Is this a fire pit?

[Arun L.]

Is this a fire pit?

How do I use it? Do I just light charcoal and put that top on?

Should I use wood?

Should I use rolled up newspaper, like when using a chimney starter?

 

[JimK]

Most certainly looks like a wood burning fire pit to me. You could use news paper under some smaller pieces of wood to get it started. Or pile up your wood and dump half a chimney of lit charcoal on top.

 

[Arun L.]

I have hickory, applewood, and olive, which I use for cooking.

I also have a box of almond firewood, for my indoor fire place. Can I use the almond firewood log?

 

[timothy]

A side view would be nice.

 

[Arun L.]

 

[timothy]

Wow that's nice!
Copper or Bronze?

 

[Richard in NS]

I have hickory, applewood, and olive, which I use for cooking.

I also have a box of almond firewood, for my indoor fire place. Can I use the almond firewood log?

Start with crumpled paper, then small kindling and then the almond wood. Or dump half a chimney of lit charcoal on that grate and put the almond wood on top of the coals. The coals lighting the wood from the bottom will give you a nicer fire. Sit back and enjoy.

 

[Timothy F. Lewis]

Why use almond for indoor FP?!
What you have shared is called (around here) a fire bowl, suitable for use on normal ground use (sand, dirt, gravel, etc.) I would not use it for grilling unless it was something like hotdogs, S’mores, “fork things” unless you get an amazing amount of coals, which I would then transfer to a kettle. These little bowls are used for burning years spoor around here.
Unless you can suspend a grate or rotisserie above them, they are campfire singalong pits. In my opinion.
I went from one of those to this:

 

[Arun L.]

Wow that's nice!
Copper or Bronze?

I think bronze.

 

[Arun L.]

Why use almond for indoor FP?!
What you have shared is called (around here) a fire bowl, suitable for use on normal ground use (sand, dirt, gravel, etc.) I would not use it for grilling unless it was something like hotdogs, S’mores, “fork things” unless you get an amazing amount of coals, which I would then transfer to a kettle. These little bowls are used for burning years spoor around here.
Unless you can suspend a grate or rotisserie above them, they are campfire singalong pits. In my opinion.
I went from one of those to this:
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The almond wood logs were left behind by my brother-in-law, before I moved in. It seems like it was used for the fire place, because he left them by the fire place.

This is what it is:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0170835DI/?tag=tvwb-20

 

[ChristopherC]

We have a similar fire pit we purchased 4 years ago. We live on a large wooded property though and collect dead branches to burn. I also ordered some seasoned hardwood including oak, birch, maple and ironwood to have fires. We usually have 2-3 fires in three summer and 1 or 2 in the fall winter. Just invite some friends over and put chairs around the pit and yap and drink. Fire away!