i wish they made chunks.

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me too!!!

busted knuckles said:

If any of you guys are ever through I-65 in extreme southern middle TN, it's worth the detour to go over to Lynchburg and do the distillery tour. The hills are covered with barns full of aging barrels, and the moment you step out of your vehicle your nose is filled with the smell of the product.
And you can get all the chips/chunks you want, just no product.
Moore county is a dry county.

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any idea what they sell for there? Do you mean they come prepackaged like you find at a store or can I bring my truck and get a frontend loader full? That would be awesome!

JD chips smell good but cost too much.

Try a 50/50 blend of mesquite and pecan chips for grilling (anything). Its cheap, smells great and the flavor is pure south Texas.

Just my opinion.

As some of you may know, I work for Lowe's.

My store carries the 1/2 whiskey barrels as does HD. If your local store carries them then just start watching the inventory. Towards the end of summer when the barrels have dried out further, they will start to collapse. They are stored upside down and stacked but there is always one or two that are upright with nothing in them.

When this happens the associates will thow them in a dumpster. You can pic them up dirt cheap when this happens.....and it does happen...every year. While the barrels are in the collapsing condition, make an offer and explain that you plan to burn them.

I think I paid $10 for the last one that I bought with a few collapsed staves. The barrels can easily be repaired by wetting them but the associates really do not have the time to do what is required.

I have used the staves in the past. The only thing that is a concern to me is the staves that make up the bottoms of the barrels. The tounge and groove joints and the bottom of the barrels are coated with some kind of waxy substance when they are put together, probably to keep them from leaking but it makes the staves burn black. I don't use the wood from the bottoms at all any longer.

The last time I threw a couple of chunks of staves from the walls of the barrels in the fire they seemed to burn black also. I have kinda stopped using them since that happend.

Now that the stack I have is two or three years old I may try them again.

Redwingsfn31 said:

Years ago I worked at a store that sold used half whiskey barrels in the summer outside in the garden center. They sold very cheap, but what about buying some of those and cutting them up for smoking. Most people who would buy them would use them for planting or decoration.

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I think that you must be cautious with those...most seen to have been
treated/antiqued..one way to tell is ask, another is to look at the
bottom. If it appears diferent than the stave wod, then pass.

Better safe than sorry.