Drying Out Wood For Smoking..........

[Fishawn]

Neighbor cut down his apple tree & offered it to me for smoking wood. He cut it into rounds aboot 6-7" tall (a lil taller than I would have liked, but I aint complainin ). I snagged them a couple of weeks ago & just got to splitting some of it up today to start drying. Most of what I split is aboot 2-3" wide chunks. Got them in 2 old plastic milk crates that were used to haul milk in the old days drying in the shop. They are ventilated on all sides & top & bottom. I was thinking maybe every month or so moving them around in the crates. Any Ideas how long this will take to dry out for cooking I got a pretty good stash of excellent quality Oregon Apple that CH sent me, so in no hurry.

[Mark R]

I try to let "green" wood sit at least 6 months.

[barkonbutts]

Can you get them inside out of that dang humid wet weather you have out there? This will help speed things up!

[Fishawn]

I try to let "green" wood sit at least 6 months.

That's what I was thinking. I split up some Cherry in pretty small chunks in August & it was dry enough to cook with in about 3-4 months. The Apple chunks are bigger, so I'm thinking 6 or so also

Can you get them inside out of that dang humid wet weather you have out there? This will help speed things up!

Yes, they are inside the shop, nice & dry & happy

[barkonbutts]

That's what I was thinking. I split up some Cherry in pretty small chunks in August & it was dry enough to cook with in about 3-4 months. The Apple chunks are bigger, so I'm thinking 6 or so also


Yes, they are inside the shop, nice & dry & happy

you can always toss them in the oven if you want to speed the process along... just not tooo hot..or it will be smoken!! Maybe while you are cooking a frozen pizza...

[Richtee]

Be ready by my birthday...cook me something!

[Fishawn]

Be ready by my birthday...cook me something!

And I do believe that is 50 correct

[Texas-Hunter]

And I do believe that is 50 correct

Easy...

[barkonbutts]

And I do believe that is 50 correct

I wonder what we all could get Rich for his birthday.... Are you out of green beans yet....

Now back to drying out some apple....

[Slanted88]

Knowed where ya got it & bugs...

[Fishawn]

Knowed where ya got it & bugs...

Tree looked good, just quit producing..... So, WHACK! ..... He also gave me some Elk summer sausage he had did up.... Lasted aboot 1 day here ..... Seems like folks just know when you sitting on Elk sausage

[Richtee]

And I do believe that is 50 correct

Man - you guys are rough....

[Fishawn]

[THE ICEMAN]

Neighbor cut down his apple tree & offered it to me for smoking wood. He cut it into rounds aboot 6-7" tall (a lil taller than I would have liked, but I aint complainin ). I snagged them a couple of weeks ago & just got to splitting some of it up today to start drying. Most of what I split is aboot 2-3" wide chunks. Got them in 2 old plastic milk crates that were used to haul milk in the old days drying in the shop. They are ventilated on all sides & top & bottom. I was thinking maybe every month or so moving them around in the crates. Any Ideas how long this will take to dry out for cooking I got a pretty good stash of excellent quality Oregon Apple that CH sent me, so in no hurry.

Ship it down here to the desert & it will only take aboot a week & a half.

[Zeeker]

I try to let "green" wood sit at least 6 months.

I agree with Mark. Give or take a month. You're going to love that apple...