"Jean B." > wrote in message
...
> Mark Thorson wrote:
>> SteveB wrote:
>>> We are now cooking salmon on a piece of plain Home Depot cedar. Well,
>>> not
>>> the plain good planks, but the ones in the broken pile that are 25 and
>>> 50
>>> cents apiece.
>>
>> Do you know whether or not they were pressure treated?
>
> I also wondered whether they had been treated....
>
> --
> Jean B.

At a lumber yard, by federal law, all treated lumber must be designated as
being treated. Common red cedar is very durable for outdoor applications,
and is rarely treated from the mill. I do not ever recall seeing treated
cedar, but will look next time.

Yes, I did check before buying the cedar to make sure it was untreated. And
they are only 25 to 50 cents for what they want up to $14 at the grocery
store! Of course, you have to saw it yourself.

Steve