Will this idea work?

[Nomad]

     Let me start by saying I don't know Jack-all about drying wood.
     I just finished a couple day job cutting ERC live edge slabs for a new client.  Thicknesses were  1 1/2, 2,   2 1/2, and 3 1/8".  These were low quality logs and all freshly felled.
     The client says he saw some bugs in the slabs, so he intends to place them into a powder coating kiln at 400 degrees for 15-20 minutes to sterilize the wood.  All of 'em.  I don't think this is such a good idea.  But as I said, I have no idea what I'm talking about here.
     What do you drying gurus think about this?

[Dave Shepard]

Sterilization is usually 160F for 24 hours, after you have dried the lumber. That short a time probably won't sterilize or harm the lumber, but I wouldn't do it.

[WDH]

I would call that "cedar shock therapy".  I think that the bugs would be a better alternative. 

[scleigh]

At 400 degrees will the wood not burn??

[Darrel]

It would probably work had you cut cookies instead of slabs. :D  :D :D  :D  :D

[Den Socling]

Wet wood put into that much heat is going to dry the surface very much and very fast. It's going to develop surface checks all over.

[Nomad]

     Thanks; that's about what I expected to hear.  I'll pass that along to him and hope he hasn't already figured it out the hard way.