Mini S'mores Grill

Step 4 Fill it with toothpicks, light it up and start toasting marshmallows

WARNING!: Don't be dumb when playing with fire. Always keep a close watch on the fire and do this outside. Make sure you have a large amount of water or a fire extinguisher handy in case the fire spreads. You have been warned. Don't come whining to me if you burn something down or hurt yourself.

OK, now that we have settled that, on to the fire building. I only used a small group of cheap toothpicks (about 20). I broke them in half so they would rest in the bottom of the cup. You do not need the flame too high!

Get your marshmallow prepared by placing it on the end of a bamboo skewer. Place a piece of cholocate on top of a graham cracker. Have the other graham cracker piece ready to be placed on top.

Light the toothpicks with a match. I found that about 20 toothpicks in the cup can toast 2 marshmallows... maybe three, but I like mine nice and toasty (burned).

NOTE: Don't blow on your marshmallow when it's by the mini grill. My son did and it blew the lit toothpicks out of the cup! YIKES!

Once the marshmallow is toasted, place it on top of the chocolate and then put the other half of the graham cracker on top of that. Wait for the chocolate to get nice and melty and then enjoy your S'mores!

When you are done with the mini grill, pick it up by the edge of the cedar and run water into the cup to put out the fire. I also found that there is a pleasant cedar smell given off after using the grill.

ENJOY!

Comments

[The_Tom]

I have these cups. i was wondering what the hell i would need them for =]. i might use all 4 on one board. I've been roasting marshmallows on a penny stove recently but 4 tiny fire pits should work nicely. i thought about welding them together to make a penny stove lol. I want to see more instructables with these cups lol.

[zeke34]

 Me and my friend just took a lighter, stuck a marshmellow on a fork, and roasted it with the lighter.

[mason0190]

Ah, the modded Instructables Avatar.

[lemon rind]

Chea brother. This pretty mean :-)

[Kindhamster]

YES!!! ( if you weren't using a zippo, consider it; your thumb won't get tired

[elCarlito1]

A better fuel would be pure isopropyl alcohol (rubbing alcohol).
It will produce a big flame with that size of opening but the products of the combustion are harmless - carbon dioxide and water vapour.

Take a look at this mini burner:
http://how2dostuff.blogspot.com/2008_05_01_archive.html

[woelfwynde]

This is an excellently rendered version of the penny stove. Now I understand how it works. I couldn't with the versions here at Instructables. As the author said, missing pictures.....etc.

[shawntherobot]

siiiicccckkkk!!!!!!

[mason0190]

SECONDED

[mason0190]

I like mine black and bubbly. Then when i chip away it's gooey and warm inside. Perfect.

[im3733]

I just eat it, black and all. EXTRA IRON!!!!!

[fireraisr]

lol that black stuff is carbon not iron remember that marshmallows aren't magnetic :)

[im3733]

*blank face* you...you mean that.....that they LIED to me!?!?!?! AHHHHH!

[mason0190]

boo urns :(

[mason0190]

i thought it was fiber

[Evil Bike]

ya! catch it on fire, then blow it out. thats the way to go!

[devonator]

i dont tame the time to blow it out i just shove the flameing sugar blob in my mouth =-)
lol

[King Julien]

LOL

[mason0190]

yum.

[bengerszewski]

That's what i usually do. I'm kind of impatient when it comes to marshmallows.

[Evil Bike]

they are also fun to throw at people while they are on fire, they stick AND burn. Woo-Hoo

[bengerszewski]

home made napalm! Yay!!!

[im3733]

never tried that.......gonna have to now. *grabs marshmallow skewer and immediately begins looking for victims*

[TheGreatS]

Hide your kids! Hide your wife!

[paravou]

note: soak the bamboo skewers in water so they don't burn as well dropping said marshmallow into the fire.

[Bosun Rick]

Seems to me that a single charcoal briquette would be cheaper,last longer, cook better, and impart a better flavor, while also being readily available (He said he as a grille) and less hazardous to the domestic tranquility of the home scene when Junior blows into the fire pit.

[kary2088]

hahahaha

[Shiftlock]

You don't want to use a charcoal briquette before it gets a coating of white around it, or the flavor will be very harsh. Problem is, after the charcoal has a nice white coating, it doesn't "flame up" anymore, it just burns evenly as a hot ember, so it won't work well for this application. Someone in a below comment suggested Sterno, which is a good idea. What you want to use is hardwood sticks. Toothpicks are made of white birch, so that's fine, but they may be a bit quick to burn out since they're so thin. Broken up dry hardwood sticks (whatever trees you have in your neighborhood - oak, maple, birch, cherry, apple, etc.) that are a bit thicker might work better. Small leftover scraps of lumber-yard hardwood would also work, as long as they're not treated in any way.

[ErikaJavert]

This is the cutest little grill! If you want to make sure the toothpicks aren't blown out of the condiment cup, maybe you could cut a piece of wire mesh or window screen to fit the top of the cup, then place the mesh on top of the cup once the toothpicks are lit.

[kary2088]

good thought.lol:)

[shawntherobot]

fire doesnt go through mesh try it

[paperclip32]

Well,if you light the fire(if you have a gas flame) then the fire burns above the mesh and you won't see a flame under the mesh.Pretty cool,huh?

[ppoolliiss]

I like it! The design is nice! Simple and clean.

[JCoffey]

A friend of mine has something similar made from cast iron that he uses in his cafe and brings it out to the table so everyone can make them for dessert1 One possible suggestion when having people around making thme is to use Sterno instead of match sticks so it will burn longer and you can burn as many marshmallows as you want! Great Idea btw!

[MaXoR]

Just so people know, I'm pretty sure you talking about the fuel put under chaffing dishes right? Those large metal roaster looking containers usually at banquets, and they will each have 1-3 puck looking metal canisters underneith... gel fuel.

[tuckerton296]

i had used a soda can and a mini plastic foldgers can withb a hole cut in the bottem and i cut a few "legs" out of the cilender it self

[strmrnnr]

You might try making char coal the next time you go camping. The wood char should give you the same flavors without the smoke and a longer lasting heat source. Also if it was a bit wider or the legs spread a bit it would be more stable, as it looks a bit tippy towards the sides. Maybe a square piece of wood. Good work on camp fire, aptment cookin'.

[dreich]

Great Instructable! I made a slightly modified version myself and it turned out great! Instead of toothpicks I used some old kindling(tissue paper impregnated with petroleum jelly) I had lying around from my last field trip, and I think it works better than the toothpicks in terms of flame/temperature/sustainability. Then again, you could probably just dab a bit of Vaseline on the toothpicks and achieve the same thing... Again, thanks for the great instructable!

[sallost]

isn't petrolium jelly dangerous to use with food ? If not would ethanolpaste do the trick ?

[2430311]

"Tissue paper impregnated with petroleum jelly" ...Dude WTF were you doing on your last field trip? Sick.