A co-worker has a small apple orchard on her property (she didn't know it was
there when she bought it last year) and mentioned that a tree fell. I have
only ever used hickory (don't care for mesquite) but I would like to try the
apple with pork.

The wife and I are going to cut it up tomorrow and bring it home for smoking.
The tree fell (i.e. was knocked over by groundskeep) about 6 weeks ago. We are
going to cut it up into 14" pieces and store them in our garage (on risers to
keep off of the floor). Does anyone have any idea as to how long I will have
to wait to let the pieces "cure" so it won't be green?

Thanks!
swib

"SWIBIRUN" > wrote in message
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> A co-worker has a small apple orchard on her property (she didn't know it
was
> there when she bought it last year) and mentioned that a tree fell. I
have
> only ever used hickory (don't care for mesquite) but I would like to try
the
> apple with pork.
>
> The wife and I are going to cut it up tomorrow and bring it home for
smoking.
> The tree fell (i.e. was knocked over by groundskeep) about 6 weeks ago.
We are
> going to cut it up into 14" pieces and store them in our garage (on risers
to
> keep off of the floor). Does anyone have any idea as to how long I will
have
> to wait to let the pieces "cure" so it won't be green?

The only way to make this work is to ship it some place warm and sunny, like
South Florida. I'll send you my address and you can send me the wood. I
promise I'll send some back. )

Actually, in your garage, it should take about 3 to 6 months to start to dry
out. 6 months to a year and it will be perfect. Just watch out for bugs.

Ricky

"SWIBIRUN" <> wrote in message Does anyone have any idea as to how long I
will have
> to wait to let the pieces "cure" so it won't be green?

In my opinion, all wood should dry for a minimum of one year before used for
cooking.

Really no need to keep it in the garage - will probably dry faster in the
open air even with the wet weather, and no need to put it up off the floor.

Apple makes really good que. You should enjoy it, but please let it dry.
Bob

>The only way to make this work is to ship it some place warm and sunny, like
>South Florida. I'll send you my address and you can send me the wood. I
>promise I'll send some back. )

Heck, let's cut out the middle man...just send me the smoked pork instead

"SWIBIRUN" > wrote in message
...
> >The only way to make this work is to ship it some place warm and sunny,
like
> >South Florida. I'll send you my address and you can send me the wood. I
> >promise I'll send some back. )
>
> Heck, let's cut out the middle man...just send me the smoked pork instead


You bring the wood, I'll smoke the pork...

4-6 months, depending on humidity.


"SWIBIRUN" > wrote in message
...
> A co-worker has a small apple orchard on her property (she didn't know it
was
> there when she bought it last year) and mentioned that a tree fell. I
have
> only ever used hickory (don't care for mesquite) but I would like to try
the
> apple with pork.
>
> The wife and I are going to cut it up tomorrow and bring it home for
smoking.
> The tree fell (i.e. was knocked over by groundskeep) about 6 weeks ago.
We are
> going to cut it up into 14" pieces and store them in our garage (on risers
to
> keep off of the floor). Does anyone have any idea as to how long I will
have
> to wait to let the pieces "cure" so it won't be green?
>
> Thanks!
> swib