{"id":749,"date":"2017-03-01T10:19:41","date_gmt":"2017-03-01T14:19:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.smokinlicious.com\/blog\/?p=749"},"modified":"2021-02-24T13:56:07","modified_gmt":"2021-02-24T18:56:07","slug":"10-things-to-consider-before-purchasing-wood-for-cooking-grilling-smoking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smokinlicious.com\/blog\/10-things-to-consider-before-purchasing-wood-for-cooking-grilling-smoking\/","title":{"rendered":"PURCHASING WOOD FOR COOKING 10 THINGS TO CONSIDER"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Smokinlicious<\/a>

Smokinlicious\u00ae wood blocks<\/a> are a pristine backdrop for the 10 things to consider when purchasing wood for cooking!!<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Listen<\/p>\nhttp:\/\/www.smokinlicious.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/10-THINGS-TO-CONSIDER-AUDIO-2.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

Many of you who reside in the Southern and Western States have the advantage of being able to engage in wood-fired cooking pretty much whenever you want, regardless of the calendar.\u00a0 You may do so on an LP grill, a charcoal grill, charcoal\/wood smoker, or electric grill or smoker.\u00a0 Those of us living in the North and to the East – though we could continue cooking outdoors all year – usually elect to restrict our outdoor cooking methods until temperatures climb above 55\u00b0F!<\/p>\n

Soon, it will be an even playing field when it comes to enjoying the outdoors for all of us so what better way to get prepared than to start thinking about replenishing supplies for our outdoor living and cooking.<\/p>\n

Today, I\u2019m going to give you a guide on the top 10 things to consider when purchasing wood for cooking, grilling or smoking in general.<\/strong><\/p>\n

#1 Is the wood native to the USA?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

If the wood comes from outside the United States, it doesn\u2019t necessarily make it a bad choice but you do need to understand that importing wood products into the USA is highly regulated.\u00a0 Mostly, the wood needs to be certified that it has been treated in some way to ensure no insects are hitching a ride in!\u00a0 Remember, that treatment could be with chemicals or by heat only, so be sure you check the label.\u00a0 This product may turn out to only be ideal for hot temperature cooking like searing and grilling due to the dryness of the wood, or if chemicals were used, it shouldn\u2019t be used at all.<\/p>\n

#2 Is the wood 100% hardwood?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

It is imperative that any wood you use to cook with, wood chips, wood chunks, logs or dust be only hardwood. \u00a0Look for labeling that attest to the fact that only hardwood was used as some companies will use a mix of softwood and hardwood or include press woods<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>

SmokinLicious\u00ae Double Fillet Chunks<\/p><\/div>\n

#3 How does the company get the wood?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Many of the companies who supply wood chips<\/a> for cooking have another manufacturing process that produces a scrap or waste product.\u00a0 Not Smokinlicious\u00ae!\u00a0 Often, those leftovers are used in this secondary business of BBQ woods, smoking woods, or cooking woods, to name a few of the labeling names.\u00a0 Check packaging for the source or origin location of the wood and if that company name matches the one on the front of the packaging label.<\/p>\n

#4 Are you getting the wood named on the label?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>This seems like a no brainer but honestly, wood is no different than olive oil or cheese.\u00a0 You may not be getting 100% of the wood species listed on the label just as we\u2019re finding extra virgin olive oils may not be extra virgin or grated cheese isn\u2019t 100% cheese!\u00a0 If you find packaging that simply states \u201chardwood\u201d or \u201cmixed hardwoods\u201d then you don\u2019t know what you\u2019re getting.\u00a0 Be sure to read the entire label and check for a reference to 100% of a species.<\/p>\n

#5 Is the brand name the actual manufacturer of the wood or just the distributor?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

It is very common for brands to be in a business that they don\u2019t participate in from a manufacturing point.\u00a0 Check the small print on the label to see if the manufacturer of the product is listed or if the label simply states who the product is distributed by.\u00a0 Distributors don\u2019t have a lot of history on the product in the box or bag.<\/p>\n

#6 Does the seller make claim to a certain cooking method for the wood?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>This is key to ensuring you don\u2019t end up with a disaster.\u00a0 If the packaging clearly states the product is for grilling, then don\u2019t try to use it in your smoker or stove top smoking pan.\u00a0 Compatibility of a cooking wood to equipment should factor in the moisture level of the wood.\u00a0 Too dry, and it will just catch fire.\u00a0 Too wet and you won\u2019t be able to grill with it.<\/p>\n

#7 Are there any terms such as \u201cnaturally cured\u201d or kiln dried on the label?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The terms generally mean that the wood has been air dried for an extended period, much like you do with firewood before using it in your fireplace, or the wood has been exposed to low temperature drying in an enclosed area.\u00a0 Either method means the wood will usually have a moisture level of 4-13% which will not make it ideal for hot smoking techniques.\u00a0 Again, these woods are best for high heat level cooking as dry wood produces a lot of heat.\u00a0 Woods with a moisture level ~20% are ideal for hot smoking.<\/p>\n

#8 Does the wood have bark?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Photo<\/a>

Our competitors’ bark on product<\/p><\/div>\n

\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Bark is the protector of the tree and so it is like a sponge, absorbing anything that isn\u2019t healthy to the tree.\u00a0 When bark-on wood is exposed to heat, you will get a lot of separation or weakness to the cell structure of the bark. \u00a0This can loosen during exposure to heat and burn separately causing flare ups in temperature control, sparks, and leave a coating on your equipment.\u00a0 If you have an option, go bark-free!<\/p>\n

#9 Does the packaging label reference cooking or merely say \u201cfirewood\u201d?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

If you planning on going camping and setting up an elevate cooking grate over the fire, or using a Dutch oven for cowboy-style of cooking, then I don\u2019t have a problem with using split firewood for the cooking part.\u00a0 This is in the great outdoors where there is a lot of area to handle the smoke vapor.\u00a0 But if you are using any kind of equipment that has a contained firebox area, please use something other than firewood to cook with. \u00a0You simply don\u2019t know where the wood has been or what it may contain so cooking within a confined chamber is not the ideal.\u00a0 Firewood can have a lot of resin, sap, and spark.<\/p>\n

#10 Does the brand sell the product by weight?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Wood is a commodity that has a lot of variance when it comes to weight due to differences in density, moisture level, and variety of the species.\u00a0 It is the reason why wood cannot<\/strong> be sold by weight legally.\u00a0 Look at the packaging and be sure there is a reference to cubic inches, cubic feet, liters, centimeters, etc.\u00a0 Anything but weight.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>There you have it!\u00a0 A guide for your upcoming outdoor cooking season using a variety of cooking\/grilling woods like wood chips<\/a>, chunks<\/a>, logs<\/a> or dust<\/a>.\u00a0 Take a bit of time to check the packaging and examine all the information on a website before making your decision.\u00a0 Most importantly ask yourself: Do I want to eat anything cooked over this?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Dr.

Dr. Smoke- Before purchasing wood for cooking, it’s important to know the many factors!<\/p><\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"More

More Related reading on purchasing wood for cooking:<\/p><\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Wood Chips Grande Sapore<\/a><\/h2>\n

Wood Chunks- Double or Single Filet<\/a><\/h2>\n

Smoker Logs- Full & Quarter Cut<\/a><\/h2>\n

Smoking Dust- Spice for Your Equipment<\/a><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

a guide on the top 10 things to consider when you purchase wood for grilling, smoking, or cooking in general<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,3,14],"tags":[40,36,93,34,27,26,32,28,49,41,58,33,42,39,59,38,37,35,24,54],"class_list":["post-749","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general-smoking-information","category-smoking-tips","category-wood-questions","tag-alder","tag-ash","tag-bbq-smoking","tag-beech","tag-clean-product","tag-cooking","tag-culinary-quality-wood-products","tag-friction-logs","tag-full-cut-log","tag-grande-sapore","tag-hardwood","tag-hickory","tag-minuto","tag-red-oak","tag-smoking","tag-sugar-maple","tag-white-oak","tag-wild-cherry","tag-wood-fired-cooking","tag-wood-flavored"],"yoast_head":"\nPURCHASING WOOD FOR COOKING 10 THINGS TO CONSIDER - Smokinlicious\u00ae Smoking Wood Tips<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Purchasing wood for cooking, grilling, and smoking- we present 10 things to consider before making that smoke wood purchase.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smokinlicious.com\/blog\/10-things-to-consider-before-purchasing-wood-for-cooking-grilling-smoking\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"PURCHASING WOOD FOR COOKING 10 THINGS TO CONSIDER - Smokinlicious\u00ae Smoking Wood Tips\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Purchasing wood for cooking, grilling, and smoking- we present 10 things to consider before making that smoke wood purchase.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.smokinlicious.com\/blog\/10-things-to-consider-before-purchasing-wood-for-cooking-grilling-smoking\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Smokinlicious\u00ae Smoking Wood Tips\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Smokinlicious-Gourmet-Wood-Products-1284548111592144\/?ref=br_rs\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2017-03-01T14:19:41+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-02-24T18:56:07+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/www.smokinlicious.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/10-things-to-consider-before-purchasing-wood-1024x576.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"DrSmoke\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@DrSmokeSmokin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@DrSmokeSmokin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"DrSmoke\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"6 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.smokinlicious.com\\\/blog\\\/10-things-to-consider-before-purchasing-wood-for-cooking-grilling-smoking\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.smokinlicious.com\\\/blog\\\/10-things-to-consider-before-purchasing-wood-for-cooking-grilling-smoking\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"DrSmoke\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.smokinlicious.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/54414873069f00e3d5eccc02256b107f\"},\"headline\":\"PURCHASING WOOD FOR COOKING 10 THINGS TO CONSIDER\",\"datePublished\":\"2017-03-01T14:19:41+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-02-24T18:56:07+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.smokinlicious.com\\\/blog\\\/10-things-to-consider-before-purchasing-wood-for-cooking-grilling-smoking\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":1245,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.smokinlicious.com\\\/blog\\\/10-things-to-consider-before-purchasing-wood-for-cooking-grilling-smoking\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\\\/\\\/www.smokinlicious.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/10-things-to-consider-before-purchasing-wood-1024x576.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Alder\",\"Ash\",\"bbq smoking\",\"Beech\",\"clean product\",\"cooking\",\"culinary quality wood products\",\"friction logs\",\"full cut log\",\"Grande Sapore\",\"hardwood\",\"Hickory\",\"Minuto\",\"Red Oak\",\"smoking\",\"Sugar Maple\",\"White Oak\",\"Wild Cherry\",\"Wood fired cooking\",\"wood flavored\"],\"articleSection\":[\"General Smoking Information\",\"Smoking Tips\",\"Wood Questions\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.smokinlicious.com\\\/blog\\\/10-things-to-consider-before-purchasing-wood-for-cooking-grilling-smoking\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.smokinlicious.com\\\/blog\\\/10-things-to-consider-before-purchasing-wood-for-cooking-grilling-smoking\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.smokinlicious.com\\\/blog\\\/10-things-to-consider-before-purchasing-wood-for-cooking-grilling-smoking\\\/\",\"name\":\"PURCHASING WOOD FOR COOKING 10 THINGS TO CONSIDER - Smokinlicious\u00ae Smoking Wood Tips\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.smokinlicious.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.smokinlicious.com\\\/blog\\\/10-things-to-consider-before-purchasing-wood-for-cooking-grilling-smoking\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.smokinlicious.com\\\/blog\\\/10-things-to-consider-before-purchasing-wood-for-cooking-grilling-smoking\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\\\/\\\/www.smokinlicious.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/10-things-to-consider-before-purchasing-wood-1024x576.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2017-03-01T14:19:41+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-02-24T18:56:07+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.smokinlicious.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/54414873069f00e3d5eccc02256b107f\"},\"description\":\"Purchasing wood for cooking, grilling, and smoking- we present 10 things to consider before making that smoke wood purchase.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.smokinlicious.com\\\/blog\\\/10-things-to-consider-before-purchasing-wood-for-cooking-grilling-smoking\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.smokinlicious.com\\\/blog\\\/10-things-to-consider-before-purchasing-wood-for-cooking-grilling-smoking\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.smokinlicious.com\\\/blog\\\/10-things-to-consider-before-purchasing-wood-for-cooking-grilling-smoking\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.smokinlicious.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/10-things-to-consider-before-purchasing-wood.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.smokinlicious.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/10-things-to-consider-before-purchasing-wood.jpg\",\"width\":1024,\"height\":576,\"caption\":\"Smokinlicious wood blocks is a clean backdrop\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.smokinlicious.com\\\/blog\\\/10-things-to-consider-before-purchasing-wood-for-cooking-grilling-smoking\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.smokinlicious.com\\\/blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"PURCHASING WOOD FOR COOKING 10 THINGS TO CONSIDER\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.smokinlicious.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.smokinlicious.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"Smokinlicious\u00ae Smoking Wood Tips\",\"description\":\"Wood Cooking & Smoking Tips\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.smokinlicious.com\\\/blog\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.smokinlicious.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/54414873069f00e3d5eccc02256b107f\",\"name\":\"DrSmoke\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.smokinlicious.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/wphb-cache\\\/gravatar\\\/2a7\\\/2a75393e26c395c0182ea0c6a6251a36x96.jpg\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.smokinlicious.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/wphb-cache\\\/gravatar\\\/2a7\\\/2a75393e26c395c0182ea0c6a6251a36x96.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.smokinlicious.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/wphb-cache\\\/gravatar\\\/2a7\\\/2a75393e26c395c0182ea0c6a6251a36x96.jpg\",\"caption\":\"DrSmoke\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\\\/\\\/www.smokinlicious.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.smokinlicious.com\\\/blog\\\/author\\\/terryg\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"PURCHASING WOOD FOR COOKING 10 THINGS TO CONSIDER - Smokinlicious\u00ae Smoking Wood Tips","description":"Purchasing wood for cooking, grilling, and smoking- we present 10 things to consider before making that smoke wood purchase.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.smokinlicious.com\/blog\/10-things-to-consider-before-purchasing-wood-for-cooking-grilling-smoking\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"PURCHASING WOOD FOR COOKING 10 THINGS TO CONSIDER - Smokinlicious\u00ae Smoking Wood Tips","og_description":"Purchasing wood for cooking, grilling, and smoking- we present 10 things to consider before making that smoke wood purchase.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.smokinlicious.com\/blog\/10-things-to-consider-before-purchasing-wood-for-cooking-grilling-smoking\/","og_site_name":"Smokinlicious\u00ae Smoking Wood Tips","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Smokinlicious-Gourmet-Wood-Products-1284548111592144\/?ref=br_rs","article_published_time":"2017-03-01T14:19:41+00:00","article_modified_time":"2021-02-24T18:56:07+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.smokinlicious.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/10-things-to-consider-before-purchasing-wood-1024x576.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"DrSmoke","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@DrSmokeSmokin","twitter_site":"@DrSmokeSmokin","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"DrSmoke","Est. reading time":"6 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.smokinlicious.com\/blog\/10-things-to-consider-before-purchasing-wood-for-cooking-grilling-smoking\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.smokinlicious.com\/blog\/10-things-to-consider-before-purchasing-wood-for-cooking-grilling-smoking\/"},"author":{"name":"DrSmoke","@id":"https:\/\/www.smokinlicious.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/54414873069f00e3d5eccc02256b107f"},"headline":"PURCHASING WOOD FOR COOKING 10 THINGS TO CONSIDER","datePublished":"2017-03-01T14:19:41+00:00","dateModified":"2021-02-24T18:56:07+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.smokinlicious.com\/blog\/10-things-to-consider-before-purchasing-wood-for-cooking-grilling-smoking\/"},"wordCount":1245,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.smokinlicious.com\/blog\/10-things-to-consider-before-purchasing-wood-for-cooking-grilling-smoking\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/www.smokinlicious.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/10-things-to-consider-before-purchasing-wood-1024x576.jpg","keywords":["Alder","Ash","bbq smoking","Beech","clean product","cooking","culinary quality wood products","friction logs","full cut log","Grande Sapore","hardwood","Hickory","Minuto","Red Oak","smoking","Sugar Maple","White Oak","Wild Cherry","Wood fired cooking","wood flavored"],"articleSection":["General Smoking Information","Smoking Tips","Wood Questions"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.smokinlicious.com\/blog\/10-things-to-consider-before-purchasing-wood-for-cooking-grilling-smoking\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.smokinlicious.com\/blog\/10-things-to-consider-before-purchasing-wood-for-cooking-grilling-smoking\/","url":"https:\/\/www.smokinlicious.com\/blog\/10-things-to-consider-before-purchasing-wood-for-cooking-grilling-smoking\/","name":"PURCHASING WOOD FOR COOKING 10 THINGS TO CONSIDER - Smokinlicious\u00ae Smoking Wood Tips","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.smokinlicious.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.smokinlicious.com\/blog\/10-things-to-consider-before-purchasing-wood-for-cooking-grilling-smoking\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.smokinlicious.com\/blog\/10-things-to-consider-before-purchasing-wood-for-cooking-grilling-smoking\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/www.smokinlicious.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/10-things-to-consider-before-purchasing-wood-1024x576.jpg","datePublished":"2017-03-01T14:19:41+00:00","dateModified":"2021-02-24T18:56:07+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.smokinlicious.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/54414873069f00e3d5eccc02256b107f"},"description":"Purchasing wood for cooking, grilling, and smoking- we present 10 things to consider before making that smoke wood purchase.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.smokinlicious.com\/blog\/10-things-to-consider-before-purchasing-wood-for-cooking-grilling-smoking\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.smokinlicious.com\/blog\/10-things-to-consider-before-purchasing-wood-for-cooking-grilling-smoking\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.smokinlicious.com\/blog\/10-things-to-consider-before-purchasing-wood-for-cooking-grilling-smoking\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.smokinlicious.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/10-things-to-consider-before-purchasing-wood.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.smokinlicious.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/10-things-to-consider-before-purchasing-wood.jpg","width":1024,"height":576,"caption":"Smokinlicious wood blocks is a clean backdrop"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.smokinlicious.com\/blog\/10-things-to-consider-before-purchasing-wood-for-cooking-grilling-smoking\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.smokinlicious.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"PURCHASING WOOD FOR COOKING 10 THINGS TO CONSIDER"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.smokinlicious.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.smokinlicious.com\/blog\/","name":"Smokinlicious\u00ae Smoking Wood Tips","description":"Wood Cooking & Smoking Tips","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.smokinlicious.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.smokinlicious.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/54414873069f00e3d5eccc02256b107f","name":"DrSmoke","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.smokinlicious.com\/blog\/wp-content\/wphb-cache\/gravatar\/2a7\/2a75393e26c395c0182ea0c6a6251a36x96.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.smokinlicious.com\/blog\/wp-content\/wphb-cache\/gravatar\/2a7\/2a75393e26c395c0182ea0c6a6251a36x96.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.smokinlicious.com\/blog\/wp-content\/wphb-cache\/gravatar\/2a7\/2a75393e26c395c0182ea0c6a6251a36x96.jpg","caption":"DrSmoke"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/www.smokinlicious.com"],"url":"https:\/\/www.smokinlicious.com\/blog\/author\/terryg\/"}]}},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smokinlicious.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/749","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smokinlicious.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smokinlicious.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smokinlicious.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smokinlicious.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=749"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.smokinlicious.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/749\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smokinlicious.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=749"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smokinlicious.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=749"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smokinlicious.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=749"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}