Can you cook on a fire pit???

[NotInTheMood]

We noticed someone had a fire on camp guessing it was a fire pit as actual fires were not allowed on camp. I hadn't even thought of buying one to keep warm camping. I was also wondering if you could use them to cook???

[snowmummy]

Yes you can.

[ViviPru]

The tricky part is the grill/cooking area. Some fire pits come with them, ours (Weber fireplace) does not.

You can get a suspension tripod or a grill to balance over, but ours is too big and I can't find a grill with large enough diameter to just rest on.

You can get grills from campfirecookinggrill.co.uk and the Pioneer grill clamped on a stake looks ideal, but I'm hoping Mr. Pru will be able to make one along those lines.

[YellowDinosaur]

You definitely can. We have this - landmann tripod bbq which works a treat, plus when we go to sites that allow proper on the ground fires without fire pits it works just as well.

[hillbilly]

WE have the largest grill from campfirecookinggrill.co.uk and it works perfectly over a firepit. Best piece of kit we ever bought.

[FireFood232]

Yes you can, especially ones bought from https://firefoodie.co.uk They sell the best fireplaces and accessories that you can use to cook with outdoors

[BrimfulOfMash]

I have one of the Campfiregrills grills, but I think they may have gone out of business? Brilliant bit of kit, easily height adjustable so I cook over my fire whether in a fire pit or in the ground.

Take care with what you burn for cooking, no contaminated wood, and let the fire burn down to a bed of glowing logs, you don’t want to cook over big flames.

As well as using a grill you can stew, casserole roast and even bake in a cast iron Dutch Pot on the fire, or use a Pie Iron.