Cooking over wood fire

[rebel]

I had a Chinese buffet the other day, and I did a facebook check in thingy a the place and I put "You wan buffet and peshhi, or no you wan moundew???!!!"

I got called a racist by like 5 people in my own status for making fun of Chinese people at a Chinese buffet joint LIKE NOBODY HAS EVER DONE THAT....

I have no idea what to say about your burning plastic and cooking meat over it though. I'd imagine it would change the flavor a bit.

Huh, Facebook.
Imagine that...........

Since I don't go there, tell'em I said "Tough fortune cookies" for me.

LMAO.



I ain't gonna cook over burning plastic, LOL.



I don't plan on using pine, except maybe some green needley stuff to get it going. One of my trees here is walnut, plus I saved about 80% of a dead one I cut down about 2 years ago so I could experiment with making outdoor log furniture. But I broke my band saw the other day because it's a Chinese piece of ****. Actually it says "MADE IN TAIWAN" but I'm still gonna call it Chinese cuz it's cheaply made.

I'm also not planning on cooking food over any kind of construction lumber cuz most of it's pine, and if it's pressure-treated, it's full of arsenic. I think the majority of the wood I might use at home is either maple or whatever the hell these big hollow mystery trees are. They might be maple. All I know is that there are all those little helicopter things all over the place every spring (maple seeds) and they're all hollow and one of them has a nest in it and if you stand on the back porch and look up, most of the time there are two yearling Great Horned owls looking down at you with those mean, evil eyes, probably wishing they knew how to fly so they could swoop down and peck your eyes out. (Them damn things are mean, like flying snapping turtles.)

@Racer X 69, my fire pit thing is made of sheet metal. Black iron I think. It's black, but not painted black. It's just black like the wood stove in my living room. While I was putting it together, I had Mrs. Duck read the manual, just to keep her occupied because she wasn't interested in playing with the bubble wrap, and she said that it mentioned something about adding 5 lbs of sand to the thing. That would almost compensate for the thermal mass of your 1300 lb cast iron thing. And mine aint got a hole in the bottom. It's just a big bowl with legs.

Most any wood is fine, even construction wood. The only icky stuff is plywood and pressure treated, the rest is fine.
Had to improvise a few times after hurricanes and ice storms with whatever I could find. No problems.

 

[notarps4me]

Most of today's treated lumber is with salt water. That is why a lot of people use galvanized screws in it. Other wise the screws will rust.

 

[2xR]

Hardwood... cooks the best, and, imparts the most flavor. Oak and Hickory are the choice here in the East, with Hickory being the favorite.

I never burn my wood in the grill. I have a 55 gal steel drum cut length wise and one end removed. I use it to burn my wood until I have coals. With the end removed, I can easily shovel the coals out and place them in the grill. I keep burning and making coals until the cooking is done. Tending the fire and cooking the meat is hard work and requires an ample supply of beer to keep my thirst quenched. It usually attracts plenty of helpers willing to lend a hand, as well.

For a quick burger, steak, or, piece of chicken it's not worth the efforts. Just light the gas grill and be done with it.

A Party Lookin' For A Place To Happen

 

[RACEFAN]

I have two smokers, and have used hickory, and mesqite. But to get the best flavor I have found that applewood is the best, especially with fish. Ever had smoked trout? Good lord, you will never go back to regular. It tastes like a smoked ham. Really.

 

[DubbleD]

Most of today's treated lumber is with salt water. That is why a lot of people use galvanized screws in it. Other wise the screws will rust.

Actually its pressurized with chemicals chromium, copper, and arsenic. The use of galvanized anything used with this lumber is NOT approved and will void any warranty. Stainless is the only approved connector or hanger that can be used.

I used to be a code enforcer .

Go ahead and use it for your cooking pleasures... I've often asked myself how herbs and such were found to give us pleasure.

 

[SweetDaddy]

Actually its pressurized with chemicals chromium, copper, and arsenic. The use of galvanized anything used with this lumber is NOT approved and will void any warranty. Stainless is the only approved connector or hanger that can be used.

I used to be a code enforcer .

Go ahead and use it for your cooking pleasures... I've often asked myself how herbs and such were found to give us pleasure.

Yeah I use too have too deal with you guys all the time in construction

Some of your fellow colleagues are real nazis

I though they finally quit using arsenic

 

[Duck]

Yeah I use too have too deal with you guys all the time in construction

Some of your fellow colleagues are real nazis

I though they finally quit using arsenic

When we tore down an old barn and replaced it with a new one, this county building inspector guy was making himself such a pain in the ass I was tempted to let the dog out of the house.

One time after the new barn was done, this guy pulled up, didn't call to say he was coming, he just pulled up in a plain old car, plain clothes, and walked into the new barn. I went outside with my .45 tucked in my belt cuz I didn't even know who he was.

 

[rebel]

I have two smokers, and have used hickory, and mesqite. But to get the best flavor I have found that applewood is the best, especially with fish. Ever had smoked trout? Good lord, you will never go back to regular. It tastes like a smoked ham. Really.

I've heard good things about apple wood too. When they tear out and replant the orchards around here I think I'll drop by with a chain saw to grab some. They just push it in a pile and burn it anyway.

Tending the fire and cooking the meat is hard work and requires an ample supply of beer to keep my thirst quenched. It usually attracts plenty of helpers willing to lend a hand, as well.

It's good to see American work ethics are alive and well.........

 

[DubbleD]

Yeah I use too have too deal with you guys all the time in construction

Some of your fellow colleagues are real nazis

I though they finally quit using arsenic

The amount was reduced. A man in Vermont or someplace like that was charged with murdering his wife by the use of Arsenic. It was later discovered that she was the "right hand man" for a large decking project with her husband on their own property. All the material was the older version of Treated that used a higher concentrate of Arsenic.

Charges were dismissed.

I'll never be thanked for all the lives I've saved because most won't understand the reasons their attached decks that are 12 feet off the ground are still standing. Imagine for a minute that without "guys like me", most carpenter type morons would use 8d commons on the brackets that are supporting the framing of that deck.

8d commons start corroding 2 weeks after install, are completely eroded at the connection in 9 months. Galvanized takes about 5 times more time and stainless WILL be effected but is the only material approved.

What's holding yer deck up???

Then consider the liability to the company that erected that deck.

I didn't work for the state or govt. I worked for an independently owned framing sub contractor who had the foresight to want to protect his company and the jobs of 600 carpenters including single and multi family, trim, siding and window and door crews.

Somebody had to keep it pure. I worked side by side with material manufacturers and State and Govt' inspectors of IRC/IBC and OSHA to improve the quality of workmanship and safety for the guy that signed my checks.

 

[RACEFAN]

I've heard good things about apple wood too. When they tear out and replant the orchards around here I think I'll drop by with a chain saw to grab some. They just push it in a pile and burn it anyway.



It's good to see American work ethics are alive and well.........

Heck yeah, go get ya some of that apple wood. Obviously let it dry out real well, then either use it to burn, or I like to soak the apple wood chips in a bowl of water overnight and use the in the smoker with some Kingsford. Excellent flavor. We just pruned our apple tree, so I'm letting it dry out now.

 

[SweetDaddy]

The amount was reduced. A man in Vermont or someplace like that was charged with murdering his wife by the use of Arsenic. It was later discovered that she was the "right hand man" for a large decking project with her husband on their own property. All the material was the older version of Treated that used a higher concentrate of Arsenic.

Charges were dismissed.

I'll never be thanked for all the lives I've saved because most won't understand the reasons their attached decks that are 12 feet off the ground are still standing. Imagine for a minute that without "guys like me", most carpenter type morons would use 8d commons on the brackets that are supporting the framing of that deck.

8d commons start corroding 2 weeks after install, are completely eroded at the connection in 9 months. Galvanized takes about 5 times more time and stainless WILL be effected but is the only material approved.

What's holding yer deck up???

Then consider the liability to the company that erected that deck.

I didn't work for the state or govt. I worked for an independently owned framing sub contractor who had the foresight to want to protect his company and the jobs of 600 carpenters including single and multi family, trim, siding and window and door crews.

Somebody had to keep it pure. I worked side by side with material manufacturers and State and Govt' inspectors of IRC/IBC and OSHA to improve the quality of workmanship and safety for the guy that signed my checks.

I completely agree a fixed standard is needed their are way too many ate up sum bitches out here
doing mainly illegal tho allso very unsafe work

And a standard is needed no doubt

That is one huge operation that dude had going

Hell I workd for a construction company commerical/industrial building

They only had about a 100 employees for carpentry,masonry,an laborers

They subed out everything else good job great pay too much political bs

I gott into it with a crew leader almost daily, and then I had a few encounters with

Supervisor I had a huge attitude back then so it wasn't gonna last

Tho it was really fun an kool projects

I thought about doing home inspections an code enforcement after my last construction accident

An then I had a genius idea of driving truck

Should got into the insurance claims for storms back in the 90s

Hell I coulda been semi retired already

 

[SweetDaddy]

The amount was reduced. A man in Vermont or someplace like that was charged with murdering his wife by the use of Arsenic. It was later discovered that she was the "right hand man" for a large decking project with her husband on their own property. All the material was the older version of Treated that used a higher concentrate of Arsenic.

Charges were dismissed.

I'll never be thanked for all the lives I've saved because most won't understand the reasons their attached decks that are 12 feet off the ground are still standing. Imagine for a minute that without "guys like me", most carpenter type morons would use 8d commons on the brackets that are supporting the framing of that deck.

8d commons start corroding 2 weeks after install, are completely eroded at the connection in 9 months. Galvanized takes about 5 times more time and stainless WILL be effected but is the only material approved.

What's holding yer deck up???

Then consider the liability to the company that erected that deck.

I didn't work for the state or govt. I worked for an independently owned framing sub contractor who had the foresight to want to protect his company and the jobs of 600 carpenters including single and multi family, trim, siding and window and door crews.

Somebody had to keep it pure. I worked side by side with material manufacturers and State and Govt' inspectors of IRC/IBC and OSHA to improve the quality of workmanship and safety for the guy that signed my checks.

Also I was an still am a huge fan of adhesives

 

[SweetDaddy]

When we tore down an old barn and replaced it with a new one, this county building inspector guy was making himself such a pain in the ass I was tempted to let the dog out of the house.

One time after the new barn was done, this guy pulled up, didn't call to say he was coming, he just pulled up in a plain old car, plain clothes, and walked into the new barn. I went outside with my .45 tucked in my belt cuz I didn't even know who he was.

I love this one I would to see the look on dudes face when you showed up

 

[Duck]

I love this one I would to see the look on dudes face when you showed up

It was somewhat sorta concealed. He didn't say anything about it.

 

[Injun]

You can carry a concealed weapon all you want to on your own property. You can open carry, loaded all you want on your own property.

As long as you are entitled to own firearms, there's not a durned thing anyone can say about it, so long as you don't threaten anyone with it. Believe it or not, this even applies in California.