Bark or no Bark

[HolySmoke]

i always leave the bark on and never had an issue, if the bark didn't look good i took it off.

 

[Cabntmkr1]

I usually throw the wood away and after chipping all the bark off and using it along with lighterfluid in the cooker. Have never noticed any off flavor in my meat....

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Now go get your chemo treatment...

 

[Cabntmkr1]

Never had any problems with bark imparting an off taste, or bitterness.

 

[Allenave]

I used to always take it off, 'cause that's what I too was taught when I started. After reading so much about it on the web..aI now longer do. The Que comes out fine with it. If it was loose or real punky I would leave it out.

 

[billm]

I never even thought about it nor knew there were two different camps on it so to speak..always just burned it all

 

[Jorge]

if it doesn't have a nasty growth it can stay. If it comes off on the way to the firebox I'll save it for the fireplace, or gasser. If the bark is bad, I'll take a look at the wood and decide whether or not I want to cook with it. That doesn't happen that often.

 

[Harbormaster]

If it falls off when splitting, so be it. Otherwise I leave it on.
I always take the bark off of my birch chunks as it tends to produce a black oily smoke.