Chef Robert Del Grande, How to cook a steak...

Thanks for posting that. The steak really looked good.

Good way to cook steak for sure.  His contention the the juices are driven toward the center of the steak by the high heat, to me makes zero sense.  Juices move away from heat, nope.  They egress as steam.  

Carolina Q said:

I'm thinking' it may be time to get something like this. Already have the fireplace. Nuthin' better than campfire cookin'! Beats slaving over a hot egg... in the dead of a New England wintah! Dunno about grease buildup though.

Michael,

Nice video.

I know you're a fan of Mallmann, this book is great if you want to find ways to cook outside of the egg.
https://www.amazon.com/Cooking-Fire-Rediscovered-Techniques-Wood-Fired/dp/1612121586

She starts out with the simplest discussion, roasting marshmallows for s'mores.  So true, how important it is to cook over an even, established bed of embers, and not the flames, similar to the eye catching pic you threw up.  Most stick it in the flames, catching it on fire, not evenly cooking the center.  She cooks food buried in the fire, spits, DO, flatbreads, she covers it all the way to building a firepit from mud, clay, and straw.  

Plus, her, and her husband's, ingenuity is right up your yankee engineerin' alley.  
She has a step-by-step of building a fire pit with rocks, blueprinted from one her archeological site digs, unearthing an ancient hearth.  Mastering simple, ancient techniques, does up the level of showmanship.  One of the reasons why my favorite chefs are Mallmann and APL.  The charred and scruffed, slashing, beating a fryer with a bottle of wine, board dressing APL.        

The SR CI Tuscan grill is awesome.  I have used mine in the kettle, and over a bed of embers.  The legs screw off for the grill.  Or you can elevate it with bricks, create wind barriers with bricks too.  Some guys use it to grill in their WFOs.  

From the fireplace hearth, kettle, WFO, firepit, DO table, it is a versatile tool.... like Bob Ross' fan brush.
https://www.amazon.com/Steven-Raichlen-Best-Barbecue-Tuscan/dp/B0007ZGUL6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1478533572&sr=8-1&keywords=tuscan+grill

Controversial for some, but note that he says "usually good to let it come to room temperature".