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The Charred Kettle journal

Learn the fire.

The practical knowledge behind a good cook. Start with heat, control and a little patience.

Food cooking over a woodland fire

The foundations

One grill. Two kinds of heat.

Why leaving part of your grill without coals makes you a more capable cook.

Read the guide
Food being tended on a barbecue

Useful knowledge

Temperature beats guesswork.

A few things to understand before buying your next piece of kit.

Read the essentials

Something for the weekend

The Friday Fire.

Fire. Food. Coffee. The good stuff.
A considered read to take into the weekend.

Meet The Friday Fire

Our first issue is in the making. Subscriptions opening soon.