Written by Info Expert on February 19, 2010 | Posted in Shopping and Products

Chimineas for Sale

If your wondering what you can and can’t burn in the chiminea your thinking about purchasing, the answers are actually pretty simple and are outlined in this article.

If its the first time using your chiminea and you will be cooking with it, its best to use charcoal. You can either use the kind where you light the bag or start the charcoal with lighter fluid. Allow the charcoal to burn for at least 20 minutes before adding food to the fire. You may also burn wood in the chiminea since chimineas were originally made and designed to burn wood. This is actually the first choice of material to use in the chiminea.

Wood produces less sparks and is therefore safer to use. Hardwoods burn best such as Pinon which gives off a pine scent as well as keeps mosquitos at bay. Red cedar smells like apple wood when its burning and is a good choice. Ecologs are inexpensive to use and consist of compacted saw dust shaped in the form of fire logs. These usually come in  wax bag and you can light the entire package. They burn for about 2 hours These also work well as a fire  starter to help wood take to a flame. Propane and gas inserts are designed to burn in steel outdoor fireplaces. You can always remove the insert when you want to change back to wood burning. Alcohol gel is another option. This burns clean and the only byproduct it produces is water.

Never burn wood pellets or treated wood in your chiminea. These usually will emit toxic chemicals due to the pre-treatment they receive and can be dangerous to ones health. Also avoid green wood since it will cause a lot of smoke and little fire. Use dry wood when using any type of wood fire. You should always avoid using any kind of gasoline or petroleum based accelerants to start your fire since these can be very dangerous. Be sure to keep your chiminea clean and to refer to the manufactuerers intructions when in doubt. Further information can be found at the author’s website Yardsurfer.

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