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Title: Cooking with real wood
Post by: chasnasty5943 on February 19, 2018, 05:13:35 PM
Hello all!!

So, I'm curious.  Read some stuff tonight about cooking with a Weber Kettle and using real wood chunks.  Has anyone tried this?  Any feedback on this method?

Thanks in advance

Charlie H
Title: Re: Cooking with real wood
Post by: Darko on February 19, 2018, 06:15:50 PM
If you can get wood cheap, it's not a bad way to go. You just have to burn the wood down to embers.
Title: Re: Cooking with real wood
Post by: YardBurner on February 19, 2018, 06:21:17 PM
Mesquite or pecan ribeyes!!!!!
Title: Re: Cooking with real wood
Post by: Travis on February 19, 2018, 10:34:01 PM
Not sure what is available in your area, but the bags of chunk wood can be used solely for the heat source instead of just throwing a chunk on the coals. I think the instructions are on the bag. It would be a super expensive way to cook, but if you just want to try, it might be pretty easy if you don't want to mess with gathering and splitting your own.


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Title: Cooking with real wood
Post by: Jules V. on February 20, 2018, 12:03:43 AM
If you have access to wood chunks, you can use it indirect without the lid. You don't want all that smoke in your food for anything over 275F. The smoke above 275F is  very bitter. You can move the coals underneath the food you're cookimg once it turns into embers. 
Title: Re: Cooking with real wood
Post by: au4stree on February 20, 2018, 04:26:39 AM

Quote from: Darko on February 19, 2018, 06:15:50 PM
If you can get wood cheap, it's not a bad way to go. You just have to burn the wood down to embers.
This. It's fun to try but wood bought commercially tends to be expensive and requires a "preburn" to produce embers.


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Title: Re: Cooking with real wood
Post by: MacEggs on February 20, 2018, 05:57:22 AM
Quote from: Darko on February 19, 2018, 06:15:50 PMIf you can get wood cheap, it's not a bad way to go. You just have to burn the wood down to embers.

Good advice.


Give it a try.  I did in this thread.  Works grate!

http://weberkettleclub.com/forums/grilling-bbqing/grilling-with-driftwood/

Title: Re: Cooking with real wood
Post by: Vwbuggin64 on March 03, 2018, 08:44:17 PM
Also if oyu are going to use wood, a good fire starter is 2 bags of fritos or cheetos under the chunks
Title: Cooking with real wood
Post by: HoosierKettle on March 19, 2018, 03:01:50 PM
I'm cooking with real wood tonight with ash wood left over in the fire pit from st Patrick's day. Only problem is the grate doesn't fit right. Any suggestions?


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Title: Cooking with real wood
Post by: HoosierKettle on March 19, 2018, 03:08:55 PM
Now I'm getting somewhere

It's cold outside so this is warming me up nicely



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Title: Re: Cooking with real wood
Post by: HoosierKettle on March 19, 2018, 03:41:23 PM
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Title: Re: Cooking with real wood
Post by: HoosierKettle on March 19, 2018, 04:47:01 PM
"Danger Will Robinson"  3rd time I've tried this and I guess I was too impatient. Flavor was not good.


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Title: Re: Cooking with real wood
Post by: Poorfolks on March 23, 2018, 09:17:00 AM
Check out my first post when I joined the WKC.
      http://weberkettleclub.com/forums/introduce-yourself/hello-from-central-ny/msg212996/#msg212996
Title: Re: Cooking with real wood
Post by: Darko on March 23, 2018, 12:31:22 PM
Let the wood burn down to embers. When it looks like hot charcoal, you're good to go.