Fun With Fire Pit Cookery

The lumber that you store at home can be used to do more than just heat your home by creating a great fire indoors in your fireplace. The contents of your firewood rack can also be used as an essential ingredient for a fun and rewarding outdoor pastime: fire pit cooking.

Fire pit cookery is rather different from cooking on a gas or charcoal fired barbeque. The smoke from the wood actually flavors the food itself giving it a unique taste that is almost impossible to replicate using other methods of preparation.

The versatile fire pit chef tends to keep several different types on firewood on hand in their firewood racks as each kind imparts a unique flavor into the food it is being used to cook. For instance hardwoods like mesquite and hickory produce very strong smoky flavors, great for red meats and venison, while fruitwoods - especially apple - imbibe food with a subtle tang perfect for white meats and seafood.

What can you cook in a fire pit? Anything that you can cook on a conventional barbecue grill and more, everything from juicy steaks to plump shrimp to great tasting baked potato and vegetables. If you are intending to take fire pit cuisine seriously it is best to have several smaller storage areas to store the different types of cooking wood you would like to keep on hand to avoid mix ups and streamline the whole preparation process.

A fire pit can take a number of different forms. It can be as simple as a hole in ground to as complicated as the architecturally and aesthetically stunning built-in outdoor fireplaces that are becoming very popular these days.

Whatever kind of fire pit you choose the results of your culinary efforts will still depend very much upon the quality of the firewood you use to cook with. The wood, whatever kind it is, needs to be well seasoned, dry and pest free. The best way to ensure that your wood meets that criteria it should be stored in a good firewood rack or log holder at all times. Choosing one with a cover is always a good idea as well since the cover keeps the rain out but still allows air to reach the wood to allow it to "breathe".

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