Bradford Pear for burning/smoking?

trouserchili · 07-09-2004, 01:55 PM

Just curious if these produce useful wood for smoking. I've had a couple blow down with the recent storms (you can sneeze at them and they lose branches) and am flush with their wood. The wood itself seems a bit soft as I can bury a hachet several inches with just a medium blow. It will obviously need some seasoning first, but if I can I'd like to put what I've got to good use.

parrothead · 07-09-2004, 02:48 PM

Go for it!

chad · 07-09-2004, 03:09 PM

Take a look at this old thread on pear wood.

http://www.bandera-brethren.com/inde...=bradford+pear

Mark · 07-09-2004, 03:50 PM

I use Bradford alot. Had the same thing happen to a neighbor a coupla weeks ago. Bradford's actually pretty hard when dry. But that'll take time. To speed things up, split it up now and let the summer do its thing.

BBQchef33 · 07-09-2004, 04:07 PM

Hard like friggin granite when its dry. splits easy wet thought. I cut some pear wheels from a large trunk that were about about 3 inchs thick. With the bark still on it, the wheel can take a full swing from a 7lb splitting wedge and just about dent. The wood is sweet smelling, on the mild side and doesnt burn very hot so you'll need to augment with other wood with higher BTUs.

Mark · 07-09-2004, 04:24 PM

Hey Phil; where can I get some of that pother wood? :-)

Seriously, I smoked to shoulders and a butt last weekend using hickory to start and bradford to finish.
Foiled, I could easily get the smoke chamber to 350 using Bradford. I think what makes Bradford hard to split is the knots from the branches.

Regardless, Bradford is definately good smoking wood.

07-09-2004, 01:55 PM	#1
trouserchili Knows what a fatty is. Join Date: 06-30-04 Location: St. Louis	Bradford Pear for burning/smoking? Just curious if these produce useful wood for smoking. I've had a couple blow down with the recent storms (you can sneeze at them and they lose branches) and am flush with their wood. The wood itself seems a bit soft as I can bury a hachet several inches with just a medium blow. It will obviously need some seasoning first, but if I can I'd like to put what I've got to good use.

07-09-2004, 02:48 PM	#2
parrothead somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 08-13-03 Location: Port Saint Lucie, FL	Go for it! __________________ Greg American Picker Blog

07-09-2004, 03:09 PM	#3
chad somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 08-13-03 Location: Clearwater, FL	Take a look at this old thread on pear wood. http://www.bandera-brethren.com/inde...=bradford+pear __________________ Dave Southern Brethren BBQ Competition Team "It's all about getting paid!" - Myron Mixon "I love being hated in my hometown!" - David Hair KingFisher Gator Rotisserie cooker (RIP), WSM (RIP), Stainless 5 burner with IR gas grill (RIP), Turkey Fryer, Weber JD Commemorative grill (RIP), Masterbuilt 40" insulated ELECTRIC smoker (new heating element), Pit Boss Tailgater pellet pooper.

07-09-2004, 03:50 PM	#4
Mark somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 08-13-03 Location: St. Peters MO: 38.786730,-90.642551 Name/Nickname : Mark	I use Bradford alot. Had the same thing happen to a neighbor a coupla weeks ago. Bradford's actually pretty hard when dry. But that'll take time. To speed things up, split it up now and let the summer do its thing. __________________ Dr. Mark (STL) Ph.D. (honorary) Bovine $hitology A thin line separates paranoia from an acute understanding of reality.
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07-09-2004, 04:07 PM	#5
BBQchef33 Grand Poobah and Site Admin Join Date: 08-11-03 Location: Long Island, NY Name/Nickname : Phil	Hard like friggin granite when its dry. splits easy wet thought. I cut some pear wheels from a large trunk that were about about 3 inchs thick. With the bark still on it, the wheel can take a full swing from a 7lb splitting wedge and just about dent. The wood is sweet smelling, on the mild side and doesnt burn very hot so you'll need to augment with other wood with higher BTUs. __________________ 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

07-09-2004, 04:24 PM	#6
Mark somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 08-13-03 Location: St. Peters MO: 38.786730,-90.642551 Name/Nickname : Mark	Hey Phil; where can I get some of that pother wood? :-) Seriously, I smoked to shoulders and a butt last weekend using hickory to start and bradford to finish. Foiled, I could easily get the smoke chamber to 350 using Bradford. I think what makes Bradford hard to split is the knots from the branches. Regardless, Bradford is definately good smoking wood. __________________ Dr. Mark (STL) Ph.D. (honorary) Bovine $hitology A thin line separates paranoia from an acute understanding of reality.

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