Pin Cherry curing

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jbili

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Dec 18, 2011
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Hello all hope everyone had a nice weekend. It was nice to finalllyyy get some much needed rain here in sunny NJ

I have a pin cherry tree in my backyard that we recently trimmed. I filled a garbage can with 2 -3 foot pieces of 2" to 3" thick pin cherry limbs.

How long will it take for this wood to cure and do I need to take the bark off before I chop it up further for use in our WSM smoker.

Also how big pieces are the best to use in the smoker. We normally buy the wood chips from Home Depot and use hickory and/or applewood

Thanks in advance

Joe
 
Joe, from what you described , about 4 mos. to cure . Yes , any fruit wood is good. Your sizing is good for your smoker .

Cherry is great on Ribs.
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Later . . .
 
Thanks

And is it all right to leave the bark on ?
 
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