Grilling in the fire bowl: the best ideas
Grilling in the fire bowl is an interesting alternative to the kettle or gas grill. The portable fireplaces can be used in various ways to provide warmth and delicious food.
Grilling in the fire bowl: use pots and pans
The big advantage of using a fire bowl is the double function. While you provide pleasant warmth and a blazing fire with a fire bowl, it can be used for grilling at the same time. You could wrap the food in aluminum foil or place it directly in the fire or the embers. Whole dishes can also be grilled in pans or pots.
- Cast iron pans are ideal for the fire bowl. They are not damaged by the heat and have robust handles. However, these should never be made of plastic.
- So-called Dutch Oven are particularly effective. These large pots are designed to cook food over an open fire and allow grilling meat, vegetables and more.
- Woks that should have metal handles are also suitable. Asian grilling is easily possible with these.
- When using pans and pots, you can use panhandlers or other utensils. Because of this, the pan is not directly in the fire or on the embers.
Grilling in the fire bowl made easy: grill grate
The use of a grill is obvious. Depending on the diameter of your fire bowl, you can order a suitable grill and simply attach it over the embers. The heat can now easily reach the food to be grilled. Two types are available:
- 50/50 method : Select a grill that only covers half of the fire bowl. Place the food to be grilled on the grill and a large part of the wood to be burned in the other half of the bowl. The embers are now swept under the grate and grills the food.
- Tripod : The classic tripod is ideal for fire bowls. The grate hangs directly above the flame and can be adjusted precisely in terms of height. Even Dutch Oven can be hung on the tripod.
Before you can grill with the fire bowl, you will of course need a suitable copy. In the next article, we present the 5 best fire bowls for barbecues that you can order from Amazon.