OK, I found part of my answer using search. That you CAN use wood from trees in your yard for smoking. GREAT, as I have an unlimited supply of Pecan, Mesquite, and Oak (live oak).
My question is, once I trim an Oak, or cut off a chunck of Mesquite, or the Pecan trees "self prune", how long should I let the wood dry, or age until it will be suitable for smoking?
Also, I do not have a CS smoker, but rather a ST, bought very lightly used off of Craigslist,for CHEAP, so please don't hate on me. It is way better built than anything I have seen at a store, IE Bradley, Masterbuilt, and some others. I doubt I'll ever wear it out, but if I do, well, I'll just consider myself lucky for getting to smoke that much meat.
I like this forum, as it is WAY more informative than the ST forum, and if y'all don't mind a "ferigner", I'm sure I'll have lots more questions in the near future.
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