Open-Fire Cooking

Recipes over real fire.

Built around clean grates and high heat. Every recipe here is designed for outdoor cooking the way it should be done.

Grilled lemon garlic shrimp skewers over open fire on an OakStoke stainless steel grill grate.
Main · Seafood

Grilled Lemon Garlic Shrimp Skewers Over Open Fire

July 29, 2026

These grilled lemon garlic shrimp skewers come together in under 30 minutes over an open flame, with a bright, garlicky marinade that caramelizes fast and a smoky char you can't get on a gas burner. Built for backyard nights when the fire's already going and dinner needs to move quickly.

Cook Time Quick (35 min)
Crowd Wow High
Mess Factor Minimal
Bourbon peach glazed pork chops caramelizing over open flame on an OakStoke stainless steel grill grate, with grilled peach halves alongside.
Main - Pork

Open Fire Bourbon Peach Pork Chops

July 23, 2026

Late summer means one last run of ripe peaches, and this is one of the best open fire grilling recipes for late summer to make the most of them. Thick-cut pork chops sear over the flame while a bourbon peach glaze catches the char, so every bite gets a little smoke and a little sweet.

Cook Time Quick (25 min)
Crowd Wow High
Mess Factor Minimal
OakStoke Steelworks stainless steel smash burger press with a perforated round head and wood handle, standing upright on an engraved bamboo cutting board outdoors.
Main · Beef

Smash Burgers Over Open Fire

July 13, 2026

A screaming hot skillet, real wood coals, and enough pressure to crisp the edges black. Built for a fire pit, not a flat top.

Cook Time 20 minutes
Crowd Wow High
Mess Factor Minimal
Whipped maple butter glaze in a bowl beside an open fire, ready to finish grilled meat.
Side • Glaze

Whipped Maple Butter Glaze

May 25, 2026

Smoky, sweet, and just sharp enough. This maple butter glaze goes on ribs at the finish line and makes them impossible to put down.

Cook Time 10 min
Crowd Wow High
Mess Factor Medium
Grilled lamb chops with mint salsa verde, charred over open flame on an OakStoke stainless steel grill grate.
Main · Lamb

Grilled Lamb Chops with Mint Salsa Verde

March 22, 2026

Frenched lamb lollipops marinated in garlic, rosemary, and lemon, then hit hard over screaming hot coals for a crust that locks in everything good. The mint salsa verde is not an afterthought. It's bright, briny, and punchy enough to stand up to the lamb. This one looks like a restaurant plate and cooks in under 20 minutes.

Cook Time Quick (15-20 min, plus 2 hr marinade)
Crowd Wow High
Mess Factor Low
Fire-roasted chicken thighs with garlic and lemon, seared over open flame on an OakStoke stainless steel grill grate.
Main · Poultry

Fire-Roasted Chicken Thighs with Garlic and Lemon

March 16, 2026

Bone-in, skin-on thighs marinated in garlic and lemon, seared hard over open fire to blister the skin, then finished low and slow on the cool side with a basting butter that makes the whole thing stupid good. This one is a weeknight killer and a crowd recipe at the same time.

Cook Time Medium (35-45 min, plus marinating)
Crowd Wow High
Mess Factor Low
Reverse sear ribeye with herb butter, finished over open flame on an OakStoke stainless steel grill grate.
Main · Beef

Reverse Sear Ribeye + Herb Butter

March 12, 2026

The most reliable way to cook a thick ribeye. Low and slow over indirect oak heat, then seared hard over live coals and finished with a melting garlic herb butter. This method gives you edge-to-edge medium-rare every single time.

Cook Time 85-90 min
Crowd Wow High
Mess Factor Medium
Oak-char steak tips with chimichurri, seared over open fire on an OakStoke stainless steel grill grate.
Main · Beef

Oak-Char Steak Tips + Chimichurri

March 2, 2026

Sear steak tips over an oak coal bed, finish on the warm zone, and spoon fresh chimichurri over the top. Fast, high-heat, and built for the grate.

Cook Time Quick (35-50 min)
Crowd Wow High
Mess Factor Low