On 9/12/2014 9:26 AM, sf wrote:
> On Thu, 11 Sep 2014 23:06:58 -0600, Mayo > wrote:
>
>> On 9/11/2014 10:35 PM, sf wrote:
>>> On Thu, 11 Sep 2014 20:03:27 -0500, "Pete C." >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>> One caution there, the wood chunks will ignite of not soaked and can
>>>>> play havoc with keeping a steady temp.
>>>>
>>>> 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.
>>>
>>> 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?
>>>
>>>
>> Do NOT buy them.
>
> Thanks.

Unless you're going to make a beach bonfire or such...

>>
>> Go to a dedicated BBQ store and get real fruit wood, or pecan, or hickory.
>>
>> The store bundles are trash wood.
>
> Those things are scarce as hen's teeth around here. You just jogged
> my memory. We do have a place that sells their own brand of fuel to
> restaurants and bags charcoal for home use. I looked at their website
> and they sell wood too... "Gourmet Hardwood Logs, Chunks, Sawdust and
> Wood Chips". Thanks, I would have remembered them eventually, but you
> kicked my brain cells into high gear.
>
>
Awesome!