Home Depot cedar boards - suitable for BBQ?

Kiraly wrote: ↑Home Depot sells cedar that's both untreated and pressure treated. Make sure you get the untreated kind. Looks like the Canfor lumber is all pressure treated. This is untreated and cheap: https://www.homedepot.ca/product/thd-ge ... 1000173732

at1212b wrote: ↑I'd just get a different source for cedar planks. Boutique stores, Facebook marketplace always has them.

FastFret wrote: ↑ The one in my post is untreated, albeit roughly cut. I found other 2x4x8 @ $12 that would be suitable for my miter saw. I think I'll go with that.



It's a question of economics: I can get 24 4x6 planks for $13 = 54C/plank, that will last me the season.

The cheapest alternative I could find is from Amazon is 12 planks for $28 = $2.33/plank.

So, for 24 planks it's $13 vs $56...

Carbooja wrote: ↑ I wouldn't take such a risk with my own health:

https://www.wildwoodgrilling.com/is-cedar-wood-toxic/

"Eastern Red Cedar

This species is poisonous and is usually used to make closet interiors.

Western Juniper

Poisonous, and most commonly used to make fence posts."

Carbooja wrote: ↑ I wouldn't take such a risk with my own health:

https://www.wildwoodgrilling.com/is-cedar-wood-toxic/

"Eastern Red Cedar

This species is poisonous and is usually used to make closet interiors.

Western Juniper

Poisonous, and most commonly used to make fence posts."

CNeufeld wrote: ↑ Yeah, but the OP can save $1.50 per plank! It's the RFD way!

Personally, I'd stick with products that were more likely harvested with the intention of being used in food preparation. Who knows what that cedar fence board has been exposed to on it's way to HD... If nothing else, I'd probably want to run it through a planer to take off an outer layer of wood.

C