This was a big debate in my family, our friends and even some of the professionals we talked to.
Some say that fire cement is just another gimmick, nothing more and nothing less. Others say that fire cement is a very good product and would recommend it for every one.
Fire Cement is an amazing product. It can be used on any type of grill or barbecue, to cook meat or vegetables, you name it! Fire Cement is a mix of charcoal, marbles and salt. I personally like the Fire Cement for grilling meat because the salt makes your food taste so much better. One thing I have learned, is that you can use the fire cement on almost anything. I have used it on my gas grill, electric grill and even my regular stove top burner! You can also use it to make pizza on your gas oven!
I personally think everyone should try this product at least once because it really adds flavor to your food! The way that it works is if you place the mix in the grill or barbecue for about twenty minutes, you will see smoke coming out of your BBQ’s burners or burners and vents. With this being said, I would like to help spread the word about this amazing product! If you are not
Fire cement is a chemical mixture of limestone and sodium silicate, which is also known as quicklime. It’s a very effective barbecue baste because it burns extremely fast in the fire and produces lots of smoke.
Since this is an “advice” post, I won’t go into the chemistry too much. The important thing is that fire cement has the ability to produce a high temperature in the fire, which is something I’ve noticed many grills don’t have. And when you have high temperature and a lot of smoke, you have one thing: delicious BBQ!
Another reason fire cement rocks: it leaves no residue, so you won’t get stuck with any ugly burnt bits in your grill.
Fire cement is a mixture of epoxy resin and highly flammable accelerant that creates a stick that won’t burn. It’s also reusable, so you can burn more than once. Fire cement is normally used as a fire starter for charcoal, but I’ve found it useful for other things too. The most obvious application is grilling meat on a gas or charcoal grill.
It’s pretty easy to make your own fire cement, which consists of:
Resin–typically hardener, but I used liquid resin
Accelerant–typically lighter fluid, but I used 100-proof grain alcohol
Mix the ingredients together in a small container until the resin gets sticky. Keep adding alcohol until it forms an ooze that runs down the sides of the container. You don’t want it to be too runny; you want it to be thick enough to hold its shape when poured into a mold and hardened by heat. You can also use food-grade plastic instead of metal molds, which would make it easier to clean up any spills. Once you have a batch in the shape you want, pour it into the mold and allow it to harden completely before heating. You can even leave it overnight if you’re going out later that day. Don’t
The reason fire cement is such a big deal is because most grills are made of metal. This means that the metal will burn and burn, unless you have some way of putting it out. Fire Cement is a way to do this. It’s not magic, just science.
One way to think about it is that fire cement is like fire extinguishers in planes. In those movies, when they run out of smoke and try to put out the flames using nothing but buckets of water or wind, it doesn’t work. But if they’ve got some fire extinguisher on hand, they can spray the fire right out.
In cooking, if you don’t have fire extinguisher on hand, then your only choice is to let the whole grill catch on fire and burn down with everyone inside. Fire Cement lets you do that without burning yourself up.
Fire Cement is a high-heat, slow-cooling flame basting substance that can be used to seal surfaces and make cooking easier.
It is great for barbecuing, grilling, smoking, and even uses on the stove top. It’s also great for sealing a wooden cutting board in order to clean it with a scrubber of your choice.
You can buy Fire Cement at most hardware stores. The stuff I use I bought from Home Depot and cost about $8.00 for a large one (2 gallons).
Fire Cement comes in two parts: The liquid, which must be mixed with an equal amount of water before use, and the dry powder that must be mixed with water before use.
Once mixed, you’ll have a paste like substance. Use just enough so that you have one part dry powder to three parts liquid by volume (don’t over mix!). Once you’ve added your dry powder to the liquid, mix it up until you’re satisfied with the consistency. You’ll know it’s good when it doesn’t drip off your spoon like regular glue!
You can use fire cement to make all kinds of stuff with really hard surfaces, like grills and ovens. But it also works for a lot of other things, like pottery , woodworking, and metal working.
Fire cement is a mixture of clay, sand, and sawdust. It melts at a low temperature; the exact temperature depends on the clay used. The sawdust and sand absorb moisture from the air. When they get hot enough they turn into glass, which is what fire cement is: it’s glass that burns.
When you pour the concrete out of a form or other mold to make something, it forms a shape that keeps its shape until you harden it with heat.
To make a grill or oven using fire cement you first have to build a form to pour the fire cement in. That’s easy if you’re working with wood or plastic; for example you can use four pieces of wood to form something like an oven box, making sure there’s enough space between them in all directions so that the concrete won’t leak out around the edges when it gets hot and turns into glass. For metal, use steel reinforcing bars to make something like an oven box, but longer so that there’s enough room for everything around the sides as
A few years ago I was looking for a way to light the charcoal on my grill. I had tried a natural-gas cartridge, but it was hard to get. Then at a garage sale I picked up an ancient brass fire extinguisher, which I thought would work.
I read the instructions, which said: “Mix 16 ounces of water with one ounce of powdered sodium bicarbonate.” That sounded like a lot of work. But the price was right: ten dollars for a quarter-pound bag. So I went ahead and mixed the stuff, figuring it couldn’t hurt to have some on hand in case the fire got out of control.