Having suggested an axe, a wood burning stove and a mini blower, you should have seen this coming. What you need to complete the full fire package cooking over fire, A beautiful book of recipes and techniques for cooking over an open flame. cooking over fire It has a good mix of recipes, ranging from simple and delicious vegetables to slow-cooked meats that require hours. There’s also a lot of background on different types of fire and cooking techniques, as well as all the tools you’ll need to cook different things (for example: spits, forks, cast iron pans, and so on). This is everything you need (sorry, your outdoor friend) to start cooking over a fire.
I really want to try the fire inside log technique depicted on the cover, but I haven’t gotten around to it yet. So far I’ve only had a chance to make grilled pork belly, grilled carrots, and “Krableurer” grilled cake for dessert. They were all excellent, although perhaps that universal rule applies more here than any other form of cooking: Your results may vary. However, ultimately, this isn’t really a gift about cooking. It’s a gift to us all to remind us to slow down and take our time, with food and everything else.