I inadvertently lost the labels to my my smoking wood and now am in a quandary how to tell the difference. I have at least six different woods for smoking. I can tell some such as mesquite but others are difficult such as oak, pear, avocado, apple, cherry, etc. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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Yes, pics please. I have a few of those I can try my best to match up what I think a couple are. W/o pics all we can do is suggest you sniff them as they burn....but that will be still be a guess. Cherry smells unique, but pear and apple are similar. Oak you could probably separate from the others too, very mild and plain, not very incense-like. Fruit wood, especially cherry and peach, are very aromatic. Apple and pear less so, but more than oak. Hope this helps.
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the best way is to look at the cross section, the surface that would be perpendicular to the rings (called the tangential surface in forest products field). It can be done, I had to do it in school, not my best subject by the way. But, apple and pear are going to look extremely similar, almost indistinguishable. Oak is a dead give away as it has little white dots, very small, but visible with magnifying aid. The trick is knowing red oaks from white oaks. Cherry (Prunus serotina) lends a slight reddish color, should stand out to the others. Avacado is outside the SE, so I've got nothing on that one. Some things that helps is ensure the cut surface is smooth and you can slightly wet it to help the details stand out.Last edited by au4stree; September 6, 2018, 01:17 PM.
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