3 Cast Irons for Over-the-Fire Cooking

Find the best fire pit accessory for your next meal. 

While it's hard to beat gathering around your Solo Stove fire pit with friends or family, making the experience even better with one key ingredient — a delicious meal is possible. Did you know you can harness the heat from your Bonfire, Yukon, or Ranger fire pit and turn it into an outdoor kitchen? With Solo Stove Cooktops and stainless steel hub, you can.

But with three different options- the griddle top, wok top, and grill top which is the best choice for you? Learn more about choosing and using Solo Stove Cooktops to improve your fire pit experience.

Cast Iron Construction

Solo Stove Cooktops come in three designs, each with sizing options to fit Bonfire, Yukon, or Ranger fire pits. No matter the design or size you choose, each cooktop is constructed from custom-molded cast iron. That means the cooktop will heat up gradually and evenly and retain heat, so you'll have consistent cooking temperatures. 

How to Choose

Of course, if you want to choose all three cooktops to have a variety of options on hand– go for it! But if you're deciding between the three options, one design may be better for your usual cooking style or favorite meals than others.

Griddle Top

The Griddle Top is incredibly versatile thanks to its flat surface design, with a small lip around the edge. It heats up evenly across the entire surface in a matter of minutes. It's a great cooking surface for making a breakfast of fried eggs, pancakes, and bacon. It can also be used to make all the fixing for cheesesteaks, burgers, and grilled vegetables. Want dessert? Get creative and try making a skillet cookie or fruit crisp in a cast iron skillet. The possibilities are seemingly endless.

Wok Top

The Wok Top provides a large, circular design to offer a similar experience to cooking on a wok on your stovetop. Because of its deeper bowl shape, this is ideal for a stir fry with meat, vegetables, and plenty of sauce or a big batch of fried rice. The wok can also be used to simmer a meat sauce for pasta, make paella, or whip up scrambled eggs.  

Grill Top

Move over barbecue; we're using a natural, live flame for grilling! The Grill Top is designed similarly to a barbecue with wide grill grates. This helps give meat and veggies those beautiful grill marks and a touch of charred flavor. Use this cooktop to grill juicy burgers, steaks, and brats. The grill top can also be used for grilling whole fish and vegetables or toasting buns.

Get Cooking

Solo Stove Cooktops are designed with ease of use in mind, making over-the-fire cooking accessible to novices and pros alike. It allows for wood-fired cooking in a controlled environment rather than introducing all the variables of an open fire pit. The large design provides plenty of space, whether flipping pancakes or searing a steak. All you have to do is build a fire in your firepit, let it burn down to form a base of coals, and then snugly place your cast iron cooktop on top of the hub. Allow the cooktop to preheat to your optimal temperature, and add a small log or two to keep the low flame burning while you cook an impressive meal.