Firing up your outdoor fire pit
A frustrating task that must be done when cooking with an outdoor fire pit is getting the fire started. Normally you would start by loading the fire pit with wood and allow them to burn down to coals. This is a drawn out process that may take half a day or longer. Instead of wood some individuals may prefer to use charcoal, but it doesn’t require a lot of coals so most people stick with wood and besides wood is cheaper. You will need to burn enough wood to produce about a foot of coals to be most effective and efficient for cooking the meat.
There are other accelerators in the market, to startup your outdoor fire pit, either liquid or solid. It saves a lot of time using them, but there are some downsides. They are highly flammable so they should be handled with care, and also they must add some chemical taste to your cooking.
Before putting the meat in the pit it must be flavored. Some individuals like to flavor their meats with spicy rubs, paprika, salt/pepper/lemon rub, or barbecue sauces the preference is the cooks’. After flavoring the meat it is time to wrap it. When wrapping the meat you must decide what you want to use to wrap it with. There are several products that can be used for this step. Different items that can be used are aluminum foil, banana leaves or large leaves, and wet burlap material.
