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TIPS & TRICKS
Lighting and stoking techniques
Behind every successful fire is a good layer of embers. This can be formed quickly by using 2-4
firelighting briquettes under 1 – 2 kg dry kindling in the middle of the outdoor fireplace. Kindling
should be stacked in a cross and the stack lit in the middle. You can use a blower pipe, such as that built
into the Morsø Ash scraper, to blow on the embers and give the fire an extra boost.
When the initial fire has burnt down, break up the embers into pieces with the Morsø Ash scraper and
add more firewood. To avoid too much smoke, it helps to lay on less timber more often, and at the
same time to ensure that the bark on the timber faces upwards.
When the fire has burnt down again, repeat the above.
If lighting with firelighters or bags containing paraffin, it can be helpful to place a split log underneath.
NB!! Always use dry, clean and untreated timber in the fireplace.
Logs should be stored under a roof for no less than 1 year, and preferably 2 years, exposed
to the wind. Logs should be split as soon as possible after felling if they are to dry quickly.
The wood can be used when its moisture content is below 20 %.
Never use driftwood, as it is usually very salty and can therefore ruin the fireplace.
Impregnated and painted timber and chipboard emit poisonous smoke and vapours, and
must therefore not be used as firewood. Pine and similar species of resinous timber
develop poisonous gases when burning, and should therefore not be used in connection
with food preparation.
When heating up and cooling down, the fireplace can make cracking sounds, which are
due to the large temperature difference to which the material is subjected.