A braai means fun, adventure and delicious food all in one. A pure experience you share with friends and family. Cooking food on coals is as old as mankind. But the braai has been raised to an art in the vast expanses of South Africa. It’s an essential part of South Africa’s history and food culture. Fortunately, real braai enthusiasts are now found worldwide.

A perfect braai begins with a good fire and good company. You create a beautiful fire from logs together. This is how you make the embers that impart that pure taste to all your dishes. A braai is so much more than a barbecue where you just heat some coals and grill some meat. With a braai you take your time, for your fire, for your dishes and especially for the people around you.

You might choose meat, poultry, fish or vegetables, pure or marinated. Everything that comes off the braai is a special delicacy. And the companionship provides that extra flavour. You sit around the fire together and enjoy each other’s company. You actually watch the food being cooked with a drink in hand and good conversation. And when the real enjoyment begins, you heat up the coals to create an atmospheric open fire.

You can organise a braai anywhere. You can get going anywhere that you can make a fire and welcome people. That’s when a robust braai is essential of course. The considerable heat from a wood fire demands materials of the highest quality. South African family producer Home Fires manufactures sturdy steel braais which are your best guarantee of a successful braai: enjoying honest food together!