I bought some organic applewood from someone on Ebay and finally got it in the mail yesterday. Last night we scrubbed a few branches and put them in the oven at about 250... Literally within 5 minutes my house was filled with a horrible stench! :wacko:The wood was VERY green still, some green nubs on a couple branches in the box, too. I had to take all of it outside and leave it on the porch and the house STILL stank all night. I was really on the verge of being sick from it.:vomit:
I don't want to throw it out, but if it smells like this when we bake it, I really need to find another way or get rid of it. Is the stench normal for applewood? I somehow thought it would smell (vaguely at least) of apple. My pecan wood doesn't stink when I bake it.:impatient: I wish my normal applewood supplier wasn't "swamped with orders" so I didn't have to have this happen. My boys love her applewood.
I don't want to throw it out, but if it smells like this when we bake it, I really need to find another way or get rid of it. Is the stench normal for applewood? I somehow thought it would smell (vaguely at least) of apple. My pecan wood doesn't stink when I bake it.:impatient: I wish my normal applewood supplier wasn't "swamped with orders" so I didn't have to have this happen. My boys love her applewood.