Mujitsu and Tairaku's Shakuhachi BBQ

Ken, keep the fire going till I get there....
See you!

Kiku,

Mysteriously, the bamboo roots burn eternal. You are always welcome!

...and Jeff, I really really SWEAR that I am NOT a hippie!!  My wife is the gardener. She lets everything grow on the sand dunes!

everything grow[s] on the sand dunes!

In FL we call that Zeroscaping.  It is very she she and environmentally stylish and responsible.  Apparently your wife is at the forefront.  Our rainy season is finally giving signs of starting after two pretty harsh dry seasons.  If it continues like this for a couple more years, I will be zeroscaping soon.  We are lucky to have dual water in our city which allows us to use reclaimed water for irrigation both for the lawn and vegetables, but that is restricted too these days.  We are looking into getting some big rain barrels to water shrubs near the house, and I would like to replace the lawn with native vegetation.  In my case my wife is the opposite; she likes the green lawn.  She even steps from her pedestal and alights on the ground once in a while to help mow.

Could you give us a comparison of the flavor that bamboo smoke imparts as opposed to the more popular hickory or mequite?  When we had the citrus canker here they cut down tons of orange trees, which after they were aged a little made a delicious smoke wood for pork and chicken.

although here in the Pacific Northwest, the natural lawn is moss.

Here it is rocks, coral sand, and sand spurs.  The St. Augustine helps to keep the dust down and makes it possible to walk in your yard barefoot without getting thorns in your feet.  I have a shoe phobia.  I try to wear them as little as possible.

Mujitsu wrote:

Bamboo root (end) cut extras make excellent coals for barbeque!

http://www.mujitsu.com/images/bbqroot.jpg

Yes it does! Unfortunately, it's illegal to BBQ on the fire escape in NYC!

If you cut them short, think of all those napkin holders...

Mujitsu wrote:

lowonthetotem wrote:

Could you give us a comparison of the flavor that bamboo smoke imparts as opposed to the more popular hickory or mequite?

To me, bamboo smoke has more of a subtle, grassy scent. After all, that's what it is! The culms make good kindling when broken up first. If left intact the internodes explode when burned. Lots of fun! Either way, it's a fast burn. The root cuts are solid so they last a little longer and make a nice glowing bed of coals.

I wonder what scent my burning Yuu would impart?

Vevolis wrote:

If you cut them short, think of all those napkin holders...

Among other things I've made from bamboo root ends, this glue tube holder is one of my favorites: