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10-06-2012, 09:33 AM | #1 |
is one Smokin' Farker
Join Date: 10-02-09
Location: Longmont, CO
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Wood price too high ???
Found an ad for wood here in Colorado.
Hickory, Oak, Pecan, or Cherry Chunks: 10 lbs for $10.00 16 inch log splits for $15.00 per Cubic foot Normally, I use charcoal in the offset. However, I would like to try some stick burning. Is this price too high for the splits ? I am sure it's higher than Texas and other BBQ hotbeds in the south.
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10-06-2012, 09:51 AM | #2 |
is one Smokin' Farker
Join Date: 01-15-12
Location: Kalama Wa.
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Consider this, a cord of wood is 128 cubic feet, and at your price of $15.00 for just one, this equates to $1920.00 a cord, HIGHWAY ROBBERY!!!!!
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10-06-2012, 10:11 AM | #3 |
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Join Date: 06-29-11
Location: Greeneville TN
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Being in Colorado I seriously doubt the authenticity of the wood. Maybe from Arkansas plus UPS charges.
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10-06-2012, 10:36 AM | #4 |
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Join Date: 07-25-10
Location: Lilburn, GA
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Highway robbery ? Not likely! You may want to stop and consider all the time and labor it takes to prepare a box of smoking wood in 3, 6, and 12 inch pieces. It's a lot of sawing and chopping. Consistent sizes give better burn rates and a superior smoke. Plus figure in the cost of equipment. I find the cost quite reasonable. Comparing the cost of a cord of wood to a box of smoking wood is just plain ignorant!
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10-06-2012, 10:39 AM | #5 | |
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Join Date: 05-01-12
Location: Knoxville tn
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10-06-2012, 01:04 PM | #6 | |
is One Chatty Farker
Join Date: 06-26-10
Location: Manheim, PA
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I get the idea of buying by the box if you are using a UDS, WSM, Big Green Egg etc. You can do a whole cook on a couple of chunks. However, I hand split my cherry then cut with a chop saw to use in the drum. Same wood, just as good as something I could order online.
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10-06-2012, 03:06 PM | #7 |
is One Chatty Farker
Join Date: 09-14-10
Location: Rogers, AR
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Yeah, a Rick of oak is $45 here. Just got one bunk of a log truck of hickory for free (8 foot 8 inch logs, agerage 26 inch diameter).
Befriend a logger, you can cut tops or get cull logs. |
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10-06-2012, 03:27 PM | #8 |
is one Smokin' Farker
Join Date: 10-02-09
Location: Longmont, CO
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Problem is there's not much if any Oaks growing in Colorado that I know of. Most of rhe firewood for sale is pine.
How deep is your Rick in Arkansas ? Or how long is each piece of wood ? I know a Rick can be anywhere from a 1/4 cord to 1/2 cord depending on the depth.
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10-06-2012, 04:06 PM | #9 |
is One Chatty Farker
Join Date: 06-26-10
Location: Manheim, PA
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Java,
What hardwoods are common in your area? Are their any orchards nearby (apple, cherry, peach, etc)? Just about any clean burning hardwood will do. I use oak, cherry, and apple almost exclusively but am not opposed to trying other stuff.
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10-06-2012, 04:30 PM | #10 | |
is One Chatty Farker
Join Date: 09-14-10
Location: Rogers, AR
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1/3 of a cord. Yeah, I would move or stick with charcoal. |
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10-06-2012, 06:36 PM | #11 |
somebody shut me the fark up.
Join Date: 12-28-07
Location: annville ky
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If you going to use a stick burner need a cheap source of wood
because they eat it up fast |
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10-06-2012, 07:30 PM | #12 |
Wandering around with a bag of matchlight, looking for a match.
Join Date: 03-12-09
Location: Dallas
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I picked up a cord of hickory for $160 last week. All splits 18" to 20" long. Best deal I could find around here.
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10-06-2012, 09:15 PM | #13 |
is One Chatty Farker
Join Date: 06-26-10
Location: Manheim, PA
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If you own or have access to a chainsaw, check craigslist free section. Lots of people with limbs down or trees toppled in a storm that will give away wood if you cut and haul it. Doesn't help you if it's mostly pine though.
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10-06-2012, 09:49 PM | #14 |
is one Smokin' Farker
Join Date: 10-02-09
Location: Longmont, CO
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There a good amount of apple trees. I will look for some orchards.
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10-07-2012, 06:39 AM | #15 |
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Join Date: 07-11-12
Location: Floyd Va
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I guess that I am lucky in that I live on my families beef cattle farm and have around 100 acres of mixed hardwoods and fruit trees. We also slaughter one steer every year so I have a good supply of fresh beef to cook whenever I want it. Now if I can find one of those great WSM deals I would be in heaven.
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