Review – Live Fire Journal

Glamping Adventures in Northumberland: Fires, Food, and Fun

The last knockings of 2023 are upon us and we find ourselves glamping in beautiful Northumberland. It’s freezing and the wind is blowing the rain sideways, but we are having great time and looking forward to seeing in the new year by watching the nearby Allendale Fire Festival where 45 brave (foolhardy?) men each carryContinue reading “Glamping Adventures in Northumberland: Fires, Food, and Fun”

How to Prepare Monkfish Like a Pro

The Mighty Monkfish Stuck, as I am, watching the rain (absolute stair rods as Paddington might say) batter the windows of the departure lounge in a Balkan airport, I have been afforded the opportunity to write a new blog. We’ve been in Montenegro for a week; a land of unbelievable beauty and whose people haveContinue reading “How to Prepare Monkfish Like a Pro”

The Aldi Mini Kamado

Now there is no doubt that this was a bit of an extravagant buy. We have a Big Green Egg, so why get another Kamado? For us, there were a couple of reasons actually. Primarily, we wanted something that was more portable. Our BGE is the small size, but that weighs in at about 60KGContinue reading “The Aldi Mini Kamado”

The Big Green Egg

We got our Egg 6 or 7 years ago. It’s amazing. Because it’s just the two of us, we decided to go for the small version – this gives us a 33cm grill which is perfect. We’ve had garden parties with 20-odd guests and always had enough room to cook, albeit with some forethought andContinue reading “The Big Green Egg”

Big Green Egg rEGGulator cap

The new and the old. On the right is the original daisy wheel cap that came with the Egg. It’s seen a lot of action. It’s never let me down and once set it holds a stable temperature for hours. Lots of people seem to complain that it slides open or closed when the lidContinue reading “Big Green Egg rEGGulator cap”

Knives

I recall that as a young chap making his way in the world of the kitchen, a hankering after quality knives was a pretty keen emotion. Early on, I had a Kitchen Devils cooks knife (still got it in fact) which sharpened well and had a nice heft to it. It still comes camping andContinue reading “Knives”