HERE AT UK LOGS DIRECT ALL OUR OR LOGS ARE LESS THAN 20% MOISTURE, KILN DRIED AND CERTIFICATED BY THE WOODSURE READY TO BURN SCHEME TO GUARANTEE LESS THAN 20% MOISTURE AND INSPECTED AND MONITORED BY THE FORESTRY COMMISSION. In my sealed fire I might burn five or six of these alongside some wood and a bed of charcoal etc in an evening. However, the Pine Mountain Java Log is a recycled log with an interesting twist: This is the only mass-market fire log made from recycled coffee grounds.

However, more recently organic farm waste and coffee grounds, nuts shells, have replaced petroleum products. I’ve found the use of these logs creates a blazing fire much quicker than the traditional method mentioned above. Having a wood burning stove crackling away on a cold night or sitting out on a summer evening with a chiminea roaring creates a great atmosphere. Once you get to know what firewood burns the longest and how to maintain a fire once it is lit, you can sit back and enjoy the warmth without continually trying to keep it going. It was easy to light by following the instructions, which were nothing more than folding out the seam on the paper wrapper and then lighting it along the seam using a single match.Briquettes are an excellent choice for those looking to reduce the amount of time they spend maintaining their wood burning needs. Why it made the cut: This fire log takes coffee grounds and repurposes them into a long-lasting and eco-friendly fire log for indoor or outdoor use.

I’ve found best use is once the fire is started with normal kindling and you have some embers to put one of these and a wood long alongside. Coffee Logs burn hotter and longer than wood due to their higher calorific value and low moisture content. Pine Mountain recommends burning the Creosote Buster fire log after every 40 fires to keep the chimney clean. Artificial briquettes are an eco-friendly alternative to traditional wooden logs and Calor gas because they produce fewer emissions and have a more efficient burning process (due to their density).The chunk we started the fire with burned out in about 15 minutes, but we had a roaring fire by then.