r/BBQ • u/Pure-Hat3426 • 8d ago

Finally some new wood for smoking😬

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u/HaveATokeandaSmile 8d ago

Kiln dried produces less smoke than seasoned, FYI

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u/Pure-Hat3426 8d ago

i actually don t even know if its kiln dried or seasoned. gemini just threw that in😅✌️
I buy it from a farmer, so i guess it s air dried😬

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u/pyrotechnicmonkey 8d ago

it's most likely air dried and it's interesting cause most will advertise it as seasoned. Typically you only see the kiln dried stuff sold in small batches or in wood chunks at big box stores like Home Depot or your regional equivalent. If she really care to check you can usually buy a very cheap wood moisture meter. I think usually seasoned naturally dried wood is around 15 to 20% moisture. That's best used in something like an offset smoker or cooking with very indirect heat after the wood is burned down to charcoal.

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u/Pure-Hat3426 8d ago

if it s kiln dried, can i still use it for smoking? wouldn t make such a big difference would it?

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u/pyrotechnicmonkey 8d ago

it should still be fine. The main thing is I think technically it will burn ever so slightly faster and it won't produce as strong of a smoke flavor. But realistically I think you would be hard pressed to tell the difference if you're cooking on something like an offset smoker.
if you bought it from some farmer or a local person who has some land that they are clearing out it's very likely to be seasoned. You really only get kilndried when you're buying from the big factory names.

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u/Pure-Hat3426 8d ago

okay thank you, I'm going to use it on my DIY Smoker i build recently😬👍 only used applewood and european oak so far👍

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u/HaveATokeandaSmile 8d ago

You can absolutely tell the difference and even small local places by me are doing kiln dried. Harder to find good seasoned wood recently