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If you want to smoke food (BBQ, etc) avoid kiln dried wood. It's too dry. You want dry wood but you generally want some level of moisture (15%-20% is often good
by nemo44x 1y ago
If you want to smoke food (BBQ, etc) avoid kiln dried wood. It's too dry. You want dry wood but you generally want some level of moisture (15%-20% is often good, more in some other styles) in most of your wood.
- sejje 1y agoMany folks soak the chips in bowls of water
- wil421 1y agoUse wood chucks. After thinking about it, I’ve never thought my wood chunks were too dry but I used to think that a lot about wood chips. Wood chips burn much faster so it makes sense.
- potato3732842 1y agoI have a hard time not getting it to burn hot and without smoke regardless of form factor if the wood isn't somewhat wet. Can always toss in some charcoal to compensate if it's too wet. Kind of hard to do much if it's too dry.
- BizarroLand 1y agoYou can also put the kiln dried wood outside (but covered) for a few weeks. It will reabsorb enough moisture from the air to burn normally.