So for those of you in the Western Pennsylvania area, I have found a good source for BBQ wood. Firewood Fellas. https://www.firewoodfellas.net/. I got all of the wood you see here for 50 dollars. It's all oak splits, and the smell is phenomenal. It reminds me of when my wife and I toured Independent Stave Barrel company in Kentucky several years ago.
If not cooking outdoors, I am cooking on the stovetop with my 14" carbon steel wok, 12" CI skillet, or in the oven with my two Lodge CI pizza pans, or two dutch ovens. I've also got a nifty Lodge carbon steel grill pan that rocks for veggies outdoors.
I figured in western PA that you would just drive off to the woods and chop it down yourself....
Glad you found a source, but that seems expensive, and unless mixed with charcoal, won't last you too many cooks?
Is there not a local tree and firewood service that can sell you seasoned oak? I ask, because I got a half cord (64 cubic feet). of seasoned oak and hickory delivered for $125, a full cord would have been $200. I know its even cheaper in other areas than it is here too. A 1/2 cord is a stack 4' high and 10.5' long.
Of course, your source appears to kiln dry it for cooking wood, versus being seasoned in a stack in a field like mine was.
Had I gone with their "cooking mix" which contains a mix of Oak, Cherry, Maple and Hickory, their prices would have been similar to what you pay. I was specifically looking for oak only, so I paid slightly more I guess. I do plan on using a charcoal base and having the oak as a flavoring agent, so I should get more milage out of the wood.
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I agree, that seem pretty expensive. Around here I can get a pickup load of seasoned oak or hickory for between $60-70.
If you have a Facebook account look on their market place site....tons of things for sale on there.
Craigslist can be a gold mine for free or cheap wood. I get my oak and cherry from my own property, but CL is my go-to for anything else, or if I'm running low on well-seasoned stuff.
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