Open-Fire Traditions

Explore open-fire cooking as a set of heat, distance, fuel, and serving decisions rather than a label alone.

Guide

Argentine Asado: How Open-Fire Cooking Works

Argentine asado is more useful to a home cook when it is understood as a set of fire and serving decisions rather than a photograph of meat over flames. The tradition has its own c

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Brazilian Churrasco: Cuts, Skewers, and Fire

Brazilian churrasco is often introduced through its spectacle: skewers, open heat, and meat sliced at the table. The more useful lesson for a home cook is simpler. The cook manages

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