Never burned hickory before, what should i expect?

[hupte]

so i recently scrounged some logs. after discovering they are hickory, i smelled the logs and they smell sweet. so i'm wondering what should i expect when burning hickory?? sweet smelling smoke? i hope so... is hickory better btu/sweet smelling smoke, than burning honey locust??

 

[bayard]

better have a good stove . hickory and locust can over heat a poorly made or run stove.

 

[Arnett95]

better have a good stove . hickory and locust can over heat a poorly made or run stove.

I agree stuff gets hot

 

[Arnett95]

we had an outside taylor stove that just heated water that went through the house idk wat its called but you could burn absolutely anything in it but this year I started selling wood nd stuff like seasoned locust, oak, and hickory is what people want

 

[zogger]

Top tier of woods, burns hot, get it split/stacked/dry as soon as possible as bugs love it. Split the bark off for cooking with it.

 

[hupte]

thanx for the replies. i heat with an owb so i love hot burning wood. and good smelling smoke.

 

[Dusty Rhodes]

Hickory is primo firewood. Enjoy the heat and the smell.

 

[Marine5068]

Great BTUs from Hickory
One of the top firewoods

 

[Rburg44]

Im hoping for some good results too itll be my first year with the stuff and im hoping its better then splitting the stringy bast@rds!!

 

[MillerModSaws]

Idk if this will help but I found it in a book one time and thought it was cool. So here ya go

 

[JB Weld]

I burn it in my stove and my smoker. Great wood both ways. I think it smells great!

 

[philoshop]

IME hickory takes a while to dry, and doesn't burn very well before it's down to about 15%. Once there, it's some of the best.