Editor’s Tip: Before you put a fire bowl in your yard, check your local municipal fire safety codes and association rules to make sure your fire bowl—and the location you intend to place it—is up to code. Safety Tip: Always wear a dust mask when working with concrete and cement to avoid the small particles getting in your lungs. Editor’s Tip: If you notice bubbles in your wet concrete mixture, lightly tap the exterior bowl with a rubber mallet to allow the bubbles to rise to the top. If that doesn’t do the trick, gently run a palm sander around the perimeter of the exterior bowl to loosen up the air pockets. Editor’s Tip: Recruit a friend or family member to help remove the concrete form from the mold and use caution to make sure your fingers (and the form) aren’t damaged in the process. Safety Tip: Cooking food, including marshmallows, directly over a gel fuel flame is not recommended. If you plan to use your fire bowl for cooking, use real logs instead.
