Hey all
Looking to get something put into the garden which will provide a little bit of heat, but could also be sued for food cooking if the need arose (bbq type affair). Currently have a smallish paved area and some decking area in the garden, and have 2 kids 6 and 10 for whom safety is important. We have access to sticks and logs if required.
Any advice? Recommendations? Cost etc?
Cheers in advance!!
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I just built one out of a gas bottle, am in the middle of burning all the powder coat offit ready to be ppainted with heat proof paint.
I'll post pictures later on when you on the laptop.
good man!
We had a cheap offer (end of year?) ceramic thingy with a cooking rack. Never used it to cook. It lasted about ten years but cracked up, from frost damage I think. The lesson would be store inside at best, or in a dry place otherwise.
We've had a cast iron one for years,it has a grill for cooking and does a great job as it heats the food all round. When the Barbie is finished, chuck a log on and enjoy the heat then go to bed smelling of wood smoke!
Got ours off E.Bay ages ago.If it gets a bit rusty I just touch it up with some Matt black paint.
jaffle irons!!!
We had a ceramic one that the frost cracked
Waste of time for cooking on
Been eyeing up a fire pit to replace it
They are really , really naff ....
Why on earth would anyone ever want one !
They are really , really naff ....
Why on earth would anyone ever want one !
Thank you for your valuable opinion oh style guru.
I use mine through summer in the evening when it's nice to sit outside with a fire going. Nice to sit round it with a few friends and drinks when the sun's gone down and extend the day.
A friend once told me, if you pack them well you can get them so hot they glow. I can can confirm, it does get red hot if you pack it with wood. Very nice for sitting round at night
Do they p*ss off the neighbours with their smoke?
I have a small patio garden and looking for something like this.
Got a cheap small cast iron one here, it does get hot but doesn't radiate very far so you have to scooch right up close to feel the benefit which usually means going to bed reeking of woodsmoke. Burnt some leyandii logs the other week which smelt gorgeous!
medium sized cast iron one here, we use it nearly every weekend during the summer months, great outside the caravan, kids inside watching dvds, grown ups outside sipping moonshine by the fireside, there's gypsy in all of us 😉
btw: i use a mixture of real logs, kindling and the occasional tiger tim log to kick things off.
really? mtb forums and worrying bout being naff is naff.They are really , really naff
Not much smoke, unless you're burning wood off cuts with paint or varnish on it/
Ok here's my nearly finished home made Gas Bottle wood burner.
I've melted most of the original powder coat off and will be painting it in heat proof matt black.
The only thing I've got to sort out is a hot plate for the top to cook the bacon and eggs on 😉
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Get a fire bowl, then people can sit all around it and still see and speak to each other. And you can get a bigger fire going in one than you can in a chimnea!
That^ my friend is a thing of true beauty!-looks strangely animal like----
It's my little piggy burner...
If I were making it again I'd cut the end off and make it look like a proper little piggy
I was gonna go for a cast iron one but was put off by how hot the outside gets(small clumsy kids),i would have had to put a guard around it. I ended up buying a bushman quickfire burner cost a bit more than the norm but it puts out excellent heat but stays cool to the touch. I don't know about cooking on it though, you'd have to take a leaf out of peppers book and fashion your own grill.
Yup, that's the fella!
What about a curly hook to hang the fire irons on then?
My fire irons are old drill bits, can't go buying new stuff when I can recycle old stuff 😉
This ^^ . Had mine a month now, a cheapie ceramic thing at £65.I use mine through summer in the evening when it's nice to sit outside with a fire going. Nice to sit round it with a few friends and drinks when the sun's gone down and extend the day.
Cooked on it twice successfully and it seems good for chicken or things that you want to make sure are properly cooked through a bit slower than a BBQ might. Nice bit of heat too, although that has been limited as it has also been windy.
I like it and was between that and a fire pit but thought the chiminea would be a bit safer in a small garden with a wooden fence!
PePPeR, it doesn't look any better now then it did last week, just get to the shops man 😉
Martin it works brilliant, once its got some paint back on it it'll be fine.
As expressed earlier "getting to the shops" is the womans way, making it is the proper way! 😉
Thank you for your valuable opinion oh style guru.
But that pig stylee burner is magnificent 8)
It has a little Heath Robinson meets Steampunk feel about it
I think I want one .... 😆
Been quite a few years but I seem to remember they are quite a nice smoke.
You can buy them ready made off that there well known auction site, I decided I'd like to have a go at making my own. There are quite a few Web sites and YouTube videos showing how to do it.
I don't own a chimenea anymore as i found it crap to cook with and the heat output was rather contained so i now use a large internal drum from a washing machine mounted on a bearing then onto a tripod self levelling stand that spins when you whip it round, this gets the fire burning strong. I sit a rack on the top when it's died down and either barbecue or place a very large pizza stone (paving slab) on the top which i use to bake pizza's.
Cost me nothing as i scavenged the drum from a bosch washing machine down the tip and i've made quite a few for my neighbours, and i've made a mini one for taking to the beach/festivals etc.
I've stuck an extra skin on my unit that fits round the exterior to prevent accidental burns and it enables me to only draw air from below unless i open vents on the side - works a treat and on full chap it roars like a jet engine and burns with a blue flame as long as the wood is very dry.
somafunk - MemberI don't own a chimenea anymore as i found it crap to cook with and the heat output was rather contained so i now use a large internal drum from a washing machine mounted on a bearing then onto a tripod self levelling stand that spins when you whip it round, this gets the fire burning strong. I sit a rack on the top when it's died down and either barbecue or place a very large pizza stone (paving slab) on the top which i use to bake pizza's.
Cost me nothing as i scavenged the drum from a bosch washing machine down the tip and i've made quite a few for my neighbours, and i've made a mini one for taking to the beach/festivals etc.
I've stuck an extra skin on my unit that fits round the exterior to prevent accidental burns and it enables me to only draw air from below unless i open vents on the side - works a treat and on full chap it roars like a jet engine and burns with a blue flame as long as the wood is very dry.
Pics!
I'll get it brought down from the workshop soon and pics taken when it's on full chap with blue afterburner glow 😀 , it's very similar to this with a thin steel skin all the way round the exterior leaving a 2" gap for air to circulate up through the inside drum with a venturi effect, very simple to make and far better than anything you can buy. An old wok fits on the top for stir frying so it's pretty multi functional but you do need to wear thick gloves as the heat is rather fierce.
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Pepper - tell me your day job doesnt involve welding please. That thing looks like it was welded by blind pew
Quality chaps, keep them coming 😉
Currently warming my croc shod feet on our chim! Perfect night for it here in Woburn Sands.