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Has anyone branched out into different timbers for different flavours or are their safety concerns that I'm not aware of?
A mate has some celery pine that smells wonderful when cut, I thought if I toasted some up it would release some deeper aromas but are there concerns with this type of wood?

Si

I dont think pine would be nice :think: i may be wrong but it may also be toxic. Have you Googled toxic components of celery pine or something like that?

Yeah - I did google toxicity / celery pine and got very little. Some of the nuts are used in salads at times.
I wouldn't use it if there were any concerns - but I'd be surprised if there aren't other timbers out there worth trying(with due care ) - I guess how do you find out, just because google draws a blank...hmmm
This specialty timber does have such a unique aroma, I'm curious as what flavours would be awaiting toasting/ ageing.
If no one has undertaken this product, I might pioneer a litre and see what happens...

Si

There are very real dangers using woods you are unsure of, some of the most dangerous compounds on earth are contained in certain plant life/wood. Soaking those in a solvent that is destined to be ingested is bad news, I'm on my phone atm but this has already been discussed a few times. Try a search

Thank You.
Lots of reading.
Ive jsut read a chemical compostition of oak - completely different to pine.
Guess I will be warming myself with some rare timbers in the near future.
Now...gumtree...barrells....
Si