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Wood chunks for Smoking

Post by B-boy » Fri Sep 11, 2015 1:26 pm

Looking for wood chunks in HRM to throw in my UDS. I've found one source in Dartmouth but selection is limited and price seems steep. Everywhere else only seems to carry chips. Anyone have a line on fruitwood or otherwise?
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Re: Wood chunks for Smoking

Post by Taylor Vanbrewer » Sun Oct 11, 2015 3:39 pm

I would like to echo this question. So far I have only been able to locate apple and hickory chunk at home depot in Halifax. I need my go to pecan and cherry... tbh at this point I would even settle for chip in either variety.
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Re: Wood chunks for Smoking

Post by Jimmy » Mon Oct 12, 2015 9:42 am

I've had good luck finding chunks of various types of smoking wood at places like Winners, Homesense, Home Outfitters, etc.

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Post by LeafMan66_67 » Mon Oct 12, 2015 11:17 am

Early in the season, Walmart and Home Hardware (Lower Sackville) also have a good selection of chunks. Personally, I generally use trimmings from my yard trees (maple) and am working through some applewood from a tree we cut down at dad's place.
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Re: Wood chunks for Smoking

Post by Tim Gregory » Thu Oct 15, 2015 9:54 am

LeafMan66_67 wrote:Early in the season, Walmart and Home Hardware (Lower Sackville) also have a good selection of chunks. Personally, I generally use trimmings from my yard trees (maple) and am working through some applewood from a tree we cut down at dad's place.
Do you treat or age the wood in any way? I've read that you shouldn't use fresh/green wood.

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Re: Wood chunks for Smoking

Post by GAM » Thu Oct 15, 2015 10:55 am

I trat it like fire wood. Cut this year for next year.

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Re: Wood chunks for Smoking

Post by LeafMan66_67 » Thu Oct 15, 2015 12:30 pm

Tim Gregory wrote:
LeafMan66_67 wrote:Early in the season, Walmart and Home Hardware (Lower Sackville) also have a good selection of chunks. Personally, I generally use trimmings from my yard trees (maple) and am working through some applewood from a tree we cut down at dad's place.
Do you treat or age the wood in any way? I've read that you shouldn't use fresh/green wood.
Yep - wood is usually 6 month old or more before I will use it for smoking. The applewood I'm using now was cut in summer of 2014.
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Re: Wood chunks for Smoking

Post by B-boy » Thu Dec 03, 2015 12:50 pm

I've grabbed some applewood and hickory from HD but 10$ for a small bag seems steep to me. I'll search the winners etc front. Sadly the only thing to cut down on my property is japanese knotweed, and while it may be tasty sautéed as a young growth I doubt it would make for tasty BBQ lol.

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Re: Wood chunks for Smoking

Post by John G » Thu Dec 03, 2015 3:46 pm

I have some apple wood from a tree limb I had to cut down in my yard. It's been sitting as a whole trunk (4" diameter) since last winter and I recently cut it up a bit with a chain saw I had borrowed so I could get it bundled up to be put out for garbage pick up but if someone wants the wood they can come pick it up. Just PM me if interested.

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Re: Wood chunks for Smoking

Post by Jayme » Fri Dec 04, 2015 6:59 pm

I've never ordered from these folks, but if you're looking for specific wood.... located in Ontario. http://www.smokeshackwoodchunks.com/
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Re: Wood chunks for Smoking

Post by GAM » Fri Dec 04, 2015 9:14 pm

Anyone up for a split?

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Re: Wood chunks for Smoking

Post by jeffsmith » Sat Dec 05, 2015 12:03 am

I'm in. Would love a bunch of peach wood.

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Post by GAM » Sat Dec 05, 2015 9:35 am

Messaged for a landed price.

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Re: Wood chunks for Smoking

Post by GAM » Sat Dec 05, 2015 3:41 pm

total including wood and shipping:
25lb $70
30lb $90
5lb lots? I'll split $14 or $15 per.

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Re: Wood chunks for Smoking

Post by Swine » Sat Dec 05, 2015 4:26 pm

I would be in for 5lb. Peach, cherry, or Apple, doesn't matter much to me.

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Re: Wood chunks for Smoking

Post by chalmers » Sat Dec 05, 2015 4:54 pm

I'd be in for 5lb too, open to whatever is available.

In the email quoted above, it says a 25lb or 30lb order also gets a free 10lb box. So would the $70 and $90 actually be for 35 and 40lb of wood? If so, the smaller order is actually a better deal ($2/lb vs $2.25), but we'd have to have some consensus on the bulk of the order.

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Re: Wood chunks for Smoking

Post by GAM » Sat Dec 05, 2015 5:13 pm

chalmers wrote:I'd be in for 5lb too, open to whatever is available.

In the email quoted above, it says a 25lb or 30lb order also gets a free 10lb box. So would the $70 and $90 actually be for 35 and 40lb of wood? If so, the smaller order is actually a better deal ($2/lb vs $2.25), but we'd have to have some consensus on the bulk of the order.
I didn't ask if the free 10lb is extra shipping.

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Re: Wood chunks for Smoking

Post by LeafMan66_67 » Sat Dec 05, 2015 5:38 pm

I'd take 5lbs of peach, I've already got a bunch of apple and access to cherry.
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Re: Wood chunks for Smoking

Post by GAM » Sat Dec 05, 2015 6:03 pm

Me 5lb
Chris 5lb
Derek 5lb

I'm not fussy about what wood. I feel local maple. birch, alder, apple etc we can likely do a group harvest or trade.

It the type of apple, cherry etc a factor?

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Re: Wood chunks for Smoking

Post by mumblecrunch » Sat Dec 05, 2015 6:12 pm

I'd be in for 5lb of whatever.

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Re: Wood chunks for Smoking

Post by naes100 » Sat Dec 05, 2015 6:33 pm

i'd likely get 5 lbs
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Re: Wood chunks for Smoking

Post by mikeorr » Sat Dec 05, 2015 8:19 pm

I'll take 5 lbs as well, would like to try smoking some things on the Vision.

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Re: Wood chunks for Smoking

Post by GAM » Sat Dec 05, 2015 8:54 pm

25+10 = $80 total

30+10 = $90 total

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Re: Wood chunks for Smoking

Post by GAM » Sat Dec 05, 2015 8:57 pm

Me 5lb
Chris 5lb
Derek 5lb
Sean 5lb
AAron 5lb
Mike 5lb

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Re: Wood chunks for Smoking

Post by Celiacbrew » Sun Dec 06, 2015 12:05 am

Can I take the last 5lbs?
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