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The magic and wonder of building and cooking over live fire. Daniel is unhappy with NatWest over a foreign exchange trade. Do not covet your neighbour’s wood store. Daniel discusses types of charcoal. Bichotan vs encina (holm oak). Techniques for building a fire. Coal vs wood. Layering a fire and building up to a large log. Collecting combustible materials. Stages of a fire through coals and embers. Seeing the fire as a living thing. Heat signature and dynamic heat range. Steam production. Electricity is made from steam. Boyle’s law. Barbecues and outdoor cooking. Sarah childhood memories of fanning the fire. Importance of high heat which you can get outdoors from close contact with coals. Telling stories around a campfire. Using the charcoal after a fire to paint faces. The dancing flickering light from a fire is magical. Daniel gets nostalgic about his old gas fired tumble driver with its whoosh of combustion and so much more.
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