How CR Picks the Best Smokeless Fire Pits. Our experts look for smokeless fire pits that let you build fires of different sizes while cutting the smoke. Here’s what else they have in common: ...

How CR Picks the Best Smokeless Fire Pits. Our experts look for smokeless fire pits that let you build fires of different sizes while cutting the smoke. Here’s what else they have in common: ...

With this masonry fire pit plan, you can skip the concrete and mortar. Instead, use that time to build our rustic log benches. You'll be sitting around a fire on a cool evening before you know it.

CR says avoid placing any fire pit on your deck. The heat could cause wood to catch fire or melt composite decking materials. Find more Consumer Reports stories on KSAT.com here.

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