The Shenandoah Valley is a gorgeous place to live. The only thing I'm still not really used to is the idea of hot hot summer days and chilly summer nights! One of my closest friends is about to move to the other side of the state for a great new job and we threw him a going away cookout to send him off in style! My friends and I love to sit around outside and talk for hours while we are slowly eaten to death by mosquitoes but the weather forecast was indicating one heck of a chilly night. So mother necessity rang and we decided to try out making our own tabletop fire pit! Ok...it was more of a fire pot! Ashleigh and I had both seen multiple ideas for this online and as we couldn't find any galvanized buckets, we went for the terracotta pot. Now, I should note that after dishing out major bucks for this killer steak dinner we were on a major budget. Plus by the time we got around to setting the fire pot up, we were a little rushed and presentation was not a concern!
It was incredibly simple to put together and worked like a charm...for what we needed it for anyway! All you need is:
-Terracotta Pot
-Aluminum Foil
-Self-Lighting Charcoal
-Lighter
-Stuff for S'mores (optional...but highly encouraged!)
-Line the inside of the pot with aluminum foil
-Make a ball of foil to place in the bottom of the pot--adjust the size according to how much charcoal you plan to use
-Fill the pot with charcoal and light
-Sit around and enjoy the warmth! Wait for the coals to go down and roast up some marshmallows for S'mores!
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