Tell me about your wood

[defence18]

And more importantly, how you store it. I just got my first stick burner and I'm wondering what's the best way to keep my wood for it. Should seasoned wood just be left out? I'll be honest, I don't q as much as I'd like so we're looking at potentially months of not using it, especially with winter coming up. Should I store it out of the elements?

 

[smoke ninja]

store covered but outside, something with a roof. preferably not next to your home

 

[LYU370]

My girlfriend would be a better source for that type of information. :bolt:

 

[BBQ Freak]

store it outside off the ground and cover the top with a tarp so it can still breathe .

 

[sudsandswine]

I keep mine covered on pallets, but once I get low enough or get enough motivation I feel like unstacking, I plan to go the cinder block and landscaping timber / 2x4 route.

I've noticed that some of the wood that was too green when delivered has not seasoned very quickly while covered. I'll have an uncovered pile if I need to season something a little quicker in the future. Something to keep in mind.

 

[Czarbecue]

I bought a rack from Amazon that holds 1/4-1/3 of a cord of wood, depending on how you stack it. Keeps it elevated and away from critters. I have it next to the smoker under a canopy.

 

[jdtTX]

i just store it stacked (off the ground) next to the smoker. rotate the newer stuff to the bottom. if its raining i normally use my egg, which is under a covered porch, so i dont worry about keeping the offset splits out of the weather.

 

[ncmoose]

I keep it outside, uncovered with the cinderblock, landscape timber, 2x4 thing. If I have a smoke coming up and there's some wet weather coming in, I might stash 15 or so splits inside

 

[BBQ Freak]

this is green wood that I keep uncovered for 8 to 10 months and then cover if I do not need it yet from my other stacks .

 

[Pattonfrench]

Total newbie question, I'm sure, but is there any harm to stacking and storing in the garage?

 

[BBQ Freak]

Total newbie question, I'm sure, but is there any harm to stacking and storing in the garage?

it will not season very fast in the garage and needs the element of getting rained on and dried out over and over again and also keeping in the garage you could get termites or other bugs in you house .

 

[jdtTX]

Total newbie question, I'm sure, but is there any harm to stacking and storing in the garage?

it will dry out slower, but my main concern there is pests.

 

[lantern]

In my pants. It's bulky, but I consider it carry-on.

 

[mrpigs]

I keep the bulk of my wood stacked outside and uncovered. I have about two cords left of mainly maple, ash and wild cherry that's been seasoned for about a year and a half and burns quick without much smoke flavor.

I also have close to a cord of oak that has been seasoned for about a year out there also. This is my main smoking wood. It needs some help from the drier wood to burn clean and gives me a good smokey taste on meat.



I always keep two milk crates full of the drier wood that I split down pretty small and a wheelbarrow full of the oak in my garage ready to go.

I keep a stack of both in the back yard that's covered so it's good and dry when I need to refill the crates and wheelbarrow.

I keep a close eye on it and have never yet seen bugs or sawdust so I'm not worried about pests.

 

[EdF]

Total newbie question, I'm sure, but is there any harm to stacking and storing in the garage?

Personally, I'd keep it away from any structures - you never know whether it had passengers when you got it.

 

[Texas409]

I keep mine zipped up.

 

[EdF]

I keep mine zipped up.

"I keep a close watch on this heart of mine ...".

 

[Springram]

it will not season very fast in the garage and needs the element of getting rained on and dried out over and over again and also keeping in the garage you could get termites or other bugs in you house .

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[T&S BBQ]

I use mostly Hickory, I also have lots of Cherry, but don't use it that much, I made racks and store it all inside my back garage. It gets hotter than he-- in there in the summer and Iv'e never had a problem with bugs. I only cut down good live trees, so no worry about termites. Remember your house is made of wood, don't keep rotted wood around and you should have a problem.

 

[Tioga]

If it's warm out I like to keep it out.