Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Green HackBerry in the #BigGreenEgg

In the part of Dallas I reside in a known fact exists that the best BBQ is/was slow cooked with green wood from the nuisance tree Hack Berry.  Other fruit woods add much flavor and are hard to beat when it comes to the great smolder they produce but the Hack Berry has been somewhat intriguing to me in the past year.  Our property just-so-happens to have a large 'in the way' Hack Berry that obviously needs to be removed.  Slowly but surely I have chipped away at this monster which produces many limbs, twigs and large logs that are amazing for the #BigGreenEgg.  This wood is very green and when used produces amazing blue smoke that is mellow and burns for days.  Of course it will produce more build up in the smoker but its good black stuff that will enhance/season your foods while creating a moisture rich environment as they cook.  Using green wood is no secret and will help any type of cooking device produce higher levels of moisture and smolder for longer as they wood has no time to cure.  When using wood for indoor fire wood or heat most like to cure the wood for many months before using since the green wood will clog normal indoor/heating chimneys.  Good luck with the #slowandlow cooking and try different fruit/hardwoods until the right one for you comes along.  Different woods will burn and react in various ways so have fun and mess around when you build your fire and prepare the almighty bed of coals.  

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