SidJames Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 Where locally can I buy firewood for cooking? I was warned against using old rubber trees as they give off a nasty chemical when burnt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johng Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 LPG would be better surely ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckamuck Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 Up here in the north wherever they grow lychees there is firewood to be found. Don't know if there are many lychee trees down there though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SidJames Posted September 23, 2019 Author Share Posted September 23, 2019 I have a bbq smoker plus an old wood fired (charcoal?) pizza oven so I want wood (I think) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrTuner Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 (edited) Very hard to find. I have a smoker as well and ended up buying chunks from second floor Friendship for an insane price, 690 baht for a small bag. I mixed with coconut charcoal brickets to save money, one 8h session used about half of a bag of presoaked chunks. Only place I found chunks in, apparently you need an import license to get Hickory, Mesquite, etc. Lamyai and coconut shell are the usual locals, I source from Isaan from MILs village. You might want to ask f.ex. Grottino on Naklua Soi 33 where they get their wood for their pizza oven. I can see they keep it just next to the oven outside and I think I once saw a pickup truck deliver it. Please do tell if you find out. Wood is not very easy around here, no forests nearby. Edited September 25, 2019 by DrTuner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckamuck Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 Lots of firewood up in Chiang Rai, dirt cheap. Lychee wood is great for smoking. But you got to go where the lychee plantations are. Then you will see it stacked up and for sale. The road between Mae Chan and Tha ton has one area that has tons of it. Sorry I can't be more specific. Long way to go for most people I realize. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SidJames Posted September 26, 2019 Author Share Posted September 26, 2019 I asked the pizza guy working out front of that bar by Royal Garden on 2nd rd & he told me that use mango wood but didn't know where they got their supply from 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sillyfool Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 i see many places with old paellets. maybe you could use some soft wood ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrTuner Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 1 minute ago, sillyfool said: i see many places with old paellets. maybe you could use some soft wood ? Careful with those, they might be treated and/or contaminated. I vaguely remember some one in TVF in one of the earlier threads found a big company that makes pallets and imports the wood, before it's treated. I don't remember if there ever was a followup. Another source I've heard rumors of are the fruit farms in Chantanaburi, they should have lamyai at least. I don't have any contacts, would be willing to buy a ton or even more if found a supplier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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