A propane firepit for s'mores
A propane firepit gets family s'mores going in a few minutes after dinner and turns off when we are done, which is why we use it much more than our wood Solo Stove.
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After dinner we want s’mores, and these days that means the propane firepit. The kids love them, of course, and we do too, though honestly the s’mores are mostly an excuse for family time, all of us circled up around the fire before bed. There is something magical about sitting around a fire together, and it gets us outdoors even on the cooler evenings when we might otherwise stay in.
We used to have a wood-burning firepit for that, a Solo Stove we chose because it gave off less smoke. It still gave off enough that we had to keep the sliding doors to the patio closed, or the firepit smell would get inside the house, and that was annoying. Lighting it took time, and getting it ready for s’mores took more, so we hardly ever used it.
It also did not turn off when we were finished, because a wood fire has to burn out, and since we mostly do the firepit after dinner, we were waiting on it before bed.
We bought a propane firepit to see if we would use it more. We knew from staying at Airbnbs that a propane firepit is not as good for roasting marshmallows and does not give off as much heat to keep us warm while we roast, but we tried it anyway.
We have used it much more than the old wood-fired one. The marshmallows roast just fine, and the time from deciding to roast s’mores to actually roasting them can be as little as a few minutes. When we are done, it turns off, and we can go in for bed.
In fall we light the fire right after dinner, since the sun sets so soon after school.