cookfire
Outdoor meal heat
A cookfire is a fire built specifically for preparing food, typically outdoors.
The word evokes camping, frontier life, or primitive conditions where cooking happens over open flame rather than on a stove: We gathered around the cookfire as dinner simmered.
Also spelled as two words: cook fire.
Vertical smoke passage
- inglenookAlcove beside a fireplace
- hearthstoneFireplace floor slab
- andironsPaired hearth log supports
- mantelpieceShelf above fireplace
poker · tongs · bellows · grate · damper · flue · fireguard · ashpan
Uncovered burning source
- smokeAirborne combustion byproduct
- roastingCooking with dry heat
- spitExpelled mouth moisture
- skewersPointed rods for cooking
earth oven · hot stones · grilling · char · crackling · firewood · tinder · kindling
Designated outdoor lodging area
- tentPortable fabric shelter
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
- backpackingSelf-supported wilderness travel
- trailPath through wilderness
survival · marshmallows · s'mores · expedition · scouting · hiking · canoeing · fishing
Burned or burning carbon
- glowingGiving off steady light
- charcoalBurned wood residue
- smolderingBurning slowly, no flame
- ashCombustion's powdery remains
cinders · red-hot · dying · incandescent · afterglow · burnt · carbonized · residual
chimney
Vertical smoke passage
- inglenookAlcove beside a fireplace
- hearthstoneFireplace floor slab
- andironsPaired hearth log supports
mantelpiece · poker · tongs · bellows · grate · damper · flue · fireguard · ashpan · fender
open flame
Uncovered burning source
skewers · earth oven · hot stones · grilling · char · crackling · firewood · tinder · kindling · asado
campsite
Designated outdoor lodging area
- tentPortable fabric shelter
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
- backpackingSelf-supported wilderness travel
trail · survival · marshmallows · s'mores · expedition · scouting · hiking · canoeing · fishing · forest
coals
Burned or burning carbon
- glowingGiving off steady light
- charcoalBurned wood residue
- smolderingBurning slowly, no flame
ash · cinders · red-hot · dying · incandescent · afterglow · burnt · carbonized · residual · banked
cozy
Warm and snug
- glowSteady, soft light
- flickeringShining unsteadily, intermittently
- radianceGlowing luminous quality
gathering · comfort · welcoming · homely · heat · light · snug · toasty · nestle · circle
cookfiremicrowave
Radiation-based kitchen heater
induction cooktop · sous vide · electric stove · stove · electric range