On Thursday, September 11, 2014 9:35:52 PM UTC-7, sf wrote:

> On Thu, 11 Sep 2014 20:03:27 -0500, "Pete C." >
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> > > One caution there, the wood chunks will ignite of not soaked and can
> > > play havoc with keeping a steady temp.
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> > They do ignite, but in the somewhat O2 starved firebox which I have
> > throttled down to limit the charcoal burn the wood produces plenty of
> > smoke, and doesn't have a notable affect on the temps.
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> I was at the grocery store and did look at the wood bundles, but they
> weren't anything special like hickory or fruitwood, just ordinary wood
> (not pine). Should I buy them anyway or search for something else?
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SF is just a short drive away from one of the greatest barbecue resources
on the planet -- Lazzari Fuel in Brisbane. They sell at retail during the
week both Mesquite and Oak LUMP charcoal, not just the trimmings from
Model T construction or whatever Kingsford is. Moreover, they sell both
chips and chunks of Hickory, Mesquite, Apple, Alder, and Cherry

http://www.lazzari.com/retail-main.html