Black walnut cannot be used for smoking
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I use to sell wood to a guy who had a commercial wood fired pizza oven. He told me that black walnut was toxic for cooking with and only wanted oak. So that's were I got my info from. I burn a lot of walnut I feel like I have to empty the ash pan more frequently than when I burn other types of wood. We burn 30 face cords of wood a winter. We had our forest logged two years ago. Lots of tops left over. They took red and white oak. And black walnut. Our one tree was 25 feet tall before it split and was over 5 feet in diameter. They were able to get a lot of long runs from the one tree.I have to ask Weaver, et al. the question: Why is it that black walnut cannot be used for smoking meat?
It's only the leaves and young bark when green. It's dangerous to any ungulates, deer, cows, sheep, that chew their cud and sits in the stomach acid. There is a formula of grams per body weight. Something like 2-4 pounds of Black Cherry leave can be a lethal dose to a 1200 pound cow. Lots of info and university studies in a Google search. I just make sure I don't use green sticks to roast my hot dogs, Joe.Never heard that about cherry. I use black cherry when smoking all the time. I soak dry pieces of wood and haven't used green.
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