Where do you get your wood chunks? - Page 2

woodbutcher1 · 01-13-2013, 09:14 PM

I have a Friend who owns a 250 acre farm, mostly woods.

gettinbasted · 01-13-2013, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Trumpstylz

Is Fruita and smokinlicious expensive compared to HD/Ace/lowe's?

Yes, but you can smell the difference in the wood. If you are cooking on a stick burner it probably is cost prohibitive. If you are just using it for flavor on charcoal you can't go wrong. I get the mini splits and they last a long time.

caseydog · 01-13-2013, 09:38 PM

I have some live oak, pecan and red oak chunks that came from local tree pruning.

But, I get good chunks for a good price at Academy. I've been buying them for years, and have been very happy with the product, and the price is reasonable if you live in the burbs, as I do.

CD

jorrflv · 01-13-2013, 09:39 PM

In Las Vegas we have a whole store dedicated to wood and charcoal. And it's only 15 min from my house!

K80Shooter · 01-13-2013, 09:40 PM

Just got 2 truck loads of apple from a friend, all I had to do was go load it, he even cut it up for me. I see some bbq in his future.

caseydog · 01-13-2013, 09:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Trumpstylz

Is Fruita and smokinlicious expensive compared to HD/Ace/lowe's?

Holy crap! I pay $4.49 for a 1/3 cubic foot size bag of chunks at Academy. They want 35-bucks or more for 2/3 cubic feet of the same farking chunks?

I'm in the wrong business.

CD

cheapbeer · 01-13-2013, 10:23 PM

Out of the woods................
I have a lot of wild cherry.

caliking · 01-13-2013, 10:40 PM

I have ordered form doitbest.com before. Good deal, delivered free to a local participating store of your choice. Supports local hardware stores which I am in favor of.

Having said that, HD is closest and most convenient for me. I picked up a bag each of apple and cherry, 18lbs each at $20 + tax each. Wood looked ok. Then found Western brand apple and cherry chunks 9 or 10lb bags for $8 + tax each. Will return the HD chunks now.

A year or so ago I picked up about 2 trees worth of white oak for my WFO for free from a guy who was clearing a lot to build a house. He felled the trees and cut it up into logs, I just had to drive 45 mins each way and split it... in August... in Houston (read hot and humid).

For now I will probably stick with Academy.

Foxfire · 01-13-2013, 10:50 PM

Nothing fancy for me. I go for best price / convenience crossroads.

- Hickory: Walmart in large bags cheap.
- Cherry, Pecan, Apple - Usually the Weber branded stuff is easiest to find, either at Ace Hardware or Orchard Supply Hardware (local chain here in CA -- not sure how extensive they are)
- I'd like to get some Oak chunks but haven't found a good source yet. I have some of the Jack Daniel's branded whiskey oak cask chips I bought for a special project but that's it.
- Mesquite is rather powerful, so I prefer to just mix in some mesquite lump with whatever fuel I'm using rather than use chunks.

Tootin on Q · 01-13-2013, 11:09 PM

Get mine from BBQ_PD and his store. Get to have some good Q talk, a beer and some times some sample of whatever was cooked that day. Least I can do is grab some chunks while I am there.

javahog2002 · 01-13-2013, 11:21 PM

Lowes, Home Depot. Acadamy when in Texas.

luke duke · 01-14-2013, 12:52 PM

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J'ville Grill · 01-14-2013, 01:14 PM

I get most of my wood chunks from Academy.

JD McGee · 01-14-2013, 01:26 PM

Fruita...:)

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billm · 01-14-2013, 01:27 PM

Fruita Wood Chunks and Maine Grilling Woods

01-13-2013, 09:14 PM	#16
woodbutcher1 Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 04-04-10 Location: Shelby Twp. Macomb Co. SE Michigan Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I have a Friend who owns a 250 acre farm, mostly woods. __________________ leonard ----------------- 22.5" Weber------OTS 18.5" Weber------OTS 14" Weber---- Smokey Joe 55 Gal. UDS 30 Gal. UDS 16 Gal. Mini. UDS Maverick ET-732 & iQue - 110

01-13-2013, 09:38 PM	#18
caseydog somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 07-08-10 Location: Dallas, TX Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	I have some live oak, pecan and red oak chunks that came from local tree pruning. But, I get good chunks for a good price at Academy. I've been buying them for years, and have been very happy with the product, and the price is reasonable if you live in the burbs, as I do. CD __________________ 1995 Red Weber 22.5 Master's Touch with Cajun Bandit Rotisserie mod, 18.5 WSM with iQue 110, 18.5 OTG, Copper Smokey Joe Gold with Mini-WSM mod, Black Smokey Joe Platinum (Jumbo Joe) IMBAS Certified MOINK Baller. From hero to ZERO in just one week! Are you ready for a THROWDOWN?

01-13-2013, 09:39 PM	#19
jorrflv Knows what a fatty is. Join Date: 11-14-12 Location: North Las Vegas, NV Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	In Las Vegas we have a whole store dedicated to wood and charcoal. And it's only 15 min from my house! __________________ UDS, COS, iGrill, Love to BBQ

01-13-2013, 09:40 PM	#20
K80Shooter On the road to being a farker Join Date: 10-20-12 Location: Hartwell, GA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Just got 2 truck loads of apple from a friend, all I had to do was go load it, he even cut it up for me. I see some bbq in his future. __________________ X-Large Big Green Egg

01-13-2013, 10:23 PM	#22
cheapbeer On the road to being a farker Join Date: 07-07-12 Location: Westfield, Wisconsin Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Out of the woods................ I have a lot of wild cherry. __________________ 2 1/2 Ugly Drums, 22.5 wsm and 2 18.5 wsm's

01-13-2013, 10:40 PM	#23
caliking is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 01-13-10 Location: Houston, TX Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I have ordered form doitbest.com before. Good deal, delivered free to a local participating store of your choice. Supports local hardware stores which I am in favor of. Having said that, HD is closest and most convenient for me. I picked up a bag each of apple and cherry, 18lbs each at $20 + tax each. Wood looked ok. Then found Western brand apple and cherry chunks 9 or 10lb bags for $8 + tax each. Will return the HD chunks now. A year or so ago I picked up about 2 trees worth of white oak for my WFO for free from a guy who was clearing a lot to build a house. He felled the trees and cut it up into logs, I just had to drive 45 mins each way and split it... in August... in Houston (read hot and humid). For now I will probably stick with Academy. __________________ EZ wood handled 3 wheeler \| OTS \| OTS mod to OTG \| Ladybug SS Performer \| UglyDrumTandoor \| UDS v1 \| midi UDS with red nipples \| SJG smoker mod \| Simpsons SJS \| Simpsons OTG \| WGA charcoal \| SJP \| Stacked brick WFO \| Lodge Logic Sportsman's Grill cast iron hibachi/sigri \| LBGE

01-13-2013, 10:50 PM	#24
Foxfire Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 08-28-12 Location: San Jose, CA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Nothing fancy for me. I go for best price / convenience crossroads. - Hickory: Walmart in large bags cheap. - Cherry, Pecan, Apple - Usually the Weber branded stuff is easiest to find, either at Ace Hardware or Orchard Supply Hardware (local chain here in CA -- not sure how extensive they are) - I'd like to get some Oak chunks but haven't found a good source yet. I have some of the Jack Daniel's branded whiskey oak cask chips I bought for a special project but that's it. - Mesquite is rather powerful, so I prefer to just mix in some mesquite lump with whatever fuel I'm using rather than use chunks. __________________ ~ Scott ~ Blue Weber Performer + Craycort CI • Brick Red Weber One-Touch Platinum • Weber 26.75 Kettle • Akorn Kamado • ET 732 • Record-crushing ORANGE Thermapen • UDS In Progress

01-13-2013, 11:09 PM	#25
Tootin on Q Is lookin for wood to cook with. Join Date: 11-18-12 Location: Livermore, CA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Get mine from BBQ_PD and his store. Get to have some good Q talk, a beer and some times some sample of whatever was cooked that day. Least I can do is grab some chunks while I am there.

01-13-2013, 11:21 PM	#26
javahog2002 Take a breath! Join Date: 10-02-09 Location: Longmont, CO Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Lowes, Home Depot. Acadamy when in Texas. __________________ Smokemaster OffsetSSP:'95 Blue '00 Maroon'69 22 Cado'90 Red MTWSM Mini'77 Red 18'73 WSJET-732

01-14-2013, 12:52 PM	#27
luke duke is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 01-16-10 Location: Dallas, TX Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	+ =

01-14-2013, 01:14 PM	#28
J'ville Grill is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 11-18-10 Location: Jacksonville, Fl. Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I get most of my wood chunks from Academy. __________________ Rick 18.5" Weber Smokey Mountain 22.5" Weber OTG with Cajun Bandit Conversion Kit Char-Griller Akorn with side cart 1999 Weber Master-Touch - bent but not broken 14.5" Weber Smokey Joe Silver

01-14-2013, 01:26 PM	#29
JD McGee somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 06-28-07 Location: Duvall, WA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Fruita...:) Sent from my DROID3 using Tapatalk 2 __________________ Wine Country "Q" Competition BBQ

01-14-2013, 01:27 PM	#30
billm is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 03-08-06 Location: Roselle Il Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Fruita Wood Chunks and Maine Grilling Woods __________________ --Average consumers replenish their supply of barbecue sauce every 54 days. Source: ACNielsen, as reported in American Demographics, Backwoods Party Backwoods Chubby Brinkmann Cimmarron Offset Weber 26.75 inch Kettle & Summit Gold gasser Cypriot Grill & Optimal Automatics Party Que http://www.headsredbbq.com