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Small-Scale Question Sunday for October 29, 2023

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Does anyone know of a good YouTube channel that goes over grilling 101?

And/or wilderness camping/fire making.

In terms of wilderness/open fire grilling the biggest tip from me is that you should have 1.5-2 fires -- build a nice coal bed as you would expect, but keep a fire going next-door to the one with the grill over it so you can rake more coals in there as needed. Also keep the grill further away from the coals than you might think IMO, although that is personal preference to some extent.

The South Americans have sort of perfected the setup, to the point where you can get wood-fire grilled meat at many of the restaurants; I'm sure there are videos ('parilla' would be your search term), but the concept is like this:

https://rtaoutdoorliving.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/meats-being-grilled-close-to-coals-on-argentinian-grill.jpg

You can do the same while camping by just bringing a grill and poker/rake, then building two adjoining firepits (plus grill support) with rocks that you find in the woods -- it's really a fantastic way to cook meat, and not too hard to figure out.

I don’t have any idea what meats those are, but I want them.

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