G2 Firebox Stove Charcoal Swedish Fire Torch Method Testing.
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- G2 Firebox Stove Charcoal Swedish Fire Torch Method Testing.
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Here I'm testing a charcoal stacking method that increases the heat output, making charcoal briquettes feasible as a cooking fuel in the Firebox 5" Folding Stove.
The possibilities seem endless with the Folding Firebox Stove. It's design invites experimentation with a many different fuels and provides countless hours of outdoor fun. Thanks, Steve.
Excellent! We're grouse hunters, and I can see the briquette fuel, roasting a grouse in the Billy pot stuffed with garlic, thyme and rosemary, while the champagne chills in the cooler in the back of our truck! I'll have to learn to properly set up the warming trays on each side for asparagus, and while the bird's resting, whip up a cream reduction with chanterelles, right on the back of the truck!!! This setup is the MOST impressive stove I've ever used!!
I have been messing around with charcoal in my firebox too. I use the firesticks to make a shelf and drop a piece of pop can I have cut out on top and place my charcoal on top of that. One layer of coals isn't quite enough for a burger, going to try 2 layers next time. Fun experimenting. Luckily there's a million options and I can drop it down a notch. Love this stove having lots of fun using it and trying out new ideas. thanks for all the videos and inspirations.
Great! Thanks for the feedback!
A departure from most of your videos, This one fits into the STWWH ( Safe To Watch While Hungry) category. Great stuff Steve, also hats off for incorporating the phrase "Rip Roaring", that can be a challenge. (Thumbs up) Don
+Don Milligan You made me laugh Don, Twice. Thanks for that!
I finally tried this technique for the first time to grill slices of tofu and eggplant. It works incredibly well. You sir are the best. Love my Firebox products, can't wait to buy more. Greetings from Montreal, Canada
Mathieu Vallee thank you very much! I'm glad it worked well for you and you're having fun!
That was genius, thats why I sing the praises of this amazing stove, versatility, ease of use, and your constant experimentation and innovation. I really appreciate your dedication to further my education. Thank you Steve
+n8mayfield Thanks Nathan!
All the idea's Steve comes up whether for the Firebox's design & cookware improvements, or meal cooking tips, are beautifully simple & easy understand & use. The man's a GENIUS. My Firebox G2 arrived the other day and on top of it being brilliantly designed it's also a work of art one can appreciate visually :) I love it!
Well, thank you very much for your kind words! I'ts nice to have your work appreciated. I would do it either way though because I'm just out having fun myself!
So basically you created a slow cooker with a fire box stove. Awesome ! I love me some hot stew or chili when I work around my site. I will have to play !
Thanks for the great Idea.
That's right.. a bushcraft crock pot. 😁
I tried this method STEVE ,I was not only impressed by the output ,the fact that I just stuffed some small bark ,grass,and a couple of cotton balls,once it got going it worked amazing.you could definitely cook a substantial amount of food,then grill over it!
zeke sundown awesome! Thanks for giving it a try. Definitely comes in handy when you want higher temperatures than just for grilling. Makes charcoal briquettes a viable fuel for stove cooking or boiling!
Loving this idea. Thanks for the video Steve. Im going to experiment with setting in a raised bottom and using 8 coals (2 rows) and keeping it fed if needed
Only two rows won't be as hot and you should be okay doing bread over that. You'll have fun, experimenting is always interesting.
very cool i love these stoves i found these videos about a week ago an have been binge watching them great little stove i want one so bad that oven method he uses is a really cool feature
Thank you Jason, I am so glad that you are liking the videos that much. Hopefully you can get one soon and get out there cooking!
This is a great idea I can't wait to give it a try. This would be perfect for using the stove at picnics and party's at local parks.
It is true, in those setting this would work great. Thanks for watching!
I am not a camper, but use such a stove for emergency cooking. My emergency food is mostly whole grains and beans. This is precisely the kind of heat they need because they take a long time to cook. Most videos I see seem to suggest that the more fire the better. Not so for me. This tutorial was perfect for my needs and rare information indeed. Thank you so much.
Thank you so much for the kind words, that was great to hear James!
Most versatile wood stove on the market. I'm loving mine. Always nice to see new ways to use it. I love that you have so many videos on the stove and how to properly use it. Awesome stove man. I'm very glad I got mine and I'm hoping to get the smaller one this summer. Take care bro.
+KdawgCrazy Thank you so much!
Thanks, I just bought a firebox, and 30 lbs of charcoal. I am all set with your showing me how.
Perfect! Thanks!
I was going to do a braised lamb shanks meal, using the 5 way cast iron cookware set, for my son and me on fathers day tomorrow, it'll take a good 3-4 hours of cooking and i was thinking of using lump charcoal for the task, watching this video i think that'll be the method. It'll be a first use experience for both the stove and the cookware, looking forward to this, i really love how firebox products are so intuitive to use. Thanks for the video Steve
Sounds like fun and delicious! Keep a little firewood handy just in case the charcoal doesn't last as long as you're hoping.
LOVE this demonstration, Steve. Thanks for the show and tell. Laura in Pittsburg
+Lellobeetle Thank you Laura!
G'day Steve
Thanks for the idea. Thumbs up
Next time I go camping, I'll try this method with a Dutch Oven to see how it goes with a roast dinner as well as a stew. A few coals from the campfire would easily add heat from the top of the Dutch Oven if needed to brown the roast.
Regards
Mick
+southerncross100 Sounds good! Please let us know how it goes. Thanks!
Cool, I just ordered a stove yesterday, look forward to trying this.
Let me know how your first burn goes!!
i tried the charcoal in my g2-5 today. made some cowboy coffee. only had to use about 1 qt of water and about 12 pieces of charcoal . worked great. in just a few minutes had my coffee boiling and had plenty of fuel left so i went in and grabbed some eggs and scrambled breakfast while i was outside working on a trailer. love your videos and love my firebox. keep the videos coming. thanks for a great product
+ernie Hey! Great! I'm glad it worked well for you!
you made a slow cooker !
Awesome ! I love a good hot stew to pick at !
+carsdad02 Thanks!
Your gear is so well designed and versatile Steve. I love your stoves. I’m your Pizza stone person.
Thank you for the kind words, it's appreciated!!
I just discovered the FireBox Stove and I'm impressed. I'll be ordering one for river camping.
I had already thought of using charcoal briquettes in them but hadn't thought of the layering technique used. What Steve has essentially duplicated is the 'chimney' effect used in Kelly and Ghillie Kettles. To get a hotter, longer fire I imagine Hardwood Briquettes would work well.
Yes! The faster flowing heat is much more effective when you're trying to boil water then when you want a softer heat you can disrupt the stack to slow the flow for a wonderful simmering temperature 👍😎🙏
that is really cool Steve, great idea!!
+Feral Woodcraft Thanks Joe!
Great idea, I just filled my firebox with charcoal and at no point did I even think to stack the coals that way. Atb Glenn
+South-West-Wilderness Thanks Glen!
Great video great idea.... I've been looking for way create some heat in a hot tent without full size stove... This looks like it would nicely take the edge off a below zero tent for a few hours
Yes, it would work great! Thanks for watching!
I discovered with the coal that starting the first from the top works great. You can just put the fire starters at the top of the pile of coal and then place coal around them. Then, I use a USB fan I have connected to my power bank to speed up the process. The advantage of lighting the coal from the top is that you are able to start cooking much faster than if you light the coal from the bototm.
👍 very cool! Thanks for the tip!
@@fireboxstove No problem. I would be one of your heavy users of your stoves. We test outall sorts of crazy ways to use these stoves. Though, this method with the coal works so well, that we haven't really needed to try anything else.
Just used this method myself. Worked great! 6 rows lasted WAY longer than I needed for some dogs and ears of corn. LOTS of heat leftover. Still, I wonder if it would be even better if I figured out how to get it to burn top-down instead of bottom-up that seems to happen when I light with a starter like you did. Still, very nice!
Very cool! I'm glad to get your feedback!
Impressive test. I wonder if briquettes in the Nano set on their edges would perform in a similar fashion.
awesome idea ! you could make a nice pot of soup in a smaller dutch oven or cabbage rolls ..i like the idea of adding charcoal also
+mullz1 Thanks!
Yes on the dry beans. Also, just keeping water hot, even with a bigger pot, for hot drinks for hours around camp.
+Christopher McKellar thanks for the feedback Chris!
Makeshift tent heater -
Take Zebra pot, fill with construction (not silica) sand.
Place on the firebox with charcoal in it.After a while, sand gets HOT. Be careful of the weight. Firebox does not come with listed weight limits for some reason.
Take zebra pot into the tent and place on a thick non flammable surface (rock works pretty well).
Sand will radiate heat for a good while. No CO issues.
Generally no combustion issues or oxygen depletion issues.
Fun fact: Model T cars - they had no heater in them. People used to place a hot brick in a metal pan under the seat.
Interesting and very informative, thank you! By the way, here's a good video to watch on the weight a Firebox Stove (5" stainless steel) can hold: czcams.com/video/_qbAxSLRqkQ/video.html. Take care!
@@fireboxstove WOW! Over 100 pounds and still not collapsing!
Impressive!
But instructions did not specify a weight recommendation or limit.
One could use small rocks in the Zebra pot if no sand available. Won't store as much heat but better than nothing when it is cold.
Even plain water can store heat for a while.
One reason why people put rocks around a campfire is not only to contain the fire but to store up heat then release as the fire goes down.
Just trying to expand the number of possible practical uses.
I think one could wrap a potato in foil then bury it in the sand to get a baked potato.
Haven't tried that myself.
Maybe even dry bake with a container in a container surrounded by sand.
brilliant idea
Thanks so much!
Steve, how large are those feed holes at the bottom?
I used to think these kind of things where Gimmicks but you have convinced me otherwise.I've watched several of your vids and I see the usefulness. it would be great in parks or when you need to conserve fuel. I think I'm going to buy one of your kits. one more thought does anybody make a folding a rocket stove I bet that would sell good now days
Thanks Charles!
Steve, I like the idea. If you can you get the Briquettes made into a square shape with the hole in the centre, sized to fit either the Nano or the Firebox, it would be an easy operation. Just drop one in at a time. Make the bottom of each Briquette convex to allow air to the base of each layer. I personally use the Swedish method, and I love the stove by the way. Atb Wayne
Thank you for the great idea, might be interesting to try one day. I appreciate the support and I am glad you love the stove. Cheers my friend!
great idea, thank for the info.
+bomartin My pleasure!
Now if you had two of those running like this together / beside each other, you could cook up quite a serious meal there
I agree, it works well with two or three lol. Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed it. Cheers!
I wonder if ... after the charcoal gets fully engaged how much sliding the ash plate in to dampen/slow the burn, could be some real potential there.
Good one!
I really like this. I'm thinking a pot of dry beans rehydrated and cooked for hours on end would work perfectly this way.
+MightyCamperJohn Hey, that's a great idea!
that's a first I've seen so yes, I think that qualifies as a briquette discovery,, :)
+ron hargis Thanks, I have yet to use it in the field, but I have some idea's I want to try.
That setup would be good for doing up some beans, or a pot roast!or as a emergency heater.
+R. Lynch I'm liking that pot roast idea! Thanks!
I've been using charcoal briquettes on mine by just throwing them in there. I'll have to try this way next time. Was that four layers of charcoal to start, so 16 pieces total?
+sameold77 Thanks! I think the first test was 6 layers of four and the second started with 5 layers.
great mines think alike brother, i vacuumed packed self lighting charcoal for this very style of cooking and found if I'm going to carry fuel for cooking , its going to be charcoal..
..bill
+billy joe denny Cool! Thanks!
That's very cool way to use charcoal. I'm thinking this may be great for using a Dutch oven on the firebox.
+Bob Wampler Yes. I think you're right.
Hey Steve, I'm just spit balling here. Three ideas:
1. What about using this for grilling? It might not be hot enough, but I was thinking you basically have different temperature zones with that setup. High heat in the center and lower heat on the edges. So maybe you could sear a steak in the center then move it to the side to finish.
2. Baked potatoes. Use a few fire sticks to hold them off the coals a bit and let them slow cook.
3. Slow cooked meat in a horizontal baking setup, like ribs or pork loin.
+ColoradoCamper Sounds reasonable to me!
+FireboxStove Another use could be for melting snow.
I use this setup to cook burgers down at the river when i'm fishing. I can get a couple burgers cooked before I have to start adding more charcoal.
Slow cooking something like stew or beans ,the charcoal would be a great option, thanks for posting 👍
Thank you for watching Pepe.
I really need to get one of these
I think you would really enjoy it. Thank you for watching!
@@fireboxstove thank you for the video it was definitely the deciding factor in the stove I purchase which will be a firebox
I appreciate that so much, I am glad you enjoyed the videos. You will have to let us know how your first burn goes on it. Cheers!!
@@fireboxstove yes I am excited I had a Swiss volcano stove it was great I just don't know what ever happened to it this seems like the best option I've seen yet for my needs
That You Steve,,, Cowboy brand sounds great.
Looking forward to doing a roast in the billy pot ,,, Joshua
Let us know how it turns out for you!
I’m going to try making a cylinder shaped roll of hardware cloth for the center to improve circulation with any fuel source...might help with less than desirable fuel.
Sounds great, let us know how it goes Larry!
I'd like to see you make a brisket over those coals
I love all the videos, I have a generation 1 Firebox and I was wondering if and how would be the best effective way to use it as a Heater in the winter, inside of a teepee or lean-to? just curious if you've tried anything like that...
+Roberto Castro I can't advise you on that since we say to only use the Firebox stoves outdoors in a well ventilated area but here is how someone else does it: czcams.com/video/9ElFMl-y5IY/video.html
Thanks for the advice and the link to the video, I guess I should've look it up before asking, anyways thanks
It might keep the fuel in shape if you made a little core/flue out of hardware cloth! Nice vid… Thanks!
Thanks for the suggestion!
Great idea. Steve,do you still make the Firebox stove in Titainium?
Only the Nano:
www.fireboxstove.com/3-inch-titanium-folding-firebox-nano?search=nano%20stove
Hi, is this matchlight charcoal ?
Love my new firebox stove. Anyone else think about this as a possible tent or under tarp heat source? Long burning, low, slow heat, add a few briquettes once an hour...hmmmmmm.
+Ian Perrigard Sound good, but of course, be sure to have plenty of fresh air ventilation. Thanks!
Steve,,, which do you think functions better,,.
Standard type brickets or the charcoaled wood type,,,???? Joshua
The hardwood lump charcoal works really well for us. It is Cowboy Brand from Wal-Mart and they sell big bags of it. Thanks Joshua!
That's slow cook would be perfect for an old hen to make chicken and noodles or chicken soup
was wonder I Nguyen if this would be good for baking??
+MikeSr39 Yes, I would think so. Thanks!
+MikeSr39 I had the same Idea!
How about stacking those briquettes vertically instead of horizintally?
For a normal 2 person meal, I think that only one layer of briquettes would probably be needed.
Those usually burn up to an hour in a regular grill. Sometimes longer.
Low simmering temp - keeps the pot of coffee hot!
A pot of beans and ham takes a long simmer.
Ya, whatever way works best for you.
another application might be to add forced air to bottom and then central hole becomes mini forge for heat treating knives, I did something similar with coffee cans and hair dryer to blast heat treat a bushcraft knife up to cherry red temps, also spiral thrown clay pots would cure in this mini kiln. Love your work Steve, also idea why not add a vertical chimney sleeve to double draft and add full rocket stove functionality
Thanks for all the great suggestions Ken! I'll certainly keep them in mind!
Have you tried burning charcoal in the Nano?
Vue Her yes, I've used charcoal to grill with the Nano. But it's not big enough to stack the charcoal in this Swedish fire torch configuration
Was wondering if it could be stacked on edge in the nano . Corner to corner . have yet to get one so I fo not know
Turduckin! Turduckin ! Turduckin !
I've got an answer to why you'd need low and slow....juicy roasts! Stews! Chickens!
I think a slow roast pork tenderloin for pulled pork or a nice roast beef would be a great choice for a video...hint hint. Lol
Great video. Enjoyed this a lot Steve.
Be well
Craig
+Forestwalker111 Hey, those are great ideas!
Do I need that much charcoal to cook dinner?
Depends on what you're cookingand how hot you need it. Thanks for watching!
All You'll have to do is move the stove over when ashes pile up & keep on keeping on
( till You run out ... of charcoal , OR , TIME )
Im going to play with baking bread on this setup
I would recommend doing some experimenting first as the setup puts out a lot of heat during its first phases depending upon the charcoal.👍 Have fun!
I like to see you cook a steak with charcoal see how it comes out.
I've done that quite a bit. Check my channel. Thanks!
I wonder how it would act with meat fat dripping in from a ribeye? Too expensive to experiment with nowadays at $25/lb. :/
Looks like a great steady temp way to roast and bake, or skillet cook eggs/bacon/etc without scorching, and would be good for multiple people passing through to cook their own breakfast… but not so great for boiling.
In a disaster, if you had pots to store water, you could melt enough snow to do some good.
looks like you have about as much fuel in that stove as would be in a small grill or hibachi. I think it would be fun to see you throw a grill plate on that badboy and cook up some burgers, steak and chicken and then see if it puts out enough heat to cook a full meal including sides.
+Chris Dorris Good idea Chris!
+Chris Dorris I was thinking the grill with charcoal could probably produce a better flavor too. Maybe mix in a little mesquite?
Try using lump charcoal, it burns hotter and longer.
+Allan McCoshan I agree! And I don't like burning coal, but these stacks so nicely for this setup. Thanks!
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Thanks James!
And… pot roast.
Thank you Joseph!
stew
+leo ll Yes! Perfect!
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with your biscuits or bread. email me when it's ready!
Stew! Cook meat in a stew.
The possibilities seem endless with the Folding Firebox Stove. It's design invites experimentation with a many different fuels and provides countless hours of outdoor fun. Thanks, Steve.
+Ted Zimmerman Thank you Ted!