Wood bark

JamesTX · 01-01-2008, 11:22 AM

When you use wood to smoke with, do you remove the bark or not?

Jorge · 01-01-2008, 11:24 AM

I usually leave it on, unless there is something funky about it.

chibi · 01-01-2008, 11:25 AM

Now there is a big debate. I personaly do not remove the bark. Never had a problem with it. I use chunks in with Rancher charcoal. Not a straight stick burner. If the bark has alot of moss on it I try and remove that part.

JamesTX · 01-01-2008, 11:27 AM

My friend tried to tell me it would cause a bitter taste, but I'd never noticed it before. I guess if the wood is dry and the bark falls off, I'd leave it on the ground, but I don't go out of my way to take it off.

tjus77 · 01-01-2008, 12:25 PM

^^^ same for me.... what jamestx said

G$ · 01-01-2008, 01:16 PM

I always go out of my way to remove wood bark (unless it really does not want to come off).

I believe it is probably a waste of time.

Call me a man of contradiction.

PS. I should point out I remove paper beer bottle labels maybe 65% of the time - no effect on the taste either way that I have noticed.

Paulie G. · 01-01-2008, 02:40 PM

i leave the bark on but if it falls off, i won't burn it.

jestridge · 01-01-2008, 02:45 PM

I leave the bark on but the hickory I use is usually from young trees. I heard you shouldnt burn wood if it old and have fungi growing on it or wood that is rotten.

Kentuckiana Gib · 01-01-2008, 03:19 PM

I always take the bark off. A lot of insects make their home just under and in the bark and sometimes there is fungus growing on it. You can't always see the fungus if it's spores and not yet blooming.

Neil · 01-01-2008, 03:25 PM

If it wants to come off, I let it but I don't go out of my way to take it off.

ggriffi · 01-01-2008, 03:29 PM

Here's a thread that is good discussion on the topic

http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/sh...ight=wood+bark

HB-BBQ · 01-02-2008, 04:09 PM

I always leave it on unless there is mold on it. I prefer to save any broken off bark chunks (oak especially) for quick flavor when doing burgers & brats.

DaChief · 01-02-2008, 04:13 PM

Leave it on unless it is easy to remove

TexasGuppie · 01-02-2008, 04:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by G$

I always go out of my way to remove wood bark (unless it really does not want to come off).

I believe it is probably a waste of time.

Call me a man of contradiction.

PS. I should point out I remove paper beer bottle labels maybe 65% of the time - no effect on the taste either way that I have noticed.

Interesting. I remove the labels from my beer as well and burn them in my pit (very short burntime) and I've also removed the bark from my wood and placed it in my beer creating a SIGNIFICANT and different change in the taste of the beer. Of course, I too remove any moss from the bark before placing it in my beer. I mean, that just makes sense.

-Gup

sajones97 · 01-02-2008, 04:26 PM

You know, certain types of fungus are also hallucinogens.

TG, are you sure some of that didn't get in your beer?

01-01-2008, 11:22 AM	#1
JamesTX is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 10-21-07 Location: Austin, TX	Wood bark When you use wood to smoke with, do you remove the bark or not?

01-01-2008, 11:24 AM	#2
Jorge somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 01-23-04 Location: DFW, San AntonioTx	I usually leave it on, unless there is something funky about it. __________________ You can't be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline - it helps if you have some kind of a football team, or some nuclear weapons, but at the very least you need a beer. --Frank Zappa Keeping Valspar in BBQ, one cook at a time. Recipient of a Huggies box! Shut up, and cook!!!!

01-01-2008, 12:25 PM	#5
tjus77 is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 10-19-06 Location: Montgomery, TX	^^^ same for me.... what jamestx said __________________ *Skinny Cooks Can't Be Trusted!* Lyfe Tyme Smoker Campfire Cookset, Dutch Oven Cooking Table Variety of Cast Iron DO's Weber Genius Gas Grill, Weber Kettle Cajuns make better lovers cause we'll eat ANYTHING.

01-01-2008, 02:40 PM	#7
Paulie G. is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 08-07-06 Location: Bluffton, SC	i leave the bark on but if it falls off, i won't burn it. __________________ Paulie G. Pit Boss Coastal Carolina Catering Klose custom 28'x7' Golf Pro Classic mobile pit.

01-01-2008, 03:19 PM	#9
Kentuckiana Gib Knows what a fatty is. Join Date: 11-20-07 Location: Evansville, IN	I always take the bark off. A lot of insects make their home just under and in the bark and sometimes there is fungus growing on it. You can't always see the fungus if it's spores and not yet blooming. __________________ From a brick pit at the farm to a CG Smokin' Pro in the city.

01-01-2008, 11:25 AM	#3
chibi Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 06-14-06 Location: ftcollins,Co	Now there is a big debate. I personaly do not remove the bark. Never had a problem with it. I use chunks in with Rancher charcoal. Not a straight stick burner. If the bark has alot of moss on it I try and remove that part.

01-01-2008, 11:27 AM	#4
JamesTX is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 10-21-07 Location: Austin, TX	My friend tried to tell me it would cause a bitter taste, but I'd never noticed it before. I guess if the wood is dry and the bark falls off, I'd leave it on the ground, but I don't go out of my way to take it off.

01-01-2008, 01:16 PM	#6
G$ is Blowin Smoke! Join Date: 01-01-05 Location: Southern Arizona	I always go out of my way to remove wood bark (unless it really does not want to come off). I believe it is probably a waste of time. Call me a man of contradiction. PS. I should point out I remove paper beer bottle labels maybe 65% of the time - no effect on the taste either way that I have noticed.

01-01-2008, 02:45 PM	#8
jestridge somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 12-28-07 Location: annville ky	I leave the bark on but the hickory I use is usually from young trees. I heard you shouldnt burn wood if it old and have fungi growing on it or wood that is rotten.

01-01-2008, 03:25 PM	#10
Neil Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 06-04-04 Location: St. Joseph, MI	If it wants to come off, I let it but I don't go out of my way to take it off. __________________ "You can't always get what you want but if you try sometime you just might find you get what you need" Mange Bene Viva Bene! Old Country Over/Under, Weber: 18.5" WSM, 22.5" WSM, Weber Performer(Col. Steve Austin Mod), Two 22.5" Kettles, & a Smokey Joe; Old Country 36" griddle, Luhr-Jensen Big Chief, Turkey Fryer, Rocky Mountain Camp Stove and a UDS.

01-01-2008, 03:29 PM	#11
ggriffi Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 07-23-06 Location: NW Indiana	Here's a thread that is good discussion on the topic http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/sh...ight=wood+bark __________________ gary "BassAckwards Bar B Q Co." PCC 24"X48" Backyard Smoker Weber Q100 44 qt Bayou Classic Sears 4 burner gasser w/rotisserie Weber kettle Bookers and Coke I refuse to kiss anything that uses its tongue for toilet paper

01-02-2008, 04:09 PM	#12
HB-BBQ is Blowin Smoke! Join Date: 06-14-07 Location: Huntington Beach, CA	I always leave it on unless there is mold on it. I prefer to save any broken off bark chunks (oak especially) for quick flavor when doing burgers & brats.

01-02-2008, 04:13 PM	#13
DaChief Babbling Farker Join Date: 01-28-07 Location: Melbourne, FL	Leave it on unless it is easy to remove __________________ DaChief BGE Large WSM Weber One-Touch Gold Weber Go-Anywhere Turkey Fryer "Go on! Shoot me again! I enjoy it! I love the smell of burnt feathers and gunpowder and cordite!" -- Daffy Duck

01-02-2008, 04:26 PM	#15
sajones97 Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 10-25-06 Location: Closer than you'd like.	You know, certain types of fungus are also hallucinogens. TG, are you sure some of that didn't get in your beer?

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