Posted: 8/22/2007 2:41:03 PM EDT
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Okay all this outdoor cooking and firepit talk has me hankerin. Do you guys have a firepit? Lemme see it. And if you built it, tell how please. I'd post a pic of mine, but it's a pitiful hole in the ground.  Full of weeds right now cuz it's been so hot--too hot for any fires.
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I just got this for my b-day. Be glad when it cools down around here- ready to try it out! Yummm- seared meat!!!! |
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What kinds of rocks do you guys use to line your fire pits? I'd heard that if you use "shot rock" --you know--quarry rock that's been "shot" with explosives--mostly limestone around here--that there are fissures in it and the rock will heat up and the air will cause the rocks to explode. It always worried me a little, which is why I haven't lined my fire pit yet. I have a pile of rock for fence construction, but it's limestone. I was considering buying firebrick instead because of these warnings. Most of the time my fires don't get that hot, but now and then they do get VERY hot--when I'm burning yard debris or something. Kitties |
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My fire pit is just some cinder blocks I arranged in a “U” shape. Frau Quib and I love grilling or cooking things like Gulash or Chili on the pit using her cast iron pots. When the foods done I’ll throw on some logs and we’ll eat out by the light of the fire. Nothing like enjoying some good German beer and a hot bowl of Gulash while sitting around the fire!     |
Very cool. Simple and functional. I like that. So, do you just take off the grill grate and shift the blocks to hold the pot? You should post that goulash pic and the recipe in Cockatoo's "Post a meal you're proud of" thread. I'd love to have that for this fall. Kitties |