The poker conveniently has a hook at one of its ends, which makes removing and adjusting the mesh cover easy when you need to add more wood. The lid itself is light and easy to move, and it feels sturdy. We had no problem lifting the lid when it came time to roast a marshmallow, for instance. Also, throughout the duration of our time using the fire pit, we didn't experience any embers escaping through the screen. Teamson is a global lifestyle home design brand bringing joy into every home through beautiful, quality pieces made for stylishly comfortable everyday living. Teamson Home is our flagship brand continuing our tradition of quality design collections and pieces for the home including versatile indoor and outdoor furniture, lighting, and accessories. However most fire pits will give you a full 360-degree view and allow you to make a larger fire. Patio heaters A good mixture of wood can also help get your fire started. Fast-burning woods such as birch and hazel are excellent choices for lighting your fire and can usually be bought in kindling or bark form. Hazel is also unlikely to spit sparks.

According to Larry Campbell, a member of The Spruce Home Improvement Review Board, when considering where to place your fire pit, you need to keep in mind “safety is always first,” and “you need to be sure the area you plan to use the fire pit is a fireproof-type surface. If you choose wood, a dirt area surrounded by paver stones works well to be safe.”

The Teamson Home 30” Gas Firepit with tempered glass is a must for all patio and garden areas, no matter what time of the year. The Hampton Bay Piedmont Steel Fire Pit has an easy-to-use, easy-to-manage, attractive design, making it our favorite fire pit that we tested. One of the most appealing aspects of this model is its simplicity. While it doesn’t have any special controls for controlling the flames or smoke, it can also serve as a grill and comes with a poker and a mesh screen. It has a conveniently sized bowl, too. We noted that the size and depth of the bowl allowed us to place a good amount of firewood in and move it around with ease. Clear all the ash and debris from the inside of the fire pit. You should wait until the day after it’s been used to ensure the fire has gone out and the ash has cooled.

Teamson is a global lifestyle home designs brand bringing joy into every home through beautiful, quality pieces made for stylishly comfortable everyday living. Teamson Home is our flagship brand continuing our tradition of quality design collections and pieces for the home including versatile indoor and outdoor furniture, lighting, and accessories. Don't use flammable liquids to light it - as well as being a massive safety risk, using lighter fluid or other flammable liquids to light a fire pit can damage the pit itself and the surrounding area. Patio heaters are powered by gas or electric and come in all shapes and sizes. You can also find heaters for a wide range of budgets. When evaluating design and extra features, we analyzed the usefulness of any additional and functional design elements, such as an integrated table, as well as any additional tools, such as a firewood poker. We also noted the fire pits’ abilities to contain sparks and tested this trait both with and without a screen for fire pits that came with a spark screen. Our evaluation of a fire pit’s value was based on whether a given fire pit's features and performance were below, on par with, or beyond what could be expected for its price point.Ideal if you like to go camping or you don’t want the fire pit to be a permanent fixture in your garden. Portable fire pits should be lightweight, and preferably have wheels and/or a carry case to make it easy to manoeuvre and store. Complete with a heat output of 40,000 BTU / 12KW, a stainless-steel burner, and integrated ignition, you can enjoy stable and ash-free green burning without the mess. This large garden gas-fired fire pit comes with everything you need to set up your fire pit to the gas bottle. Most are powered with bio-ethanol, which means it won’t create smoke and should be easy to switch on and off. It should also have some type of safety screen or glass surrounding it. If you want something to keep you warm while relaxing in your garden but don’t fancy a fire pit, here are some other outdoor heating options to try. Chimineas This stylish contemporary fire pit is a wonderful addition to any garden or patio and is sure to provide you and all your guests with warmth in a natural space. Adjustable flames and easy start electronic ignition enables you to light this fire pit up in seconds with ease which makes it the perfect addition to light up the garden.

We were able to assemble this unit in approximately one minute. No tools were required, and we only had to attach the bottom piece to the main unit to set it all up. We found that the handles and weight made it easy to move around the yard, but it's not the best option for bringing to a tailgate or on camping trips. On the plus side, we found this fire pit to be very sturdily built. In fact, while testing the fire pit, wind speeds reached around 30 mph, and, unlike our patio furniture, this fire pit did not move with the wind.The Terraflame Wave Tabletop Fire Bowl is a simple and stylish way to add a fire element to any outdoor space. Almost as easy to use as a candle, this small fire bowl just requires the use of the included gel canister and a lighter. While testing, we also found the setup to be very minimal: After removing it from the box, just add the included beach pebbles and the gel canister. Clean-up is just as simple since you can put the cover on the gel canister to extinguish the fire, with no ash to clean up or other steps necessary. Plus, we found it to be very durable and we noticed no damage when we left it out uncovered (although we found it very easy to cover with our existing patio set cover). Gas fire pits: in addition to wood, these fire pits can also be powered by gas. However, gas is bulky, expensive and non-renewable. This artsy centrepiece is part of Aldi's garden shop range. It features a modern chrome-plated geometric design and stone-effect finish. Make a hole in the middle of the base the pit will sit on and fill it with gravel to help drain rain water; then cover the entire base area with gravel.