The Spark Behind CoffeeFire

The year was 2018. My evening/weekends were spent chasing the quiet moments that only the wilderness provides, trading pavement for pine needles, and glowing screens for glowing embers. I was spending countless hours exploring the outdoors and enjoying fires at home.

But there was a persistent frustration that shadowed those moments: starting the fire itself.

I hated relying on handfuls of crumpled newspaper that just produced smoke, or risky bursts of gas that felt wasteful and unnatural. The real breaking point came when the wood was damp; it felt like I was battling nature just to boil water for my morning coffee.

The struggle was real, and it often deflated the magic of the moment.

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I became determined to find a reliable, homemade fire starter using materials that would otherwise be discarded as waste. A cleaner burn, a better way.

My kitchen became a laboratory. I experimented relentlessly with different renewable ingredients, enduring failures, waxy messes, and smoke-filled evenings. It took many iterations, but eventually, I found the perfect balance. A simple cube that didn't just work, it thrived. It caught a flame easily and held it, igniting even that stubborn, damp wood without leaving a greasy residue in my fire pit or camp stove. It was magic in a tiny block.

For years, these cubes were my own secret weapon, a reliable companion on every occasion. Now, seven years later, I realize this simple solution is too good to keep to myself. I’ve decided to market these cubes as CoffeeFire, hoping to share that same reliable spark and bring a little more warmth and a lot less frustration to your own adventures.