Good burning technique

Checklist:

News

Newspaper

some knotted sheets help

Kindling

Lots of kindling

might be more than you use now

Small Logs

Small logs

actually small, about triple the size of kindling

Logs

Big logs

with a good hot base you will use less of these to keep cosy for the night

Coat

Coat

to keep warm when popping outside to check your chimney for smoke

Step 1.

Setting the fire