Cookwood is locally sourced, hand selected and processed. None of the Furtado Farms products are kiln dried like most of the others especially big name brands. Kiln drying is a high heat oven that wood is placed into for many days, this draws out nearly 100% of the woods moisture and kills off any insects in the wood. This in turn also draws out the flavor and smell that’s associated with the woods natural moisture content. That's why Cookwood premium wood products will out smoke and flavor all the rest.