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9 Tips to Prepare Your Outdoor Living Space for the Spring Season
With spring right around the corner, you should use this opportunity to prepare your outdoor living space for the new season. As the weather becomes warmer and the days longer, you'll probably want to spend more time outdoors. To take...
Win a Rack of Cherry Firewood!
Cutting Edge Firewood is pleased to announce our first competition of 2020! We’re giving away 1 rack of cherry firewood to the winner – valued at $265! In order to enter, here is what you do: Start a fire with...
Three Unique Wedding Reception Ideas for 2020
Weddings are a once in a lifetime event, so making the most out of the special day is your top priority. You want your guests to remember and talk about your big day for years to come with a reception...
How to Smoke a Pork Loin Like a Pro
With its flavorful and rich fat content, a pork loin is the perfect cut of meat to smoke. Not to be confused with a pork tenderloin, it's a wide and thick cut of pork that comes from the sides of...
8 Ways to Stay Warm And Make Memories on a Cold Night
Cold nights can be tough sometimes, but they don't have to be. In fact, cold nights present a great opportunity to get loved ones together and connect. If you're dreading the cold or looking for a way to make the...
A Pitmaster's Guide to the Different Types of Smokers
Are you thinking about buying a smoker? While most grills feature a similar design consisting of a grate over a heat source, smokers do not. There are several different types of smokers, each of which uses a different method to...
9 Common Mistakes to Avoid When Grilling Steaks
Few foods are as savory and delicious as a grilled steak. Grilling the perfect steak, however, requires more than tossing a cut of beef on a grill for a few minutes. When grilling steaks, use caution to ensure that you...
10 Tips on How to Clean and Maintain Your Wood-Burning Fireplace
Does your home have a wood-burning fireplace? When compared to natural gas fireplaces, wood-burning fireplaces offer several advantages. They are safer to use, produce more heat, offer a pleasant aroma and crackling sound, and they promote a more relaxing environment....
The Definitive Guide to Choosing a Fire Pit
A fire pit is a smart investment for your patio or outdoor living space. It will create a more comfortable and relaxing environment, allowing you to spend more time outdoors. Whether it's spring, summer, fall or winter, you can use...
How to Keep the Fire Going in an Offset Smoker
Offset smokers have become increasingly popular among pitmasters. Featuring a separate firebox that's away from the main cooking compartment, an offset smoker offers the perfect environment in which to smoke meat. You can place your meat inside the main cooking...
Do Oak Trees Make Good Firewood?
Oak trees are found extensively throughout the United States. Regardless of where exactly you live, you've probably encountered some of these hardwood trees. Because they are so common, oak trees are frequently used as firewood. But do oak trees really...
What Causes Flare-Ups When Grilling Meat?
Flare-ups are a common occurrence when grilling meat. It's characterized by the eruption of a large flame, which usually lingers for just a few seconds to a few minutes before subsiding. With the towering flame rising up through the cooking...
New York Firewood Regulations
A roaring fire brings warmth to people and places and adds an element of old-world charm and comfort to any setting. If you're bringing firewood on a weekend camping trip or stocking up for the winter and transporting a fresh...
The Little-Known Benefits of an Outdoor Fireplace
When most people think of fireplaces, they envision indoor fireplaces installed in living rooms or other interior spaces of a home or building. A fireplace, however, can be installed outdoors as well. If you're looking to renovate your outdoor living...
How Does a Fireplace Blower Work?
How much heat does your fireplace produce? It's frustrating when you spend your time and energy building a fire, only for it to produce little or no heat. While using high-quality firewood can increase your fireplace's heating power, you should...
What is a Yule Log?
One of the oldest Christmas traditions is the Yule Log. There are even references to burning a yule log as far back as the 1200s! What is the tradition? Well it depends on which country you ask: Scandinavians used to...
Hot Gifts from Cutting Edge Firewood
At Cutting Edge Firewood, we pride ourselves on providing the highest quality products for our customers. We carefully select our wood to ensure that it burns clean and efficiently. Our team takes great care in preparing and packaging each order,...
Do Hardwood Trees Make Better Firewood Than Softwood Trees?
When shopping for firewood, you might be wondering whether to choose a hardwood or softwood variety. There are approximately 60,000 species of trees worldwide, all of which can be categorized as either hardwood or softwood. While both hardwood and softwood...
Fireplace vs Wood-Burning Stove: What's the Difference?
There's no substitution for the radiant warmth and pleasant aroma offered by a wood fire. Gas fires pale in comparison to their wood counterparts. Whether it's natural gas or propane, it won't produce as much heat as a wood fire,...
Smoking Chicken That's Both Juicy and Crispy: What You Should Know
With its ability to produce unique and delectable flavors, smoking is one of the best ways to cook chicken. Whether you're cooking a whole chicken or a few chicken breasts or wings, they'll have a mouthwatering flavor after being exposed...
The Benefits of Using Kiln Dried Firewood in Fire Pits
A fire pit does more than just improve the aesthetics of your patio or outdoor living space; it opens the doors to new social activities. Rather than staying cooped up inside your home during the evenings, you can gather around...