All Guides

Every guide we publish about AmazStove — quick, direct answers to the questions readers ask most often.

• Is it safe to eat marshmallows cooked over propane?

  Yes, marshmallows cooked over a propane flame are safe to eat. Propane combustion produces carbon dioxide and water vapor — no toxic residue transfers to food during brief roasting

• What do you put on the bottom of a raised garden bed?

  Line the bottom of a raised garden bed with cardboard or hardware cloth to block weeds and pests while keeping soil in place — most gardeners use one or both together.

• What kind of fluid do you put in a tabletop fire pit?

  The safest tabletop fire pits don't use fluid at all — they burn solid wood or wood pellets, which eliminates the flash-fire hazard tied to liquid-fuel designs.

• How often should I water a raised bed?

  Most raised garden beds need watering every 1–2 days in warm weather, and every 3–4 days in cooler seasons — significantly more often than in-ground beds because the elevated soil

• Is it cheaper to buy or build a raised garden bed?

  Buying a pre-made metal raised garden bed typically runs $60–$150 depending on size, while building a comparable cedar or redwood frame from lumber usually costs $80–$200 once you

• Are tabletop fire pits any good?

  Solid-fuel tabletop fire pits — those burning wood or pellets — genuinely deliver: real flame, 50–60 minutes of burn time per load, and low smoke once the chamber heats up. Alcohol

• Should raised garden beds be in sun or shade?

  Full sun wins for most raised garden beds — at least 6 hours of direct sunlight daily is the threshold that supports vegetables, herbs, and most fruiting plants at productive yield

• What not to fill a raised garden bed with?

  Avoid filling a raised garden bed with straight topsoil, fresh wood chips, pure compost, gravel as a drainage layer, or treated lumber debris — each either compacts, robs nitrogen,

• What vegetables should not be grown in a raised bed?

  Most vegetables thrive in raised beds, but a handful of large, sprawling, or deep-rooted crops — corn, winter squash, pumpkins, and full-size melons — are poor fits because they co

• What is the point of a tabletop fire pit?

  A tabletop fire pit brings a contained, real-wood fire to a patio table or outdoor surface — delivering ambient heat, live flame, and a focal point for conversation without requiri