Section 05 of 08 · 3 entries
The Grate
Distance, material and management. The grate is the interface, and its variables are height, material and cleanliness.
The argument of this section
The grate is the interface, and its variables are height, material and cleanliness. Distance above the coals is the only continuous control most fires have, which makes it the most useful thing on this page.
Temperatures and times in this section are the conventional figures, stated as they are given. Nothing here departs from standard food-safety guidance — see Reference.

Everything in The Grate
The thing, the condition, the value. In the order the decisions are taken, not by how much they matter.
Distance, material and management.