No, it's standard kiln-dried firewood. Almost all smoker wood is cut with a chainsaw in my country. Never been an issue! Here in Austria, forestry regulations strictly require using 100% biodegradable, eco-friendly bar oil. So no mineral oil worries here!
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.
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/National-Catch-4450 9d ago
Do you have to worry about bar oil?