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Campfire Cooking: Dutch Oven Basics Over Real Coals
How to build a cooking fire, turn it into a bed of coals, and use a cast iron Dutch oven for stews, cobblers and bread at camp.
Campfire Cooking: Dutch Oven Basics Over Real Coals
How to build a cooking fire, turn it into a bed of coals, and use a cast iron Dutch oven for stews, cobblers and bread at camp.
Heating Your Home Safely in a Power Outage
When the grid goes down in a winter storm, a fireplace or wood stove can keep one room livable. What to burn, what never to burn, and how to do...
Heating Your Home Safely in a Power Outage
When the grid goes down in a winter storm, a fireplace or wood stove can keep one room livable. What to burn, what never to burn, and how to do...
Best Firewood to Burn and How to Store It
Which woods burn hottest and cleanest, how to tell if firewood is actually seasoned, and how to stack and store it so it stays dry.
Best Firewood to Burn and How to Store It
Which woods burn hottest and cleanest, how to tell if firewood is actually seasoned, and how to stack and store it so it stays dry.
The Carne Asada Fire: Lighting Charcoal for a Backyard Cookout
A Texas backyard carne asada runs on a big, even bed of charcoal and mesquite. How to light it without lighter fluid, keep it hot for hours, and never taste...
The Carne Asada Fire: Lighting Charcoal for a Backyard Cookout
A Texas backyard carne asada runs on a big, even bed of charcoal and mesquite. How to light it without lighter fluid, keep it hot for hours, and never taste...
How to Light a Wood-Fired Pizza Oven
Getting an Ooni, Gozney, or brick oven up to 800°F starts with a clean, fast fire. Step-by-step lighting for portable and masonry pizza ovens.
How to Light a Wood-Fired Pizza Oven
Getting an Ooni, Gozney, or brick oven up to 800°F starts with a clean, fast fire. Step-by-step lighting for portable and masonry pizza ovens.
Fire Starter vs. Lighter Fluid: Which Is Better for Your Grill?
Lighter fluid is fast but it flares, stinks, and gets on your food. Here is an honest comparison of lighter fluid, chimney starters, and natural fire starters.
Fire Starter vs. Lighter Fluid: Which Is Better for Your Grill?
Lighter fluid is fast but it flares, stinks, and gets on your food. Here is an honest comparison of lighter fluid, chimney starters, and natural fire starters.