chiminea

madlyn

i've also read that you need to seal the outside too???

miltonskeen

Seal the outside how?!? You don't have to do this.

The fire required would be rather unsafe.

Invalidation

Light a small fire inside it with small sticks etc, not too hot.
Once thats done......fill with earth and use as a fancy flower pot.

The things are useless, they look super cool on yuppie/super trendy people's patios but are, for all intents and purposes, a waste of space.
Just get a decent BBQ (NOT gas) or better still a Smoker/BBQ, something like a ProQ or Brinkmann. You then get heat, a smoker and/or a barbie. Get them cheap mackarel from the shops and smoke them.......lovely. I did a pulled pork joint last weekend. Its was superb.

miltonskeen

Why are they are waste of space? They are far more movable than a BBQ and the
Flame from a chimnea log is nicer to look at and gives out more light that BBQ coals.

madlyn

i've never been near one when it has been lit. but the ones i've seen in peoples gardens do look nice.
but i'm still torn between one of these and a fire pit.

suisidevw

I used our chimenea last night before dinner with friends, burns hot, we all sat round with a bottle of red, lovely.

miltonskeen

Sounds like a nice evening! :-)

madlyn

suisidevw wrote: »

I used our chimenea last night before dinner with friends, burns hot, we all sat round with a bottle of red, lovely.

that is just what i want one for, but i'm just as happy to sit outside on my own with a bottle of red!

ebeegeebee_2

I tend to agree with " sitting next to the fire pit with a glass of red " must be summat prime evil because for me there is no other finer way of relaxing in the evening ( in the nice weather ) . i often wrap a potato in tin foil and bung that on the bottom , Mmmmm , can't beat it !!

suisidevw

Agree....... they are awesome!