Do it Safe By far the best and safest way to use cinder blocks, brick or stone for a more robust style of outdoor pit (and the way I personally recommend,) is to insulate the inner part of the structure with actual firebrick. It's pale white in color, perfectly safe, amazingly lightweight, …

Check out the coolest wood fire pits in the world right here!The Best Wood To Burn In A Wood Burning Fire Pit - Part 2 So are some types of fire wood better than others? Sure, if you know what you like. But remember, an outdoor fire pit does not require a lot of maintenance and b …

I thought this might be the perfect time of year to come up with some sort of plan for building that backyard fire pit I'd been dreaming about for so long. And this has been the biggest challenge I've run up against so far: choosing the kind of fire pit I can build myself in my yard that won' …

Here are some tips for grilling over wood: Always use seasoned (dried) hardwoods like oak, alder, ash, beech, hickory, maple, pecan, birch, walnut, mesquite, or fruitwoods. Other options include olive wood, wine barrel staves, and grapevine clippings. (For obvious reasons, all are popular in …