3 cool cooking accessories for outdoor cuisine

You love to cook outdoors? Isn’t it interesting how food cooked in the fresh air always tastes better? No wonder our cooking accessories fly off the shelves. Is it because food cooked on a real fire takes us back to the ancient days when we huddled around a blaze outdoors, cooking mammoth steaks or whatever, like the Flintstones?

Science says humans are built for the outdoors, our bodies are created for walking and running. Perhaps the sheer pleasure we get from spending time in the fresh air is built into our DNA. Whatever the reason, announcing a BBQ is a sure-fire way to bring the guests running, clutching packs of sausages and wielding bottles of beer and wine.

The Mexican clay chimineas we sell are the bee’s knees for alfresco cuisine. All you need is a simple grill to turn a chimenea into a cooking machine, and the results are awesome. Or balance a cast iron cook pot on top of the chimney part to create lovely stews, casseroles and soups. Our outdoor kitchens sit at the other end of the scale, your all-singing, all-dancing way to feed the five thousand! And fire pits and BBQs give you even more cooking potential out in the garden.

But there’s more. Here are three fabulous cooking accessories to make food preparation outdoors even easier, and even and more fun.

Outdoor cooking accessories – The chiminea, firepit and BBQ Food Smoker

Now this is what we call clever. When you’re hooked on cooking outdoors, it’s a blinder. There’s nothing quite like that smoked flavour to get everyone’s tastebuds going. Meet the great quality chiminea smoker, firepit food smoker and BBQ Food Smoker. It’s perfect for cooking up a storm on them all. A clever removable smoker and BBQ made out of steel, it comes with a really tough Teflon coating for long-lasting good looks. All you do is perch in on the chiminea chimney, on your BBQ or on the fire pit grill. It fits most fire pits, chimeneas and BBQs.

The well-made lid, the strong body, it all adds up to a great quality item. And it comes with a smoking chips pan and its own sturdy chromed steel BBQ grill. What foods will you smoke first?

The cast iron cooking iron

This must be one of the coolest and simplest outdoor cooking gadgets we’ve come across. All you do is slather cooking oil, olive oil or butter on the insides of the iron then place the food inside like a sandwich. Put the iron in the fire, turn it regularly, and whatever’s in there will quickly cook to perfection without getting burned. Because it’s made from strong, solid cast iron it isn’t fazed by temperature differences. And you can cook with it on your chimenea, fire bowls, barbecues or any other real fire.

Maintenance is easy. Just wash it and rub it with a little bit of oil when dry to give it a long life. This one is the perfect gadget for foods that are usually flipped over – which can be a challenge over a real fire. There’s no more dropping your delicious fish, pancakes or burgers into the flames. The two plates keep the food firmly in place. The long handle means you’re safe from burns. The wooden handle makes gripping it comfortable and safe. And the classic black finish keeps things looking good.

The Steel Popcorn Popper with Frying Pan

Do you like your popcorn salted or sweet? This uber-cool outdoor cooking gadget makes short work of popcorn and you don’t lose a single puff of it into the fire. Like all alfresco cooking gear it makes sense to wash it before using it for the first time. Then you’re ready to go. This Steel Popcorn Popper With Frying Pan comes with a strong chromed steel-mesh dome that sits over the steel frying pan part. And you can use it on any open fire, chiminea, fire pit or barbie. All you do is add a tablespoon or so of oil to the pan, add the corn, then shake it over the flames for a couple of minutes. Those pops? They’re the sound of totally delicious. No waste, no mess, just ‘yum’.

There are plenty more magic cooking accessories for you to enjoy. Explore our site and create the fun, funky and totally delish alfresco lifestyle you’ve always dreamed about.