Why Mopane is the Ultimate Firewood
Why Mopane is the Ultimate Firewood for the Perfect South African Braai In the rich tapestry of South African culture, few traditions run as deep as the weekend braai. More than just a method of cooking, the braai represents a social ritual that brings families and...
Eco Logs Explained
Eco Logs Explained: The Sustainable Choice for Your Fireplace and Braai The crackling warmth of a good fire has been at the heart of South African culture for generations, whether gathering around a cozy fireplace on a chilly Highveld evening or stoking the perfect...
Best Wood for Your Pizza Oven in South Africa
The Ultimate Guide to Choosing the Best Wood for Your Pizza Oven in South Africa There’s nothing quite like the intoxicating aroma of wood smoke mingling with melting mozzarella, or the satisfying crackle of a perfectly managed fire as it transforms simple dough into...
A Complete Guide to Wood Pellets for Heating in South Africa
A Complete Guide to Wood Pellets for Heating in South Africa As South African households grapple with rising electricity costs and the ongoing challenges of load shedding, many homeowners are seeking reliable, efficient, and cost-effective heating alternatives. Enter...
Anthracite for Home Heating in South Africa
The Complete Guide to Using Anthracite for Home Heating in South Africa As South African winters grow more challenging and electricity costs continue their relentless climb, homeowners across the country are seeking powerful, reliable, and cost-effective heating...
A Guide to Compressed Firewood and Briquettes in South Africa
A Guide to Compressed Firewood and Briquettes in South Africa In the pursuit of the perfect fire – one that ignites effortlessly, burns with consistent intensity, and requires minimal cleanup – South African households are discovering the remarkable advantages of...
Mopane Wood | Considering alternatives
We get a lot of calls regarding Mopane Wood. While this wood type is undeniably powerful when it comes to the braai, we at The Firewood Company have come to prefer alternatives. Where does Mopane Wood come from? Mopane trees, scientifically known as Colophospermum...
Wingerd Stompies
Wingerd stompies are a South African favourite when it comes to choosing braai wood as well as fuel for indoor fireplace. The country’s wine production ranks 8th in the world for overall volume production and is thus abundant in vineyards and vinewood. South Africa’s...
Considering anthracite for your home heating system
When the days start turning and that icy autumn bite creeps in, you know it’s time to start preparing for the winter. Nothing beats the cozy crackle and soothing glow of a fire when the sky is grey and the clouds are out. While fire-burning combustion stoves are...
Clean fuel, clean conscience | Namibian Eco-logs
Namibian eco-logs are an incredible innovation, where alien vegetation, which poses a threat to the natural ecosystem in Namibia, is transformed into a clean-burning, 100% renewable firewood alternative. Let’s take a look at why eco-logs may be the game changer you...
Black Wattle Firewood
With the days growing chillier and the rainy season on its way, it’s time to start thinking about stocking up on firewood and getting your fireplace started up again. While there is a variety of wood out there that works well in fireplaces, Black Wattle is a...
Kameeldoring Firewood
Whether you are hosting a braai or trying to ensure that your home is toasty for the winter, Namibian Kameeldoring ticks all the boxes for a firewood that burns for long periods of time and at high temperatures. What is Kameeldoring? Vachellia erioloba, also known as...
What Wood Burns the Longest?
Long-burning wood types The speed with which wood burns is determined by its density. The density of a tree is influenced by the quantity of water passed through its trunk. Trees with high moisture content have large veins that circulate water from the root to the...
What is the best braai wood?
The most memorable summer nights are those spent with family and friends, waiting patiently for your meat to cook, whilst surrounding a toasty fire that someone should have started a few hours earlier. And at about 10 pm, when the meat is finally served, you don’t...
What are Namibian hardwoods and what makes them special?
Namibia’s warm, dry, subtropical desert climate cultivates strong and solid trees. Hence, in addition to other natural resources, the growing demand for Namibian wood is due to the clean, hot, and long-burning fires which it produces more successfully than wood grown...
How to Store and Season Your Wood
Freshly cut wood is known as greenwood because it still holds a lot of moisture. High moisture content in wood makes it hard to ignite, leads to large amounts of smoke, slows the burning, reduces the temperature of the fire, and can give off fumes which increase the...
Best Wood for Your Indoor Fireplace
Choose dry, long-burning hardwoods Hardwoods like Namibian Kameeldoring and Sekeldoring grow slowly in dry climates – this means that these types of wood are dense and have very low moisture content especially after the tree has died. Because these hardwoods are... Best Wood for Your Pizza Oven
Nothing beats that unique, authentically crisp, slightly charred and smokey pizza base only made possible in wood-fired pizza ovens. At about 450 degrees it should take roughly 90 seconds for a pizza oven to cook a thin-based pizza to perfection with a crisp bottom...
