Wood Chunks for smoking

Live oak puts a really nice flavor on pork and tri tip.   Find yourself a tree removal company, and get some of their cuts.  In Oakland we have a big tree removal company that has a big open storage yard where they drop all their bucked logs before they chip them.  They let you go in any time and take what you please.  I can give you the coordinates if you want.  You could pull a cord of live oak outta there without a problem.

  Throw in some Lemon  for zest !     

Marv, I'm using a Brinkman electric that I picked up in a thrift store in Bend Oregon a few months ago.

My neighbor is going to cut down a couple backyard Cherry Trees in the next week. I can set up anyone who is passing through Fremont or has NCKA express connections

Here's a handy little meat smoking guide that lives on my fridge:

I use nothing but hickory, on tri-tips, steaks, ribs, beer butt chicken, most of the other woods I have tried have really tasted like chemicals or crap (I have been using those small bags too, but if you throw a handful of chips over a piece of tinfoil right ontop of your grill, the little bags last for many, many barbeques.)