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[Closed] Fuel for a Fire Pit

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Mrs WW wants us to get some new patio furniture including a table with integral fire pit / barbeque.

What would you recommend as the best fuel? Preferably hottest and most smoke free?

Am i going more to coal or just use charcoal? Or maybe something else? Wood would be too smokey i think???


 
Posted : 21/04/2015 6:07 pm
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If its dry and not a smokey wood would be fine i think.

Aslong as you get a good airflow.


 
Posted : 21/04/2015 6:52 pm
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Dried timber is fine, same as a wood burner. Tried oak, birch, poplar, and scrap softwood all have been fine. Also lobbed on charcoal before now.


 
Posted : 21/04/2015 7:36 pm
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Thanks for that!


 
Posted : 22/04/2015 7:20 am