An arborist neighbor has given me some pieces of pecan and promises as much
as I wish.I want to make chips rather than buying chips.
1) How old since being cut should wood chips be?
2)Size?
3)bark on/off?
4)presoak? Seems to me that if the wood is fresh this won't be necessary
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Thanks
Hank

age it for 1 year (to dry it out) No bark. Bark makes the food bitter.
You don't need chips, Just use small pieces. If you age it
, you will need to soak it.

hankus wrote:
An arborist neighbor has given me some pieces of pecan and promises as much
as I wish.I want to make chips rather than buying chips.
1) How old since being cut should wood chips be?
2)Size?
3)bark on/off?
4)presoak? Seems to me that if the wood is fresh this won't be necessary

"hankus" wrote in message
1) How old since being cut should wood chips be?

At least a half hour. Once cut up, it dries out fast.


2)Size?

I make chunks off of the bandsaw. Better than chips.

3)bark on/off?

Mostly off, but don't get anal on the thin bark of branches. I don't even
try to take that off.


4)presoak? Seems to me that if the wood is fresh this won't be necessary

Only needed with chips. Chunks burn much longer.

In alt.food.barbecue, hankus wrote:
2)Size?

Don't use chips. They either smolder and form creosote, or burn fast.

Use golf-ball sized chunks, or bigger.

--
A nation of sheep will beget a government of wolves.
--Edward R. Murrow

hankus wrote:

I use Pecan too when I get it, good stuff Maynard!!
No Bark...Fist size down to golfball size would be great. Try it on
fish.......mmmm

Bruce-n-Gold Beach
An arborist neighbor has given me some pieces of pecan and promises as much
as I wish.I want to make chips rather than buying chips.
1) How old since being cut should wood chips be?
2)Size?
3)bark on/off?
4)presoak? Seems to me that if the wood is fresh this won't be necessary
--
Thanks
Hank

Glenn wrote:
age it for 1 year (to dry it out) No bark. Bark makes the food bitter.
You don't need chips, Just use small pieces. If you age it
, you will need to soak it.

hankus wrote:
An arborist neighbor has given me some pieces of pecan and promises as much
as I wish.I want to make chips rather than buying chips.
1) How old since being cut should wood chips be?
2)Size?
3)bark on/off?
4)presoak? Seems to me that if the wood is fresh this won't be necessary