Portable cooking apparatus

A portable cooking apparatus, the apparatus comprising:

• a fire ring, wherein the fire ring has a side entry port configured to allow wood or charcoal to be introduced into the apparatus;
• a retractable wind screen which is operationally attached to the top of the fire ring,
• wherein the windscreen is the same maximum height as the fire ring and traverses less than half of a circumference of the fire ring;
• a charcoal pan which is operationally attached to the bottom of the fire ring;
• a grill which is operationally attached to the fire ring above the charcoal pan;
• means to use gas;
• and
• a plurality of detachable support legs operationally attached to the side of the fire ring,
• wherein the apparatus may be used when the fire ring is placed directly on a ground without said legs or the charcoal pan.