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jfish63
10-19-2007, 10:14 AM
I am in the process of splitting a bunch of hickory. Do you use the pieces with bark on them? O rdo you use only the clean ones? Does it matter?
david brace
10-19-2007, 10:22 AM
Here's a discussion on bark that we had a while ago>

http://forum.texasbbqrub.com/showthread.php?t=28439

for the most part I leave it on. In my memory I learned somewhere that if the bark can come off, then leave it on, but if it doesn't wanna come off, then remove it. It sounds backwards, but that's my memory.

i never did research that bark thing...maybe someday...Google it.

DB
jfish63
10-19-2007, 10:45 AM
Thanks DB I am almost as confused as I need to be now.
david brace
10-19-2007, 11:00 AM
Hey, what are O.C. people for?

DB
Paymaster
10-19-2007, 11:10 AM
I burn it all.
DoubleBarrelSmoker
10-19-2007, 07:17 PM
absolutley use the pieces with bark
grillmaster
10-19-2007, 07:31 PM
Use the bark too if it comes off i just toss it in with the wood.
JustSmokin'Around
10-19-2007, 09:47 PM
I'll leave the bark on as long as it's dry and burns clean. Loose bark can pick up moisture quicker than the wood and put out too much smoke.
Rag
10-31-2007, 08:25 PM
Send me the pieces with bark on....you don't want to use that nasty stuff.
KazQ
11-01-2007, 12:03 AM
Here's a discussion on bark that we had a while ago>

http://forum.texasbbqrub.com/showthread.php?t=28439

for the most part I leave it on. In my memory I learned somewhere that if the bark can come off, then leave it on, but if it doesn't wanna come off, then remove it. It sounds backwards, but that's my memory.

i never did research that bark thing...maybe someday...Google it.

DB

I may have said that a while backwards? the above works with most fruit wood especially maple,if it's seasoned and you can remove the bark without to much cursing then it'll burn tasty and should be left on,if it's difficult to remove then it will stink up your meat and should be ripped off,now of course we're talking +or- a year of it being seasoned,after it's due date all bark is removable and worthless.
ibornagain
11-01-2007, 05:56 AM
I burn it all...waste nothing...Smoke on...
peps
11-01-2007, 09:47 AM
"if the bark can come off, leave it on" makes no sence to me at all, I think someone got that backwards.
if the bark falls off, i dont use it, if the bark stays on, it get burnt.
droller
11-01-2007, 05:32 PM
I think you'll find that if you cut the hickory at this time of the year, almost all of that bark will stay on the wood for a long time. When the wood is cut in the spring with the sap running really good the bark has a tendancy to come off rather easily.

When I make natural edged bowls and want to keep the bark on them, I always opt for wood cut in the fall or winter. Note how the bark remains on this cherry bowl.

O.K. to burn bark.