Wood Question

QansasjayhawQ · 06-24-2006, 08:53 AM

I was going to search the existing posts on the forum when I realized that the folks on this forum sure aren't likely to get all over my case for failing to read the FAQ . . . hah hah! I laugh because I just opened the FAQ . . . there's NOTHING about BBQ in there! OK - now I don't feel so bad.

ANYWAY - here's this morning's deal . . .

As I headed out to work in the yard just a bit ago, I realized I have a few mulberry saplings to cut down.

Has anyone ever used mulberry for smoking? (I'm sure you have.)

How did it go? Anything to avoid?

Is it OK to smoke with green sapling wood? I was thinking they are already moistened up from being alive up until just a few moments before I throw them on the coals and that they might make a right sweet smoke . . .

Any hints, clues or otherwise for me?

Thanks!

/David C.

P.S. I was even thinking I might plant mulberry seeds in my garden to raise a couple hundred saplings to harvest just for smoking if this works out good. They grow fast and easy around here.

kcquer · 06-24-2006, 12:17 PM

David, Mulberry is a great smoking wood. Very sweet smelling with a mild flavor.

I would not use unseasoned wood ever in a cooker. Small stuff is fine, but it has to be dried or you'll get nasty sooty smoke.

QansasjayhawQ · 06-24-2006, 02:39 PM

Thanks, kcquer! I'll be sure to dry it out first.

/David C.

06-24-2006, 08:53 AM	#1
QansasjayhawQ is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 06-21-06 Location: Lawrence, Kansas - The Great American Outback	Wood Question I was going to search the existing posts on the forum when I realized that the folks on this forum sure aren't likely to get all over my case for failing to read the FAQ . . . hah hah! I laugh because I just opened the FAQ . . . there's NOTHING about BBQ in there! OK - now I don't feel so bad. ANYWAY - here's this morning's deal . . . As I headed out to work in the yard just a bit ago, I realized I have a few mulberry saplings to cut down. Has anyone ever used mulberry for smoking? (I'm sure you have.) How did it go? Anything to avoid? Is it OK to smoke with green sapling wood? I was thinking they are already moistened up from being alive up until just a few moments before I throw them on the coals and that they might make a right sweet smoke . . . Any hints, clues or otherwise for me? Thanks! /David C. P.S. I was even thinking I might plant mulberry seeds in my garden to raise a couple hundred saplings to harvest just for smoking if this works out good. They grow fast and easy around here.

06-24-2006, 12:17 PM	#2
kcquer Lives in Spirit Join Date: 02-17-04 Location: Wherever there's Sweet Blue	David, Mulberry is a great smoking wood. Very sweet smelling with a mild flavor. I would not use unseasoned wood ever in a cooker. Small stuff is fine, but it has to be dried or you'll get nasty sooty smoke. __________________ Brinkmann Smoke King Deluxe Brinkmann Cimarron Deluxe FE-100 Fast Eddy by Cookshack They give me shivers when they bounce around, buckled up or draggin' on the ground, I like big....Joe Walsh

06-24-2006, 02:39 PM	#3
QansasjayhawQ is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 06-21-06 Location: Lawrence, Kansas - The Great American Outback	Thanks, kcquer! I'll be sure to dry it out first. /David C. __________________ We should be too big to take offense and too noble to give it. - Abraham Lincoln ------- One Moocow UDS! (Thanks, Shane!) http://www.moocowbbq.com/ Two Weber 22.5" kettles One Brinkmann Smoke'N PitMaster Deluxe One LARGE WSM! (special black glossy finish) w/Stoker! WooHoo! KCBS Member/KCBS Master CBJ #24295 Sweaty, smokey and enjoying every minute.

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