Manzanita produces a Western smoke flavor that has been
compared to hickory, but without the overbearing flavor that hickory is known
for. BBQ over a bed of manzanita coals
to have great results grilling steaks, oyster mushrooms, fish, and using it in
the smoker for venison jerky. Manzanita
is known for burning very hot. Its long
lasting bed of coals produces plenty of radiant and convection heat for
cooking. You can add a small amount to
your gas or charcoal grill to add its delicious “Old West” smoke flavor to your
BBQ or smoker.
.5
cu ft box weight 10 to 12 pounds
Beautiful Fire/BBQ wood
Live
Manzanita Bush of Western US
Comments from users:
Manzanita is the best firewood in the US. It
lights easily, and burns very hot. Even the freshest, greenest manzanita has
very low moisture content, and ignites easily.
This wood is very special.
I have a GREAT DEAL of dead manzanita wood on my westward
mountain slope property in California, as it has died back as the upper
branches reach up towards the sunlight. Some of the pieces are quite large in
diameter. I have compared it to
Uranium chunks just glowing with intense, accelerating heat. It doesn’t have a big flame, but it just
radiates a high temperature. I have
concluded that you can let it set outdoors until it turns gray (it takes years
to rot) and then it doesn’t burn so hot. I have also thought of using it as
“Manza-Nuggets”, by cutting it up into chunks on a table saw, and using it like
coal, a small scoopful at a time.
Manzanita firewood will produce a nice bed of coals that
will radiate intense heat. Be careful if you stir the coals because they can
crackle and throw glowing hot cinders when disturbed. It’s an intense firewood
species, but when used with caution it can make excellent firewood. Manzanita
also produces a good flavor for smoking foods or BBQ.
It is commonly believed that manzanita wood burns so hot
because of a common myth that it is an oily wood. But manzanita is not an oily
wood. If it was oily, it would not be such a popular material for pet supplies.
In fact, one of the major reasons it is used for pet supplies is because it is
so free of toxic materials like oils and resins. The reason that manzanita burns so hot is
because the denser a wood is - the hotter they usually burn. Manzanita is one of the most dense woods in the world.
For more information please email:
German Tersano
Logistics Coordinator
Gulf Express International, Inc.
1810 Garfield Street
Hollywood FL 33020
Ph.: 954-589-0170
Fax: 954-589-2855
gtersano@gulfexpressintl.com
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