Chiminea

what's a chiminea?

we got one! i'll take a pic in a min.

Originally Posted by cazx01

what's a chiminea?

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These: http://www.chimineasinc.com/

Originally Posted by katl8e

These: http://www.chimineasinc.com/

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oh right very nice

heres ours, is this what you mean?
the cats never really been interested in it when its on but sometimes plays in the ashes when its of.

oh wow
my aunt has one of those but she cooks pizza on it and its so so so delicious!
she uses wood though to heat it

Wow, I'd love to have one of those to cook with!

I would love to get one. They have small ones that you can get as well that you put the 3 wick candles in.

I think once the cats check it out a few times they will lose interest in it (like everything else that doesn't move lol). Keep an eye on them the first time? I'm going to assume that when you light it you'll be close by anyway. Could you put something over the mouth of it so they don't crawl inside? Just an idea.

theres not much room for a cat to crawl into coz of the grills and like a bbq i assume you'd stand near it to watch the food?

the only thing i'd be scared of is if they climbed on it (like on the chimney)and it was too hot.

we have a heated cupboard in our dining room (can't remember what they are called) to keep food warm before its served and Maverick crawled in there once and burnt her paws!

Originally Posted by cazx01

what's a chiminea?

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OMG.. i thought it was a plant or something.. it's an outdoor chimney!

Originally Posted by maverick_kitten

heres ours, is this what you mean?
the cats never really been interested in it when its on but sometimes plays in the ashes when its of.

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I want ONE!!! ...

its so good to cook on. my dad made it, can you believe that?!

Oh they are neat!

I was expecting to see a cute little critter or something!

My parents have a chiminea. It's smaller than Maverick's, though. No grill or anything. Sort of like an outdoor fireplace. One of the cats there, Zoey, is outside pretty much ALL the time, and there's never been a problem. I think that if you supervise it when it's hot, especially when it's new, you shouldn't have any trouble. But of course, I'm sure you already know not to leave it unattended. Good luck!