How to Cook in an Indoor Fireplace

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Get or make a long metal skewer similar to one you'd use to roast marshmallows on a campfire.

   It should be long enough to hold near the fire comfortably without getting yourself too hot.
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   Step 2: Start a nice hot wood fire in your fireplace.

   It will give off more heat if you use hardwoods and let it burn a while before cooking to develop a nice core of hot glowing embers at the base of the fire. , You can theoretically do just about any solid food but since you will be holding it on a long skewer throughout the cooking, choose something relatively small.
   
   Sausages, hot dogs, and meat balls are good basic starting points.
   
   If you want to get a bit more adventurous, try some small, seasoned game birds like quail, squab, poussin, partridge or grouse. ,,, Do not hold the food directly in the fire as it will burn very quickly! Just close enough to slowly heat it. , If you are not sure, it can help to use a meat thermometer to check the internal temperature when you think it is getting close. ,
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   Step 3: Choose a food to cook.

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   Step 4: Pierce the food with the skewer so that it is securely held by the skewer and will not fall off even with slow rotation.

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   Step 5: Place a cookie sheet or roasting pan next to the fire to catch drips.

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   Step 6: Hold the food near the fire

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   Step 7: slowly rotating it and changing its position so as to "rotisserie cook" it

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   Step 8: evenly heating it throughout.

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   Step 9: Continue cooking until the meat is golden brown on the outside and fully cooked on the inside.

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    Step 10: When done to your liking

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    Step 11: remove and rest the meat on a plate

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    Step 12: cover with foil and let rest a few minutes before serving.

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