Usability of free/found wood?

plethoraofpinatas · 04-25-2010, 01:11 PM

I found this post on Craigslist, from a guy who has oak and apple wood logs free for the taking. My question is, is cut wood that may have been sitting outside in the elements safe to smoke with? I wouldn't use any rotting wood, but if the logs look clean, is there any reason to be concerned?

hardy02ttu · 04-25-2010, 01:16 PM

I wouldnt have a problem with it, as long as its what it says it is.

Chef Jim · 04-25-2010, 03:12 PM

I'd jump on that stuff! You should be able to tell if it's good just by lookin at and feeling if its soft.

peppasawce · 04-25-2010, 04:17 PM

go get that Wood Dude, if some of it soft maybe the whole pile isn't, and will be good wood...I once was given a 15 Foot piece of Sassafras that was soft on one and solid on the other side...All I did was cut off the soft part and used the rest...Be creative

plethoraofpinatas · 04-26-2010, 09:34 AM

Thanks for the advice, I'll be in touch with him this week!

Mark · 04-26-2010, 10:32 AM

If it sits too long out in the elements, it can get termites. And piling that up against your house can be expensive. Also, it it's growing mushrooms, it's too far gone for fuel.

Nick@ParkAQ · 04-26-2010, 01:41 PM

Get it burn some in your chimney and you'll know if its good. I get lots of oak and fruit wood like that and what's nice is that its already seasoned....

04-25-2010, 01:11 PM	#1
plethoraofpinatas On the road to being a farker Join Date: 10-29-09 Location: Arlington, VA Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Usability of free/found wood? I found this post on Craigslist, from a guy who has oak and apple wood logs free for the taking. My question is, is cut wood that may have been sitting outside in the elements safe to smoke with? I wouldn't use any rotting wood, but if the logs look clean, is there any reason to be concerned?

04-25-2010, 03:12 PM	#3
Chef Jim Babbling Farker Join Date: 02-07-10 Location: Tequesta, Florida Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I'd jump on that stuff! You should be able to tell if it's good just by lookin at and feeling if its soft. __________________ Judge Jim, Given to me by Terry @ Git R Smoked. Chef Jim, Gym, Jim, or CJ. I'm not a Chef, but I play one on the internet. http://www.chef-jim.com A veteran is Someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to "The United States of America", for an amount of "up to and including my life." That is honor, and there are far too many people in this country who no longer understand it. Author unknown.

04-26-2010, 10:32 AM	#6
Mark somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 08-13-03 Location: St. Peters MO Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	If it sits too long out in the elements, it can get termites. And piling that up against your house can be expensive. Also, it it's growing mushrooms, it's too far gone for fuel. __________________ Dr. Mark (STL) Ph.D. (honorary) Bovine $hitology A thin line separates paranoia from an acute understanding of reality.

04-26-2010, 01:41 PM	#7
Nick@ParkAQ Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 12-19-09 Location: Danville, CA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Get it burn some in your chimney and you'll know if its good. I get lots of oak and fruit wood like that and what's nice is that its already seasoned.... __________________ ParkAQ Nick - Park it. Grill it! Eat It!

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04-25-2010, 01:16 PM	#2
hardy02ttu On the road to being a farker Join Date: 08-15-09 Location: Lubbock, TX Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I wouldnt have a problem with it, as long as its what it says it is.

04-25-2010, 04:17 PM	#4
peppasawce is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 07-08-09 Location: Columbia, Mississippi Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	go get that Wood Dude, if some of it soft maybe the whole pile isn't, and will be good wood...I once was given a 15 Foot piece of Sassafras that was soft on one and solid on the other side...All I did was cut off the soft part and used the rest...Be creative

04-26-2010, 09:34 AM	#5
plethoraofpinatas On the road to being a farker Join Date: 10-29-09 Location: Arlington, VA Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Thanks for the advice, I'll be in touch with him this week!