Buying BBQ Smoking Wood

Adding flavor to your favorate grilling meat is something that has really begee a major activity to the back yard BBQ. There many woods that will add a wonderful flavor to any meat that you grill. Oak, Hickory, Mesquite, Maple, Sassafras, Walnut, Cherry, and Apple are the most gemon. Each has its own special flavor.
Here are a few things you should know about buying and using wood to flavor your BBQ. Some woods are not good for smoking food. They can impart off flavors or even toxins into your food. Stick with what you know or ask an expert about a particular wood. You can't go wrong with the woods listed above.
Alot of people say that bark on the wood will give your food a bitter flavor. Some people use nothing but bark. Personally, I use the wood just as it gees, with or without bark. The bitter flavor usually means that you used too much or smoked your meat too long. Bark on the wood is a sure indicator of the kind of wood it is.
Woods that you should NEVER BUY. Never buy or use wood from pallets. They may contain chemicals or toxins that spilled from there containers. Also you may not know what kind of wood you are getting.
Do not use wood that came from a furniture factory as it can contain chemicals use in the process of making the furniture. Even some woods that gee from a saw mill may contain chemicals used in the drying process.
Do Not use any wood that gees from sawn boards. Most of this wood is scrap left over from making cabinets, chairs, tables etc. In my dealings with saw mills that sell there hardwood lumber world wide,they tell me that they treat the wood before it is dried with chemicals that help prevent molding and rapid moisture loss.
Do not use wood that has mold or fungi growing on it. This could inpart a bad tast to your expensive tenderloin.
Never buy or use scrap wood from a building site. Usually it is pine or wood that has been stained or painted. You just don't know where that wood has been.
Your best bet is to buy wood that has been cut from a live tree and well seasoned, and not processed into lumber. Wood Chips, Chunks, Strips, Rounds, or Strips will work just fine.
Good Grilling!