"Sure, but first I need to do some prepwork." he said to Aldous as he lead him to his area. His area was a bit complex as it not only consisted of his forge which seemed to have it's own modifications but also there was a sturdy but roughly constructed shack that was placed nearby which house his other equipment.  He unceremoniously dropped his metals on the floor and grabbed an axe and then lead him to an area with peach trees. He told him to haul back the wood and any peaches that would drop as he promptly chopped the tree down and cut it into small chunks save two long segments.

"Aight now we get to the real fun part. You take the peaches and follow the recipe for marinading this here pork ass and I'll create some special charcoal out of these peach tree chunks. Anyways you can call me Tao, and this is my little slice of home. It's got what I need for everything I do. Good job on that pork by the way. Now with that charcoal should be done by now thanks to my secret technique and we'll be using it to heat the forge and cook our meal, which is killing two birds with a hot-ass stone. Anyway place the pork on that area over there with grill." Tao  said showing Aldous a recipe and the meat piece which was large and already had scoring marks on the skin and some rub on it. 

He then took a glass and splash its content onto the pile of black steel, smashed it into a powder, and then placed said powder into a glass. He then began to load the furnace with the fragrant charcoal and lit it. With his alchemickal knowledge he knew that this charcoal would give a special essence to the steel he'd forge with the iron he got. "Forge is nice and fiery," he said to Aldous casually, "Take the extra tools and get to town on your work. By the time we get done that pork should be nice and ready to take you on damn trip to flavortown."