Museum serves up a tasty treat for visitors

A FISH and chip shop starts frying today to give thousands of museum visitors an authentic taste of the past.

Pokers and other tools are especially handy when dealing with fire pits. Log pokers are good for moving and rearranging logs that may have fallen or are precariously positioned. Other tools, including shovels and brushes, are more useful when cleaning up afterwards and do not necessarily help much as far as safety measures.Richard Evans said: "No picture of pit village life in the North East is complete without a fish and shop."� Permanent or Portable?� Dangers and Safety Precautions� Always use a screen cover to keep sparks and embers at bay.� Always ensure that your fire is completely extinguished before leaving it unmonitored. Even with proper safety clearance, a spark can become a raging fire in a split second, and reach all corners of your deck and backyard in no time.Cost is always a significant factor to look into when scouting for an outdoor fire pit. Portable fire pit units are the simplest, cost-effective solution to your outdoor heating. Depending upon the varying features and supplies the portable comes with, it will typically range anywhere from $150-$500. This is due to the fact that your portable fire pit is built of lighter and subsequently, less durable materials for easy transportation; and doesn�t require the costly installation that a permanent or custom-built fire pit does. Portables are the perfect investment for people who want an outdoor, low-maintenance fire; but either can�t afford the solid structure of a custom-built, or have yet to find a relatively-permanent home to properly reap the long-term benefits. Custom-built or permanent fire pits will call upon heavy-duty, all-weather materials such as stone, brick, concrete, or wood; and typically necessitate a space in your backyard of 15-20ft wide. Because of their lifetime permanence and varying backyard landscaping needed, professional installation is quite labor-intensive and can run you thousands. It all comes down to your particular situation, though. For most homeowners, the lifetime durability and projected use usually outweighs the cost. But if cost is an issue, portables are the easy, cost-effective quick-fix to your outdoor heating whims.

FRY UP The opening of Davy's Fried Fish and Chip shop at Beamish Open Air Museum