Howdy,

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I love cooking the primitive way, with just wood and a fire.  I've been fascinated and inspired by it since I was a boy.

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After 35 years of meddling with fires trying to conjure up the next best cook, I stumbled upon a larger purpose.  I realized my "why" was less about the end product and MORE about the process of primitive style cooking.

 

I am fascinated by the spiritual pilgrimage of prepping wood, getting a fire going, establishing a coal bed... I love being entangled by the many challenges within a cook and that process became the gift I didn't know I needed.  The theater of primitive style cooking is simply magical, carrying with it a therapeutic value that can only be measured by my genuine joy of cooking.​  

 

Cooking with wood also inspired me to develop a 65 acre campus dedicated to all things wood fire cookery.   Located in Cleveland, Georgia which is commonly referred to the gateway of the Appalachian mountains, we invite you to join us.  

 

Located on the Wood Fire Cookery campus you'll find unique experiences, events, lodging, craftsman fire tools, the wood shop, the wood yard, backyard classes, commercial classes and more.  It also happens to be the home of our flagship retail store The Wood Fire Mercantile.

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The Quetorials Youtube channel is a hodgepodge of my inspiration, fascination and on occasion, my knowledge of wood fire cookery.  I hope you enjoy!

 

JD  #quelife

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