Use of Walnut?

[yakman]

Anyone out there have any experience using walnut? I ran into a guy that is trimming some rather large walnut trees and is willing to part with some at a reasonable price. What do you think?

Thanks.

Steve

[TB]

Welcome, yakman. BBQr's Delight site has this to say about walnut:
Black Walnut
While pecan is hickory's milder cousin, black walnut is the strong one. An intense smoke that is slightly bitter like walnuts. Good on red meats like Beef, Pork, Venison and other game meats. Can easily overpower poultry.

Walnut is not listed as a smoke wood much (not on the list at TexasBBQRub.com's wood list).

Never used it myself.

[Zeeman]

I've tried it several times. Ain't found no use for it in my bbq. Strong, bitter, dark. May be better in fire place.
z

[TAR RIVER RAT]

I have heard it brings a premium price at a saw mill.
Tar

[david brace]

I think Tar is right on there. I think I remember that it was walnut trees that a friend of mine years ago had an AUCTION in order to sell some large ones to the highest bidder. I know that the auction is a true story, but I'm not 100% sure it was walnut.

I only worked with it at an Antique shop where I worked thru the years part-time. Good wood but needs to be oiled at a regular interval and then it will last forever. Once a day for a week, once a week for a month, once a month for a year, and once a year thereafter.

DB

[Zeeman]

I have heard it brings a premium price at a saw mill.
Tar

Years ago, when there were still a few large trees, I remember daddy taking the butt cut (first 4-6 off da stump) to a mill in South Jersey. They milled it and stamped out rough gun stock with it.
z

[TAR RIVER RAT]

Yea Z, there is something about the beauty of a nice black walnut gun stock.
Tar

[kickassbbq]

My yard man brought me a 55 gallon drum full of Walnut blocks that he had cut during his cabinet making. Untreated, beautiful.
I use it once and my lips burned. Not kidding, I think my lips burned after eating the meat.
Stuff is out there in the back and I'm gonna use it as kindling for my fire pit fired this fall.
Just my opinion.
PARTY$(&^$(&^$)(&^$(&$#
Smoke On!!!!!!
ed

[yakman]

Well it sounds to me like I should limit my use of walnut to my skills as a woodworker and steer clear of using it in my pit! Thanks for the input!

[TB]

Yakman
You should have access to alder in your neck o the woods. Sposed to be great on salmon and good on pork and chicken.

[david brace]

Yo Mr. TB...what's with the new avatar...no more apple? :P

DB

[yakman]

Yakman
You should have access to alder in your neck o the woods. Sposed to be great on salmon and good on pork and chicken.

You bet....I have access to alder, apple, cherry and even some oak. We live in the heart of orchard country, so cherry and apple will most likely be my wood of choice since it is easy to get. All I have to do is drive a few minutes and I have access alder as well. As a resident of the Pacific Northwest, I'm pretty familiar with the wonderful things you can do with alder and salmon. I haven't tried alder with pork or chicken, but plan to give it a try soon. I spent time in the south and miss having easy access to what I consider the best wood to use for smoking.....hickory.

[david brace]

Never tried Alder. I don't know anything about it or even if it's in my area. Something to look up. But I also have access to lots of oak and applewood.

DB