If you’ve ever wondered why you get a powerful sense of real well-being and satisfaction from sitting around an open fire, bonfire, barbecue or chiminea, you’re not alone. It’s a human thing, and there’s a very good reason for it. So says a fascinating article in the Huffington Post. Why lounging by a fire is […]
Rising to the occasion – Chimineashop.co.uk introduces its range of Portable Pizza Ovens With alfresco dining soaring in popularity, a recent survey by a leading paint firm* identified that 40% of young British families listed outdoor pizza ovens as a garden must-have when it comes to entertaining. To help those families host the party of the […]
Chimineas are brilliant for barbecuing. Many of our cast iron models include slide or swing-out grills for cooking succulent steaks, sausages, burgers and veg. But there’s more. You can cook almost anything in a chiminea that you can cook in an oven, and more. Smoked foods have a unique flavour redolent of long, balmy summer […]
We were chuffed to bits to get an email from the people at Spun Gold TV, producers of ITV’s popular garden make-over show Love Your Garden. And we were delighted to donate a chiminea to a very good cause. As seen on TV – We help Hari love his garden The programme stars Alan Tichmarsh […]
You’ve bought a fabulous new clay chiminea from us. It arrives in perfect nick. You assemble it in your garden or on the patio, an easy job. You’re excited about test-driving it… so excited that you over-cook the fire, creating a massive blaze and using far too much wood. And, lo and behold, the blasted […]
Clay chimineas have real character. Some designs are made by hand rather than moulded, which means every one is slightly different. And the firing process means every clay chim, no matter how it’s made, has its own unique finish. How are they made? How clay chimineas are made In the old days clay chims were […]
Chimineas have been used for hundreds if not thousands of years for cooking and warmth by cultures around the world, in Mexico and beyond. The shape is perfectly designed for the job in hand, and has never really been improved upon. But that doesn’t mean every chiminea has to be traditional in design – so […]
Roll back time just a few decades and British cuisine was stuck in the dark ages, a nightmare of squishy, overcooked vegetables and tough meat. Eating alfresco was something we only did on holiday, and the barbecue scene was in its infancy. Now things couldn’t be more different. These days many Brits are budding master […]
Congrats, you’ve got your new chiminea. Now we often get people contacting us to say their new chiminea has already started to rust, or the paint is peeling. It isn’t because there’s anything wrong with the chimineas we sell. Far from it. We don’t do cheap and nasty. Every chiminea we sell is top quality, […]
It’s a question we’re asked quite a lot: what is the best chiminea? The answer goes along the lines of ‘how long is a piece of string’. It depends on your outdoor space, your lifestyle, your aesthetic taste and what you want to achieve with your chiminea. A gadget that delivers perfectly-cooked foods? Something to […]