wood fungus???

KC_Bobby · 06-25-2007, 01:43 PM

Use it or loss it when it looks something like this?

Seriously, I have a few pieces that are not near this bad as this picture but they have some white fugus looking material on them. Is this something to be concerned about or is it something that's OK? (Hey, mushrooms are fungus and I like them.) Will the fugus give off a toxin or bad taste when burned or does it burn clean?

BBQchef33 · 06-25-2007, 02:12 PM

loose it!!! FAST!!!

if the wood has fungus..

is spongy,

rotten bark, or it just feels to light.........

chuck it.. not worth ruining your food. I just dumped all my wood to the curb yesterday. Gonna get a fresh batch of oak, cherry, mulbery and keep lesser amounts around so it dont go bad.. theres a few hundred bucks of apple, pear, peach and 3 different cherrys all wasted out there. Just went and took these for ya.

Yakfishingfool · 06-25-2007, 02:34 PM

Use it, then feed the in-laws....Could always go into a bonfire

Yakfishingfool · 06-25-2007, 02:35 PM

Forgot to add the PS, I agree with Poobah, if it's even light I don;t use it and instead burn it in a open pit or something when I'm bored. Scott

Bigdog · 06-25-2007, 02:55 PM

Poopy,
That's why they call it a woodshed. You need one.

Single Fin Smoker · 06-25-2007, 02:57 PM

Bonfire.

BBQchef33 · 06-25-2007, 03:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bigdog

Poopy,
That's why they call it a woodshed. You need one.

yeah ..ok...I'll buy the lumber.. u come build one? I'll even cook for ya.

BBQchef33 · 06-25-2007, 03:18 PM

Alot of the wood in the pile above looked ok, but when i split it, the heartwood was light, both in color and in feel. No grain, looked llike balsa. had apple and hickory that was like that. the cheery had very soft bark, that when peeled of, showed some rotting in the wood.

Woods cheap enuf not to risk qwrecking the food.. even if i have to do with kingsfordd and a bag of chunks form HD, i wont use questionable wood as fuel.

big brother smoke · 06-25-2007, 05:40 PM

Fireplace mod!

Norcoredneck · 06-25-2007, 06:47 PM

Toss it is my vote.

KC_Bobby · 06-25-2007, 07:36 PM

Fortunately, it was only on one big chunk for me - one that was in the garage. I don't remember if it came in the garage that way or not. I'll be paying attention from here on out. The worst of it looked pretty much like the big chunk in Grand PooBah top 2 photos. A bit on the bark and on the end. But being cherry, I hated to kill a good soldier if it was only an infraction worth a little PT duty.

Checked the stack out back and everything looks good

06-25-2007, 01:43 PM	#1
KC_Bobby Babbling Farker Join Date: 05-03-07 Location: Olathe KS	wood fungus??? Use it or loss it when it looks something like this? Seriously, I have a few pieces that are not near this bad as this picture but they have some white fugus looking material on them. Is this something to be concerned about or is it something that's OK? (Hey, mushrooms are fungus and I like them.) Will the fugus give off a toxin or bad taste when burned or does it burn clean? __________________ Boondoggle BBQ Country Smokers 450 Weber Smokey Mountain 18" Proud KCBS Member & Certified Judge

06-25-2007, 02:34 PM	#3
Yakfishingfool Babbling Farker Join Date: 10-01-05 Location: Shokan, New York	Use it, then feed the in-laws....Could always go into a bonfire __________________ Oh It'z BBQ! 1 Weber Gold Series Grill 1 WSM 18,1 WSM 22 1 Weber performer, 1 Smokey Joe Platinum 1 XL Big Green Egg 1 FEC 100 Team BBQ-Brethren.com KCBS Certified Judge #9079

06-25-2007, 02:35 PM	#4
Yakfishingfool Babbling Farker Join Date: 10-01-05 Location: Shokan, New York	Forgot to add the PS, I agree with Poobah, if it's even light I don;t use it and instead burn it in a open pit or something when I'm bored. Scott __________________ Oh It'z BBQ! 1 Weber Gold Series Grill 1 WSM 18,1 WSM 22 1 Weber performer, 1 Smokey Joe Platinum 1 XL Big Green Egg 1 FEC 100 Team BBQ-Brethren.com KCBS Certified Judge #9079

06-25-2007, 02:55 PM	#5
Bigdog somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 09-17-03 Location: Wichita, Kansas	Poopy, That's why they call it a woodshed. You need one. __________________ Bigdog Senior member of the Brethren Weber Platinum Kettle, Weber OTS, Meco square grill, a PK, ECB, UDS, Large BGE, a camping grill, a Blackstone flattop, a Camp Chef grill,The MOAB, and a YS640. MOINK. Pitman for Andy Groneman at the All Things BBQ cooking classes. Smoke on Brother KC Father of the Fatty (the name) 4/20/04 on the BBQ Brethren with inspiration from Brother parrothead.

06-25-2007, 02:57 PM	#6
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06-25-2007, 03:18 PM	#8
BBQchef33 Grand Poobah and Site Admin Join Date: 08-11-03 Location: Long Island, NY Name/Nickname : Phil	Alot of the wood in the pile above looked ok, but when i split it, the heartwood was light, both in color and in feel. No grain, looked llike balsa. had apple and hickory that was like that. the cheery had very soft bark, that when peeled of, showed some rotting in the wood. Woods cheap enuf not to risk qwrecking the food.. even if i have to do with kingsfordd and a bag of chunks form HD, i wont use questionable wood as fuel. __________________ Site Administrator and Grand PooBah CBJ with a Fuzzy Blue Hat, 18 Foot Competition Trailer, Customized Klose BYC, Custom Built Shirley built to feed our Veterans(A.K.A "Abrams"), 1 Double Barreled Lang 84, 1 Heavily Modified Bionic Bandera, 1 Custom Super Medium Stickburning Spicewine w/stoker, 2 XL BGE, 1 Mini BGE, 2 Pit Barrel Cookers, 3 WSMs, 3 Weber Kettles, an NB Hondo, A Modified Brinkman Horizontal, DCS 48" Grill, a Broilmaster P3, a Blackstone 36 and 17, a covered, pellet pooping FEC100, and our duck died. :( News Flash: "A mans worth is judged by the weight of his integrity " You know your getting older when you choose your cereal for the fiber, not the toy Smoke on KC. WWW.BBQ-BRETHREN.COM

06-25-2007, 05:40 PM	#9
big brother smoke somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 05-03-06 Location: Ventura, CA	Fireplace mod! __________________ Peace and Smoke, BBS Powered by the West Coast Offense: Big Poppa Smokers and Simply Marvelous BBQ - "Walk with Us" My weapons: Humphrey's Smokers

06-25-2007, 06:47 PM	#10
Norcoredneck somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 07-11-06 Location: Norco, Ca.	Toss it is my vote. __________________ *Low and Slow.....* *The Prontologist is in...* *Ok let's see your Butt!*

06-25-2007, 07:36 PM	#11
KC_Bobby Babbling Farker Join Date: 05-03-07 Location: Olathe KS	Fortunately, it was only on one big chunk for me - one that was in the garage. I don't remember if it came in the garage that way or not. I'll be paying attention from here on out. The worst of it looked pretty much like the big chunk in Grand PooBah top 2 photos. A bit on the bark and on the end. But being cherry, I hated to kill a good soldier if it was only an infraction worth a little PT duty. Checked the stack out back and everything looks good __________________ Boondoggle BBQ Country Smokers 450 Weber Smokey Mountain 18" Proud KCBS Member & Certified Judge

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