Where do you get wood?

Jcl5150 · April 1

I went to Fruita Wood today to try to place one last order and they were sold out of everything. Now that they are closing shop, I was wondering where everyone gets their wood chunks for smoking. I did a quick Google search, but nothing really caught my eye, so I was hoping for some suggestions here.

AlmaHolzhert · April 2

Some of us wake up to wood.

RRP · April 2

Where are you located? For instance some eggers may even give you some for the asking! For instance I have been giving away peach wood as well as some wild black cherry to anyone who will come pick it up. I have more than I can ever use given my number of trips around the sun.

Legume · April 2

I don't know Ron, black cherry smoked cheesecake sounds like something you need to try.

Meeeshigan22 · April 2

Came here to ask the same question, Fruita was awesome and a game changer. Need some place to find naturally seasoned post oak.

RRP · April 2

Meeeshigan22 said:

Came here to ask the same question, Fruita was awesome and a game changer. Need some place to find naturally seasoned post oak.

Here's an idea for you - post oak is fairly close in smoking characteristics to white oak which is commonly found even up there in MI.

Meeeshigan22 · April 2

RRP said:

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Meeeshigan22 said:

Came here to ask the same question, Fruita was awesome and a game changer. Need some place to find naturally seasoned post oak.

Here's an idea for you - post oak is fairly close in smoking characteristics to white oak which is commonly found even up there in MI.

I appreciate the suggestion, but it’s not close in my opinion. I have 30+ white oaks on my property, and if I could avoid paying a premium for post I’d gladly do it. White oak is frequently used in my fire pit, works great for that.

Buckwoody Egger · April 2

according to the last update the sales effort kicks off in a week— which is a change from today. post oak on the 8th iiiíu

https://eggheadforum.com/discussion/1234000/fruita-wood-closing-its-doors-see-below

Mickey · April 2

Just to add-on i am looking for a new supplier for SUGAR MAPLE as the one in Maine closed down.

Jcl5150 · April 2

Buckwoody Egger said:

according to the last update the sales effort kicks off in a week— which is a change from today. post oak on the 8th iiiíu

https://eggheadforum.com/discussion/1234000/fruita-wood-closing-its-doors-see-below

Thanks for the update. I missed that one, somehow. I’ll hopefully get some more apple on the 8th.

billt01 · April 2

I've been throwing a handful of pellets in with the Charcoal with good results.

fishlessman · April 2

Mickey said:

Just to add-on i am looking for a new supplier for SUGAR MAPLE as the one in Maine closed down.

fresh maine sugar maple chunks and chips. i think they do amazon as well

https://www.flamegrillingproducts.com/collections/maine-grilling-wood-chunks

Legume · April 2

Rockwood used to sell smoking chunks, not sure if they still do.

fishlessman · April 2

fishlessman said:

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Mickey said:

Just to add-on i am looking for a new supplier for SUGAR MAPLE as the one in Maine closed down.

fresh maine sugar maple chunks and chips. i think they do amazon as well

https://www.flamegrillingproducts.com/collections/maine-grilling-wood-chunks

something i see different with this source is olive smoking wood from maine grown olive trees, pricey. they need to send out samples to try with it

lkapigian · April 2

There are so many ways I could answer this question

kl8ton · April 2

Our Local Ace Hardware carries B & B Charcoal Kiln Dried Smoking chunks and wood. I buy the chunks for egging:

https://www.bbcharcoal.com/chunks

https://www.bbcharcoal.com/bbq-and-cooking-wood

hoosier_egger · April 2

I read this thread title as “Where do you get weed?”

surely, I’m not the only one.

WeberWho · April 2

Meeeshigan22 said:

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RRP said:

Meeeshigan22 said:

Came here to ask the same question, Fruita was awesome and a game changer. Need some place to find naturally seasoned post oak.

Here's an idea for you - post oak is fairly close in smoking characteristics to white oak which is commonly found even up there in MI.

I appreciate the suggestion, but it’s not close in my opinion. I have 30+ white oaks on my property, and if I could avoid paying a premium for post I’d gladly do it. White oak is frequently used in my fire pit, works great for that.

I believe post is slightly sweeter than white but I don't know if you're going to tell much of a difference between white and post with dirty smoke. I could see the subtle difference with clean smoke in an offset but I'm not sure if it's worth a premium for in the BGE.

dmourati · April 3

I'm lucky in that I bought a 50# box from fruita before the news broke. I plan to source locally going forward. My preference is for cherry, though I've bought fruita's post oak, cherry, apple, peach, and maybe some others over the years. I wish him all the best in retirement.

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