# Fire puts out too much smoke to safely cook by

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/fire-puts-out-too-much-smoke-to-safely-cook-by/2731>\
**Category:** The Garage\
**Created:** [August 17, 2013, 6:53pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/fire-puts-out-too-much-smoke-to-safely-cook-by/2731 "2013-08-17T18:53:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![TheGrifter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/278dde/32.png) [@TheGrifter](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/TheGrifter)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2013, 6:53pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/fire-puts-out-too-much-smoke-to-safely-cook-by/2731/1 "2013-08-17T18:53:52Z")

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So, I’m trying to rough it, and I’ve built a camp fire. Too much smoke. Dug a fire pit. Nope, too much smoke. Even went out and looted a brazier. Too much smoke.

Now, I’ve got a hotplate, but hotplate wastes batteries. Am I just doing something wrong, or do I really need a gas mask to safely use fire to cook?

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**Author:** ![1942rob](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/1942rob/32/979_2.png) [@1942rob](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/1942rob)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2013, 8:13pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/fire-puts-out-too-much-smoke-to-safely-cook-by/2731/2 "2013-08-17T20:13:45Z")

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Try building a wood stove, as it suppresses smoke entirely.

Making fire with wood skewers should also not produce any smoke.

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**Author:** ![paalpeyz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b5ac83/32.png) [@paalpeyz](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/paalpeyz)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2013, 8:18pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/fire-puts-out-too-much-smoke-to-safely-cook-by/2731/3 "2013-08-17T20:18:18Z")

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a filter mask also works and is easier to get than a gas mask.

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**Author:** ![SummitSummit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/958977/32.png) [@SummitSummit](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/SummitSummit)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2013, 8:57pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/fire-puts-out-too-much-smoke-to-safely-cook-by/2731/4 "2013-08-17T20:57:02Z")

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I ran into that problem in my latest game, but when I constructed a fire pit (using 40 rocks) an made a fire in the pit there was no smoke and I could cook without choking to death.

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**Author:** ![i2amroy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/i2amroy/32/909_2.png) [@i2amroy](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/i2amroy)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2013, 8:59pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/fire-puts-out-too-much-smoke-to-safely-cook-by/2731/5 "2013-08-17T20:59:01Z")

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> [@SummitSummit](#):
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> I ran into that problem in my latest game, but when I constructed a fire pit (using 40 rocks) an made a fire in the pit there was no smoke and I could cook without choking to death.

That’s because that’s actually a stone fireplace.

![](http://www.omistonework.com/images/stone-fireplace-4-lg.jpg)