With this recipe, you’ll wind up with meat that’s fall-off-the-bone tender and encased in crisp, savoury skin.
Recipe: How To Perfectly Grill Chicken Thighs Every Time
Why Our Customers Choose Green Mountain Grills over Traeger
For the last few years a debate has been raging among pellet grillers about which grill is better, Traeger or Green Mountain Grills.
Recipe: Beef Tenderloin Au Poivre on the Grill
Beef doesn’t have to get boring. You can dress almost any recipe into something that will impress and we’re going to take this already posh recipe and put it on the Ritz!
Friendly Fires Nominated for Reader’s Choice Award, Please Vote!
Friendly Fires has been nominated for the Peterborough This Week Reader’s Choice awards and we’d love your vote!!
Which is Better, a Fireplace Insert or a Freestanding Stove?
Two of the great options for enjoying the warmth and coziness of wood-burning fires in your home are a fireplace insert and a freestanding stove. Have you narrowed your top choices down to these two?
Is it Time to Consider Adding a Wood Insert to Your Fireplace?
If you have an open masonry fireplace, have you considered how much money could you save by installing a wood-burning insert in your fireplace?
To-Do List Before Lighting Your First Fire of the Season
Cold weather can send you running for a warm fire in your home. It can be dangerous, however, to run headlong into lighting a fire without proper preparation. Before you spark up your fireplace, go through the checklist below, to ensure the safety of your household.
7 Reasons to Choose an Electric Fireplace
Here at Friendly Fires we are constantly on the lookout for products that will serve our customers needs. To that end we carry a wide range of Wood & Gas Fireplaces, Stoves, and Inserts. One growing trend in home decor and heating is the electric fireplace. These simple to install, easy to use appliances have […]
Can Zone Heating Save Money?
Zone heating can take every kind of shiver out of the cold of winter.
What are the white stains on a masonry chimney?
White staining on a chimney is more than an eyesore. It is an indication that excess moisture has gotten into the chimney masonry.
Pellet Stoves: The Past, The Present, & the Future
Pellet stoves are rising in popularity for good reason. You can feel smart about following this trend. Developed during the oil crisis of the 1970s to be affordable and convenient, a pellet stove is a smart heating system that cuts your costs and reduces your environmental impact. The story of pellet stoves explains the ingenuity of their design.
2019 Friendly Fires BBQ Competitions brought the heat again!
Once again smoke filled the air around our Kingston and Peterborough locations over the past two weekends as we hosted our annual BBQ Competitions.
Great BBQ Recipe Ideas for Canada Day!
Looking for great Canada Day Recipes? If you’re stuck for ideas for on what to put on the grill this Canada Day weekend, check out these 3 helpful recipe videos guaranteed to satisfy every member of your party.
Stay safe this BBQ Season, Switch to Bristle-Free Brushes
We unfortunately see the headlines each year of children and adults visiting the hospital after accidentally swallowing wire bristles from BBQ brushes.
Father’s Day Recipe BBQing a Dry Aged Steak
Your dad deserves the best for father’s day, and there’s nothing that compares to a dry aged steak! Learn how to cook this beautiful piece of beef to perfection with these tips.
Everything You Need To Know About 3-sided Fireplaces!
For those looking to move away from the traditional style of fireplaces and something that stands out more than the modern linear fireplaces a 3-sided fireplace may be just what you’re looking for.
How a Wood-Burning Stove Can Improve Your Home Décor
Homeowners are turning to wood-burning stoves for heat and even cooking. Energy-efficient stoves look great and cut down on utility costs.
How to Disassemble Pacific Energy Wood Stoves
Recently I was lucky enough to have one of our top technicians, Tim, give me a guided tour of how to remove the most common replacement parts on Pacific Energy Stoves.
Recipe: Pineapple Teriyaki Sliders
As you’re getting the grill out of the garage or shed this weekend you’re probably wondering what new recipes you could try out this season besides regular old burgers. Well our friends from Napoleon have come up with a mouth-watering slider recipe that you will not want to miss.
How to Reduce Creosote Buildup and Keep Your Fireplace Glass Clean
If you have a fireplace or wood burning appliance, you have most likely been told that you need to have your chimney annually cleaned by a certified chimney sweep to remove creosote buildup.