Pomegranate Wood

[Drako]

What should I do with it?

I have pile if pretty good sized Pomegranate logs - I'm tempted to dry them and use them in my BBQ smoker. I have no idea what flavor these would give to meat or veggie, but I don't want to kill anyone. 😀

For the tree huggers out there, I had an Arborist come out after it started leaning over in March. Apparently the root ball was rotting, it was a 40+ year old bush/tree and had reached the limit of its useful life.

I was going to put all of it out for yard waste, but the wood seemed like it might be good for burning/smoking.

Does the wood have too much tannin in it to use for cooking/smoking?

 

[Drako]

No love from the meat smokers out there?

 

[Drako]

bump.

 

[NetWareHead]

Id treat it like any fruit wood and use where that is appropriate. It cant hurt. As long as its dry and not moldy/rotten. I'd remove the bark as they have high tannin levels. try it with something neutral like chicken or even cheese etc...

 

[Drako]

Id treat it like any fruit wood and use where that is appropriate. It cant hurt. As long as its dry and not moldy/rotten. I'd remove the bark as they have high tannin levels. try it with something neutral like chicken or even cheese etc...

Yeah, that's what I was thinking too. Thanks for the feedback.

 

[Mandres]

I'm not familiar with the characteristics of that wood but it might be valuable to local woodworkers. How big are the logs?

 

[Drako]

I'm not familiar with the characteristics of that wood but it might be valuable to local woodworkers. How big are the logs?

Biggest ones are only a 4" in diameter. Pomegranate trees are pretty spindly, so not really useful for most woodworking. One of my neighbors has made some wooden spoons and forks with it though. 😀

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

Biggest ones are only a 4" in diameter. Pomegranate trees are pretty spindly, so not really useful for most woodworking. One of my neighbors has made some wooden spoons and forks with it though. 😀

Pen turners sometimes use it.

It should be fine to use if you remove all bark first. The bark produce toxic fumes.

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

I used to use Grape wood and Apple wood to smoke and loved the flavors they added but IMO
Pecan wood > * for smoking

 

[Drako]

I used to use Grape wood and Apple wood to smoke and loved the flavors they added but IMO
Pecan wood > * for smoking

I mostly smoke apple and/or hickory, just because I have a bunch of it laying around. Pecan tastes pretty much like hickory, doesn't it?