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Kiln dried oak

MeTed
MeTed Posts: 800
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I work in a shop that uses a lot of kiln dried red oak and there a lot of scraps. Can I use them as smoking wood as is or do I need to do something to them first.
Belleville, Michigan

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  • DMW
    DMW Posts: 13,836
    No prob there, as long as they are kiln dried only and not treated with chemicals ever, go for it.
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    Morgantown, PA

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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 26,461
    edited August 2014
    My only advice is try some to see if you like oak...I find it to be strong. It's your meat and your taste. What the rest of us think shouldn't matter!
    Re-gasketing the USA one yard at a time 
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  • Mattman3969
    Mattman3969 Posts: 10,458
    I use it it on heavy cuts of beef and really like it. Good to have friends in the woodworking biz.

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  • MeTed
    MeTed Posts: 800
    Thanks everyone. I am going to use it on my next brisket.
    Belleville, Michigan

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  • Biggreenpharmacist
    Biggreenpharmacist Posts: 4,343
    You might even try some of the chemically treated ones. They may make your pork butt grow a brisket or something. How could that be bad?

    Little Rock, AR

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