charcoal fire

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charcoal
noun[U]
uk
/ˈtʃɑː.kəʊl/us
/ˈtʃɑːr.koʊl/
a hard, black substance similar to coal that can be used as fuel or, in the form of sticks, as something to ...
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fire
noun
uk
/faɪər/us
/faɪr/
(material that is in) the state of burning that produces flames that send out heat and light, and might ...
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(Definition ofcharcoalandfirefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Kitchens were unsophisticated, featuring a masonry hearth with acharcoalfire.
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The ash serves as a protective bed for thecharcoalfire.
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These cops are converted into bars by exposure for several hours to acharcoalfirenot hot enough to melt them.
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These are grilled or barbecued over a wood orcharcoalfire, then served with various spicy seasonings.
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It is slow-cooked over acharcoalfirefor about eight hours, turning it every 15-20 minutes.
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The best examples are usually cooked over a ragingcharcoalfire.
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Vegetables are wrapped in leaves and roasted over a wood orcharcoalfire.
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It also holds in flavor-enhancing smoke produced by the dripping grease or from smoking wood added to thecharcoalfire.
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The ironing was performed using irons that were heated directly over acharcoalfire.
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Traditionally it is cooked over wood orcharcoalfiremostly in iron utensils.
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They burned the dry grass on ridges between rice fields while children whirled around cans full of holes, through whichcharcoalfireblazed.
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The hearth had acharcoalfireblown with bellows through a tuyere.
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The fillets are glazed with a sweetened soy-based sauce, called "tare" and caramelized, preferably overcharcoalfire.
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While charcoal fires have been replaced in many barns with propane heaters, both methods help reduce moisture.
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Wood and charcoal fires are not permitted; camp stoves only.
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