Actually I just finished baking some wood today! How about that! Call me over zealous but here is what I did to ensure that the wood was germ and parasite free. First I waited to find a thick branch that fell off the tree after the ground had frozen over, so it wasn't moldy or anything. I went out with my handsaw and axe and cut off the desired peices. I carried those 4 peices into the bathtub which I poured about a quater bottle of bleach in (I know crazy amount right) and let it soak for a half a hour, then scrubbed with a hard brush, drained the tub, filled it again added only a little bleach, some dawn and salt (salt water is known to kill a number of land based parasites) and let it soak again for 30 minutes and the scrubbed it, drained the tub again, turned on the shower head and rinsed it off really good then took the wood and but it in the oven at 300F for 45 minutes, then wipped it off with a antibacterial wipe (wipe out) and then dried it again with a hair dryer. I'm pretty sure nothing could survive that kind of torture so the wood is quite clean. I am so evil to germs :lol: