Originally posted by jonnin:

^^ you are working too hard. the firey guys drop coal... you can kill 5 of them far faster than 5 meat cooks to done, let alone burns on out to coal.

On wood, I also clear the small scrub trees and leave the mature ones. A singe swing gets you several of them in dense areas.

Its not hard work at all. You just put the meat on the spit and leave. They next time you are in your base viola' coal.

The obliterator is just chuck the stuff you collected by accident in, pull the handle, and grab the coal.

No need to go on a time consuming expedition to hunt for surtlings.