Persimmon wood for grilling/smoking?

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Persimmon wood for grilling/smoking?

October 5, 2020, 05:24 PM

There's a persimmon tree available. Hurricane Sally put it on the ground and my son and I are thinking about harvesting the firewood out of it.

I think I remember it being a prized wood for smoking and grilling.

Insights and experience would be appreciated.
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October 5, 2020, 05:53 PM

No personal experience, but Googling 'persimmon wood for smoking' lots of hits to other forums. Apparently it's good stuff, jump on it.
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ComfortablyNumb commented

October 5, 2020, 05:54 PM

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Best wood for smoking meat: smoking wood, smoking good!

https://www.terrapinpeakbbb.com/blog/2013/05/best-wood-for-smoking-meat-smoking-wood-smoking-good

best wood to use to smoke beef, pork, chicken and fish
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October 5, 2020, 07:17 PM

Persimmon is good stuff, and I have used chunks of it for years. Use it like you would any other fruit wood.
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October 5, 2020, 07:39 PM

Used to be prized for making wooden driver heads for golf clubs.
Not a tree found up in these parts as far as I know.
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#5

October 5, 2020, 08:15 PM

Yep, it’s a fruit wood so grab what ya can before someone else does...👍👍
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October 6, 2020, 06:55 AM

Send me some!!
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Alphonse

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Pits/Grills:
Wood burners:
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Fire pits
Charcoal:
PK 360
PK 300 (at camp)
Weber
Custom park grill (at camp)
Kamados:
Big Joe III
Big Green Egg lg
Grill Dome lg (at camp and it sucks!)
Gas:
Modern Home Products WNK
RecTeq Matador w/WOK
Blackstsones (at home & camp)
Yakatori: Konro XL

Electronics/Tools:
FireBoard - Original, II, and Spark
Fans - Pit Viper, Pit Bull, FireBoard
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KJ rotisseries (L and XL)
Lots of cast iron, woks, etc.
GrillGratesÂ® and SearMagicÂ®
Sous Vide Water Immersion Oven
Kindling crackers (at home & camp), axes - Gransfor, other favs
Just like most everyone here, a lot of other stuff!
#7

October 11, 2020, 07:19 PM

I cherry picked the downed tree and got a nice load of the persimmon today. I stuck with the smaller and straight stuff. My son was headed over to cut the trunk up.

It is amazing how yellow it is. It is also amazing how hard it is. This stuff is a bear to split.
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mrteddyprincess commented

October 12, 2020, 11:42 AM

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My grandma had a persimmon tree in her backyard when I was growing up. Her persimmon pudding at Thanksgiving and Christmas was to die for. She lived in Morgantown, IN.

Good luck and let us know how you like smoking with it!

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