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I have a newbie question. I just bought a home and am clearing some of the brush on the lot. I have a couple of dead Ohia trees that I am going to cut down. I am hoping to use the bulk of the wood for some landscape projects. Can I use the leftover, unusable, wood, for bbq wood? I know that some woods are not suitable for bbq and just wanted to make sure.
And what about Strawberry Guava wood? Can that be used for bbq wood?
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They use guava wood for smoking, so I figure it's safe for cooking too?
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The Kiawe tree is Best for BBQ, aka Hawaiian Mesquite.
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I use both Ohia & Strawberry Guava wood (well dried out) for BBQ. Both work well for me.
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Nothing like some fresh ahi or ono grilled over ohia!!
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Thanks everyone, I will definitely give it a try!
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IMO the best use for Ohia is firewood. For such a hard wood it is surprising how it rots. I stepped on a log at the back of my property that had been lying on the ground for a few years and my foot went right through it.
The best use is actually letting it grow of course but if you have cut it down for whatever reason the second best use is firewood.
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I've had a fireplace here in my Nanawale home since the mid-1980s. I find dry guava wood the absolute best BBQ/firewood of all, as it is smaller than many ohia logs, burns very hot and leaves a small amount of pure white ash. Ohia and kiawe (mesquite) are also food-safe and good for indoor fireplaces. I won't burn anything else in my fireplace as eucalyptus, albisia, etc. create too much effluent (the proper word for this escapes me....getting old sucks!) in my 10-foot chimney.
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I use guava and strawberry guava for grilling. As long as it is dead and dry, very good.
Have just cut some dead branches from the cinnamon tree. When well dried will be using it to cook some pork ribs.
