I was looking here http://www.smokinchips.com/s_cart/Publish/vIndex.htm
And noticed gourmet charcoal made with beech, maple and yellow birch. I'm
re-doing the outside of my house right now and using re-sawed birch for the
trim. Any chance that they're the same thing, or close?

Thanks, Michael

Michael wrote:
I was looking here http://www.smokinchips.com/s_cart/Publish/vIndex.htm
And noticed gourmet charcoal made with beech, maple and yellow birch. I'm
re-doing the outside of my house right now and using re-sawed birch for the
trim. Any chance that they're the same thing, or close?

Thanks, Michael


Alder, traditional for smoking salmon, is a type of birch (or birch is a
type of alder...my botany's anecdotal at best)...hopefully someone knows
more than I and can answer your question directly.

Virtual Weber Bullet lists birch among woods suitable for use in smoking
http://www.virtualweberbullet.com/woods.html

According to
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homep...ional/wood.htm
several birches including silver and white are used in Britain for
smoking herring.

Put "birch smoke cooking" into Google (without the quotes) and lots of
relevant stuff turns up.

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Michael wrote:
I was looking here http://www.smokinchips.com/s_cart/Publish/vIndex.htm
And noticed gourmet charcoal made with beech, maple and yellow birch.
I'm
re-doing the outside of my house right now and using re-sawed birch for
the
trim. Any chance that they're the same thing, or close?

Thanks, Michael


Alder, traditional for smoking salmon, is a type of birch (or birch is a
type of alder...my botany's anecdotal at best)...hopefully someone knows
more than I and can answer your question directly.

Virtual Weber Bullet lists birch among woods suitable for use in smoking
http://www.virtualweberbullet.com/woods.html

According to
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homep...ional/wood.htm
several birches including silver and white are used in Britain for
smoking herring.

Put "birch smoke cooking" into Google (without the quotes) and lots of
relevant stuff turns up.


Michael,

There is no problem in using birch in your smoker/pit. I have used silver
birch on a number of occasions with good results when smoking fish. It does
burn to ash very quickly, and for this reason, I would recommend using
off-cuts rather than shavings.

Graeme

Michael wrote:
I was looking here
http://www.smokinchips.com/s_cart/Publish/vIndex.htm And noticed
gourmet charcoal made with beech, maple and yellow birch. I'm
re-doing the outside of my house right now and using re-sawed birch
for the trim. Any chance that they're the same thing, or close?

Thanks, Michael


So, the only worry is if it's been treated then.



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