Oak wood

[muscleoverimport69]

I found a big log of oak on the side of the road. Took it home now its sitting in the yard. What do I do with it to get it ready to smoke with?

 

[cman95]

What brand smoker do you have? As in how big is the fire box/pan.

 

[muscleoverimport69]

Its a chargriller with the sfb. The oak is about 3 ft tall with two large branch ends coming out and is about 2 ft in diameter on each branch end. Its big. I didnt know if you needed to cut it up and let it dry or what.

 

[1894]

I cut these rounds off of some cherry that was too long firewood lengths . They seasoned quickly and burn nice. I just split them up as I need them.





Chunked up in the black plastic container.



Others use longer lengths and split into small pcs . Either way should work for you.

 

[taterdavid]

it'll dry quicker if ya split it down to useable size.if it is a y type of piece which it kinda sounds like have fun splittin it

 

[goat]

Light one end of it.

 

[flash]

If you can remove the bark I would do so. All those crevices in the bark can hold quite a bit of ugly stuff.

Of course it needs to be dried also.

 

[muscleoverimport69]

Thanks all

 

[richtee]

Hehehe...

Cut into disks as pictured earlier. Will season faster. And since it has large branches out the trunk...better cut it THIN. Be a sommagun splitting to chunks otherwise.