Okay I dont know if this will make any sense or not. I plan on using the Royal Oak 100% wood charcoal tomorrow and either Pecan or Hickory wood. Now I remember reading somewhere that when the person put his wood in the smoker he removed the bark. I bought a bag of mini Pecan logs at Academy and it still has the bark on and my question is should I remove the bark if I use the Pecan. The Hickory I have is smaller pieces and no bark from Wally World. I guess the newbie questions just keep popping into my head.........lol........