We have a lot of construction wood left over from remodeling of or house. Well - it's being used sometimes to cook food! I am amazed at the energy available from just small amounts of wood.
Shown in the pic is a full pot of beef stew cooked for 1.5 hrs with the spare wood you see underneath. Really saves on natural gas, which migh get expensive one day. The pot was really boiling strong too!
Do any of you cook from firewood from the forest? How good is the burn from twigs you get lying on the ground? Do you have to age / dry the wood?
[quote="JTE83"]We have a lot of construction wood left over from remodeling of or house. Well - it's being used sometimes to cook food! I am amazed at the energy available from just small amounts of wood. Well South Africa is Braai country, Barbeque to you guys, nearly every weekend [font=Comic Sans MS]we braai over coals from a wood fire, chichen, chops, fish veggies and sauces are done over the coals.[/font]
[font=Comic Sans MS]You have to be careful off the wood burnred, wood from construction sites are treated with pesticides and fire retardants which could give off a toxic smoke, Some woods are toxic the OLIANDER bush is one of them if you use the wood the smoke can poison the food being prepared, Check your local nursery they will know which trees in your area are poisiness.[/font]
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