On 13-Sep-2008, "D. Winsor" > wrote:

> "Steve Calvin" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I'm helping a friend take down a crab apple tree today.
> >
> > Anyone used that for smoking? Any good? Or should I just take it to came
> > and burn it in the firepit?
>
> Are you using a chainsaw to chunk it up? I recently took down a maple and a
> pin cherry, but thought I should cut them with a hand saw because of the
> chain oil ruining the wood for smoking. I've got them both limbed out and
> standing to dry a bit so they'll split easier after I saw up the chunks.
> Are my thoughts on the chain oil wrong or too picky?

If you're worried about or have experienced bad taste from chain oil, simply switch
to cooking oil for your chainsaw. The saw isn't going to care.
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