There may also be cottonwood being burned. Burning treated lumber is not advisable. Plastic will not burn up completely, which will leave you with a mess in your fireplace. For one, it creates hazardous fumes that you should not breath and black yucky smoke. I didnt think much of the BBQ but I dont fjg it had anything to do with the fig wood.

Anything I should know? Psychmike22 said:. Click to expand JPG Thanks for the information. I have attached a picture of the limbs after processing. I have others cut down to 4 feet with a diameter of about 4 inches. I waxed all of the ends to slow down the moisture loss and hopefully prevent cracking. It is stored in a cold garage. You must log in or register to reply here.

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Is this necessary, or can you use it green? They work like a charm. But what about fig? What about the Fig bark? If it's worth using, I'll save the pieces. Not sure about fig for smoke wood It may even numb your lips and tongue if you eat it it, similar to creosote from stale smoke due to poor smoke chamber ventilation.

I've seen fig on a safe list, but never Fig Wood For Turning Vocabulary spoken to anybody to find out if it actually has a nice flavor. I kind of thought that green wood might tend to give off bitter flavors, but wanted to ask - just in case.

Dutch Smoking Guru Staff member. OTBS Member. SMF Premier Member. OTBS Admin. Group Lead. PortlandRoger, Fig sap is latex based and some people develope a rash when the sap comes in contact with the skin. It is advisable to wear long pants and a long sleeved shirt when cutting fresh fig wood. Once the wood is seasoned, the sap is not as great as a concern. Seasoned Fig wood has a spicy aroma when burned and some say that it smells like cinnamon.

It produces a rash similar to poison oak. No other sap from any other trees does that to me except fig. Dutch is spot on Try Fig Wood For Turning Knowledge it on chicken, or other "mild" food, before you use it to impress I season salt with fig Fig Wood For Turning Table wood Bubba Blue said:.

Try it on chicken Try leaving the chicken unwrapped in the fridge for at least a couple of hours. This will, along with a good pat down, dry out the skin. Also adding a little extra salt to the skin will pull the moister out.

Last edited: May 16, First question. What kind of fig? I would say the fruit bearing varieties are ok, but I would be wary about some of the ornamental ones. They may be OK, or they may not be. I just don't know for a fact. Are you giving it away or selling.

They have fig everything there. And there was a small vendor there selling BBQ that was cooked using fig wood. I didnt think much of the BBQ but I dont think it had anything to do with the fig wood.

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