firewood

this winter i have been using birch logs for firewood - mostly b/c i love the way they look -- with their gorgeous silvery bark - just beautiful & winter-y sitting in the fireplace. when i bought my first bunch - they seemed kind of expensive - about double what i normally spend on firewood. i don't buy in cords like my family did when i was growing up - i'm the "lets get a movie, some dinner, and pick up some firewood on the way" type girl. so after paying what feels like a premium for the birch i was wondering about the different types of wood and came across this informational site about firewood.

this is what they said about birch: Birch gives off good heat but tends to be consumed pretty quickly. The flavor is good, similar to maple which compliments pork and poultry nicely.

i should tell my sister and her new husband, he loves doing mini bbq's in their family room fireplace...