Buschbeck Recipes: 16 Favourites to Cook on Your Buschbeck Outdoor Fireplace
16 of my favourite Buschbeck recipes shared in full, from wood-fired pizza and rotisserie chicken to steak on the coals, plus guides to lighting, heat zones and accessories.
Wood-Fired Rosemary Focaccia in the Buschbeck
This rosemary focaccia baked in the Buschbeck comes out golden and crackly on the outside, soft and oily within - it's the bread I make when friends are coming over.
Fire-Baked Brownies in the Buschbeck Pizza Oven
These fudgy fire-baked brownies cooked in the Buschbeck pizza oven are the easiest way to end a night around the fire.
Slow-Roasted Lamb Shoulder in a Camp Oven on the Buschbeck
This lamb shoulder is the dish I make when I want the Buschbeck doing all the work while I do none of it.
Lamb Chops with Rosemary & Garlic on the Buschbeck Grill
These rosemary and garlic lamb chops are one of the quickest, most satisfying things I cook on the Buschbeck grill.
How to Use the Buschbeck Rotisserie, Plus Low-and-Slow Smoking
The Buschbeck rotisserie is the most rewarding tool on the whole fireplace, if you set it up properly. Here's everything I've learned about balance, indirect heat, low-and-slow smoking and the dreaded stall.
How to Use the Buschbeck Pizza Oven Insert (Without Burning the Base)
The Buschbeck pizza oven insert turns your fireplace into a proper pizza machine - but only if you heat it right. Here's exactly how I do it, burnt bases and all the lessons I learned getting there.
How to Use a Buschbeck Outdoor Fireplace: Wood, Lighting and Your First Cook
Everything I wish someone had told me before my first fire: how to use a Buschbeck outdoor fireplace properly, from choosing wood to lighting it and cooking your first meal.
How to Grill and Roast on a Buschbeck Outdoor Fireplace
Grilling is where most of us start with a Buschbeck, and it's where a wood fire truly earns its keep. Here's how I grill and roast properly, every single time.
The Perfect Steak on a Buschbeck Outdoor Fireplace
A good steak needs very little, especially when you're cooking it on a Buschbeck over properly hot coals.
Fire-Blistered Tomatoes with Burrata on the Buschbeck
This is the dish I make when friends turn up before I'm ready - ten minutes over the coals on the Buschbeck and cherry tomatoes go sweet and jammy, ready for a cold burrata to be torn into the middle.
Dirty Steak Cooked Straight on the Coals (Buschbeck Method)
Dirty steak on the Buschbeck is the most fun you'll have with your fire: no grill, no pan, just meat straight on the glowing coals.
Damper on a Stick, Cooked Over the Buschbeck Fire
This is the recipe my kids beg for every time we light the Buschbeck: dough wound round a stick, toasted over glowing coals, then stuffed with butter and golden syrup.
Chicken Souvlaki on the Buschbeck Grill
Chicken souvlaki on the Buschbeck grill is lazy, hands-on feeding at its best - skewers, warm pita and tzatziki everyone builds themselves.
Buschbeck Temperature Guide: How to Read Heat Zones on a Wood Fire
Forget guessing. Here's how I read Buschbeck temperature using nothing but my eyes, my hand and a bit of fire-watching patience.
Buschbeck Rotisserie Lamb with Lemon & Oregano
A boned leg of lamb, rubbed in lemon, garlic and oregano, turning slowly on the Buschbeck rotisserie until it bastes itself golden.
My Everyday Pizza Dough for the Buschbeck Pizza Oven Insert
This is the dough I make every single week for the Buschbeck pizza oven insert—five minutes of mixing and the time does the rest.
Margherita Pizza on the Buschbeck Pizza Stone
Simple, hot and fast - this is the Margherita pizza I make every time we fire up the Buschbeck, and the one the kids fight over.
Fireside Breakfast on the Buschbeck Cast Iron Hotplate
A fireside breakfast on the Buschbeck cast iron hotplate is my favourite way to start a slow morning outside, dressing gown and all.
Buschbeck Cleaning, Safety and Care: Keep Your Fireplace for Life
A proper Buschbeck cleaning and safety routine - from fire bans and ash disposal to pizza stone care - so your outdoor fireplace lasts for life, not just a season.