unseasoned, or bland
Unseasoned woods are not necessarily better than seasoned woods. Seasoned woods have lower moisture content, making them lighter, easier to burn, and less likely to produce excess smoke. Unseasoned woods, on the other hand, can be harder to light and may create more creosote buildup in chimneys.
This refers to the amount of aging it has had since cut. Green is another name for unseasoned wood. This refers to firewood and cut lumber. Seasoned is ready for sale in a lumber yard or fireplace ready.
Seasoned rice vinegar has added sugar and salt, giving it a sweeter and more savory flavor compared to unseasoned rice vinegar. Seasoned rice vinegar is commonly used in sushi rice and marinades, while unseasoned rice vinegar is more versatile and can be used in a variety of dishes such as salads, stir-fries, and dressings.
To bring out the flavor. Unseasoned potato is a rather bland food, but it responds beautifully to a variety of seasonings.
Seasoned rice vinegar has added sugar and salt, giving it a sweeter and more savory flavor compared to unseasoned rice vinegar. When used in cooking, seasoned rice vinegar can enhance the overall taste of dishes by providing a balance of sweetness and saltiness, while unseasoned rice vinegar offers a more tangy and acidic flavor that can help to brighten and lighten the dish.
Seasoned lumber has been dried, usually in a lumber kiln, to roughly 6% to 8% moisture content. Unseasoned lumber may be anything from dripping-wet-fresh-from-the-tree to air dried, depending on how long it's been sitting at the lumberyard and on the local humidity.
A timber pond was basically an artificial pond of water for storing cut lengths of timber to prevent them becoming seasoned. Mainly used in ship building.
The cause of a knot in your timber is due to a branch growing on the trunk before it was cut down and seasoned.
"Only a sweet and virtuous soul, Like seasoned timber, never give;"
If you try to burn wood that was cut down that year, there will be some left over water in the wood that will make it harder to burn. So, the wood is seasoned, by being stored for a few years before being burned, to let the wood dry out.
Slowly heated timber would simply dry and become classed as seasoned. If steam is used, the timber would become pliable, and could be bent - resulting in the curved handle on a walking-stick, for instance.