Chapter 689 Shabu-shabu
In the cold Arctic Circle, Bifang wrapped in musk ox fur sits in front of a campfire, feeling the warmth of the flames that dispel the severe cold. Every cell melts from the ice and is revitalized.
"Campfires are part of the charm of the outdoors, and if they are built with the best wood, you can grill food over a campfire in the woods."
"Many loggers like to build a second, smaller campfire for barbecuing, but I don't think it's necessary, except in large camps where you have to prepare a lot of food. After all, experimenting is an important part of the fun of living in the woods."
Bifang had a beaming face and his brows were raised. All the audience could see that God Fang was very happy at this moment. After all, he had left the survival crisis behind him.
After roughly flattening the upper and lower sides of the two pieces of firewood, Bifang placed them on the ground, with one end a palm width away and the other half a meter away, forming a trapezoid, which is a satisfactory outdoor cooking range.
At the same time, for safety reasons, Bifang placed a few stones at the wider end and placed some hardwood poles across the stones as a barrier.
"If you can, put heat reflectors on the wide side so you can make more use of the heat instead of just wasting it in the air."
"It also makes for very even grilling, and can be used in any weather. Bread, fish, game or other meats can be cooked perfectly, and it is easy to operate, and the small size of the equipment is enough for two or three people."
Although he has nothing, it does not stop Bifang from introducing these things to the audience.
The campfire is right between the two logs, and the opening at the narrow end is very convenient for grilling and frying.
"If resources are more abundant, you can use slow-burning green trees as base logs or end logs. For this purpose, the best ones are chestnut, red oak, white walnut, red maple, persimmon, etc."
"These are hardwoods and the best for cooking and heating because they burn slowly, give off a lot of heat and burn into a glowing coal."
Bifang picked and chose in the flames and found a large piece of black charcoal, proving that what he said was true.
"Cork is easy to catch fire. Although it burns quickly and vigorously, it will only leave ashes after burning."
What is hardwood and what is softwood?
[Ah, isn't this the literal meaning? ]
【What if there is a secret? 】
"There is no mystery. It is literally wood. Hard wood that cannot be scraped by a knife is hardwood, and soft wood that can be cut easily is softwood."
Bifang briefly explained it and introduced the relevant wood while making the wooden basin.
"Hickory is by far the best firewood in the North. It burns brightly, burns long, forms large charcoals, and gives a high, even heat for a long time."
"Next to hickory is the chestnut; loggers also like to use basket oak, ironwood, dogwood, ash, and others."
"Of these, the easiest to split are red oak, basket oak, white oak, ash and birch. Some woods split more easily when green than when dry, such as hickory, dogwood, beech, sugar maple, birch and elm."
"The most difficult woods to split are elder, blue ash, cherry, sour gum, hemlock, sweet gum, and sycamore. Of the softer woods, birch makes the best fuel, especially black birch, which is one of the few woods that burns well when not dry."
"Dry hemlock bark catches fire easily and vigorously, and birch catches fire quickly even when wet. Driftwood is a good fire starter, and dry pine knots are excellent fire starters."
"Of course, wood that is not dry will burn better in the winter when the sap is less. Trees in higher ground will burn better than those in moister, lower areas. Hardwoods are more plentiful in higher ground, while softwoods are more plentiful along rivers."
Most of the wood was unheard of by many viewers, but Bifang was able to describe it in detail, including its advantages and disadvantages and how to find it, leaving many people with relevant experience speechless.
From south to north, from soft to hard, from texture to use, it seems that there is nothing Bifang doesn't know. It seems that he can definitely apply to become a professional lumberjack.
[Fang Shen is still the same Fang Shen, without any change]
[Another day of not paying attention]
【Learning is useless. Learning is useless.】
[To be honest, I have never been able to distinguish any tree species, let alone what they are used for. Just looking at them gives me a headache, let alone distinguishing them.]
[Plus one, I probably only know one Ginkgo? ]
[If it grows on the roadside as a landscape tree, I know it, but if it is placed in the woods, I am not so sure (funny)]
Using two branches as a support, the wooden basin was placed on top, and Bifang used a small knife to cut the frozen musk beef into meat rolls and immersed them in boiling water.
That is the belly meat with a layer of fat. Unlike ordinary wild animals, most wild beasts have mostly lean meat. Whether it is roasted or boiled, it is difficult to avoid the fate of becoming dry firewood.
But it is different from the musk ox which does not move much and has a high fat content. Even the tenderloin with the lowest fat content is oily, not to mention the plump belly, which can make people salivate just by looking at it.
"If you're cooking a normal lunch, just using a low heat will provide enough calories to make soup and fried food."
"If you have an iron pot, all you have to do is stick a forked branch into the ground, put a green branch in the fork, and put the other end of the branch on the ground with a stone to hold it down. Then hang the pot on the protruding branch."
"But our conditions are limited. We don't have any iron tools, so we can only use tree branches."
The sharp dagger cut off a whole piece of meat. In the wooden basin, the pink beef rose and fell under the boiling water, constantly entangled, inseparable, and emitting billowing hot steam .
As if it had smelled something delicious, the Husky in the woods took the lead and ran in the front, galloping towards the Bifang, followed by his second and third brothers, with long fur fluttering in the wind.
Bifang quickly protected the campfire to prevent the three idiots from bumping into it, and then had to cut in more musk beef so that the three guys could have a taste.
When the meat is cooked, Bifang picks up a large piece of meat with wooden chopsticks. There is no need to blow on it. Just expose it to the air for a while and the temperature will be just right, hot but not scalding. Then he puts it in big mouthfuls and feels so satisfied!
The three idiots also whimpered. Bifang put three pieces of tree bark on the ground, fished out the meat and put it on top so that the three big guys could share the delicious food.
The audience was very envious of the way it was eaten, just like eating mutton in hot pot.
