![]() Being the miser that I am, I decided that a fire pit I could cook on would pay itself off in a hurry. ![]() Being without a kitchen left me with two options: pay to eat out every meal or cook like a caveman in my yard. You must have to really earn that bright orange patina.Īround the time I bought my Breeo, I started renovating my house. The corten barrel is starting to develop small rust spots as intended, but the blued finish is actually lasting much longer than I expected. The stainless steel on the legs, sear plate, and lid show no signs of wear. The steel is thick and heavy, so wind and falling branches are no factor. It’s been through heavy rainstorms, relatively high winds, and even a smattering of hail. As of writing, my Breeo has been in the yard for more than two months. Testing the Breeo X Series 19 smokeless fire pit (Scott Murdock)ĭurability is another priority for me since I’m not interested in moving my fire pit into the garage after every use or wrestling with protective covers. That’s great during the hot summer months, but I wonder how much time I’ll want to spend next to it once the snow piles up. Interestingly, all the heat gets directed upward, so the Breeo doesn’t warm a seating area like a traditional fire pit would. I notice some smoke on startup and when I burn very green wood, but the rest of the time the Breeo lives up to the hype. Not only does it consume everything I have, but it also lights easier than any fire I’ve ever made. I feed my X19 with a variety of fuel including well-dried split logs, relatively green whole logs, dry kindling, green twigs, and paper. The whole selling proposition behind this style of fire pits is that they burn wood without producing a bunch of smoke. Breeo X Series 19 smokeless fire pit (Scott Murdock) How we tested the Breeo X Series 19 smokeless fire pit ![]() You can achieve the same results with sand, gravel, or flagstone––just make sure whatever material you use is level and stable enough to support the heavy fire pit. I happened to have a few round pavers that were the perfect size, so I leveled off a piece of ground and laid it into the turf. ![]() I put mine in my yard, which meant I needed to get the grill off the flammable grass and onto a safer surface. Keep in mind that these fire pits get very hot, and the air channels underneath the barrel occasionally let flames lick the ground underneath the fire pit. There are vents in the base of the barrel, and the two-walled design flows air upward toward the rim, where it is released for a secondary burn. The smokeless design is centered around channeling cool air through the fire to increase its temperature, burning off smoke before it escapes and making a direct assault on your eyes. Breeo X Series 19 smokeless fire pit (Scott Murdock) My grilling accessories came with a soft case that keeps them clean and makes them easy to carry. Of course, Breeo included plenty of stickers to decorate my beer fridge with. Corten steel fire pits come with instructions on how to season the surface to get that trendy orange patina in a hurry, but I opted to let mine age naturally. All I had to do was install the handle on the stainless steel cover and familiarize myself with the grill attachments. The pit itself is fairly heavy (54 pounds as tested, or 47 pounds without the sear plate), but has no moving parts. After making that kind of investment, my expectations were sky-high.įire pits aren’t exactly rocket science to set up, but Breeo does a great job of packing everything in a way that makes it quick and easy. To be fair, I threw in a stainless steel lid ($100) and Outpost grilling kit ($140), and didn’t have time to wait for a sale. Instead of costing $50 to $100 like the traditional fire pits at my local hardware store, the smallest Breeo available, the X19, set me back more than $700 after tax. ![]() The products better be able to back it up, because they’re definitely on the high end of backyard accessories. I, for one, am glad that brands like Breeo and Solo Stove have created fire pits that take the sting out of backyard pyromania.īreeo markets its fire pits as smokeless––that’s a big promise. Let’s also not forget that for the following several thousands of years, most people were basically content to roast hot dogs over the same smokey nonsense as everyone before them without bothering to find a better way. That brave soul is the ancestral source of cookouts, tailgating, and campsite debauchery. Let’s take a minute to appreciate the first cave person to stack up a pile of logs, create fire with their bare hands, and roast up a delicious wooly mammoth steak. We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. ![]()
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