If you’ve ever built a campfire, then you’ve probably bought Duraflame at some point. Their logs are one of the most recognizable of firestarter brands, synonymous with summer fun. Duraflame just introduced their brand new line of Campfire Roasting Logs, which are specifically designed to be optimal for cooking s’mores or other campfire treats. I recently received a complimentary log in the mail so that I could give it a whirl for myself, and it brought back memories of the fun times spent making campfires. In the past, when I’ve used logs like Duraflame it’s been for bonfires on the beach. However, this arrived on a rainy April day that would have been ill-suited to such an activity, so we came up with a much more fun place to “Camp out” – Grandma’s fireplace!
We took the logs over to Grandma’s house, and she was curious to see how they’d work. It was a 4-piece bundle, so we pulled out one, opened the ends, placed it in the fireplace by itself, and lit the end with the match. It burned slowly, taking about 15 minutes to get started, and then turned into a very pretty fire that we all admired. It lasted for about an hour, and we were impressed with how much heat it produced, how long it lasted, and what a nice fire it made all by itself. We didn’t try to roast anything over it, since grandma made us spaghetti for dinner and we didn’t really think that was conducive to roasting! 😉
We sat around the fire, ate the spaghetti, and had a great time chatting it up as the fire slowly dwindled. We only used one of the logs, and Grandma said she will save the other 3 for when company comes and she needs to start a fire quickly, without taking the time to build one with a lot of kindling. The instructions advise using 2-3 logs at a time, but for a smaller fire like the one we had, one log was perfect.
Will you be building a bonfire this spring/summer, readers?
These look convenient.
we used them last year- easy breazy!
No bonfires for us in the summer. We wait and do that in the fall!
How cool! I’ve never actually made a bonfire or campfire but my son is getting older & either this year or next we’ll probably do one! 🙂
I wish I had use for a fireplace. However we used these when we lived up north easy peasy
These look great.
Minta
My in-laws always have great bonfires in the backyard for the kiddos to roast marshmallows on. We usually use a duraflame log to get it started. They’re great!
These would be great for my hubby when he takes the kids camping this summer!
We will have to give them a try as I’ve never used them. Sounds great
these are what we needed this past winter! Our first house with a fireplace and no firewood to be found.
would love to have one for outside would make it so much safer around here no fear of fire starting in the woods love to have a cookout with one