Free pecan wood

[Blowin' Smoke]

So I found a guy on Craigslist who had a pecan tree fall and offered it for free to anybody that would clean it up. I grabbed a saw and went to cutting. My question is how small of limbs are actually good for smoking? I cut a bit of bigger stuff, maybe 8” diameter, that I’m going to split later but I hated to leave the smaller pieces. I went down to maybe 2” diameter limbs but are those any good for smoking? I figured if nothing else I could use them to start the fire.


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[jermoQ]

Sure they are. You may need extra to maintain temperature when you are smoking, but they will do fine. Or if you aren't comfortable, use them for the charcoal base. I have also taken ones that small and sliced them into 1 or 2 inch chunks.

 

[mytmouz]

If you are willing to make a 3 hour trip, I have cut and stacked oak and pecan for free...

 

[mytmouz]

https://imgur.com/a/FM669NU

 

[BillN]

Yup the smaller branches work great, also cut them into 2" to 4" chunks for flavoring when cooking with coals.

 

[Blowin' Smoke]

Honestly this guy has more than I need, I just wish I had more places to keep it. It will need to season for a while, and I have my little covered wood shed double stacked so not really anywhere else to keep it other than piled up on the ground


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