Post #17318 by tikifish on Thu, Dec 26, 2002 3:54 PM

Although I love my Chiminea (fondly christened PELE) he is clay, and in retrospect I would have gotten a metal one because I have to leave him outside over the winter, which makes him crack due to water getting in the fine cracks and freezing, thereby making cracks bigger. With a metal one you dont have to worry. The only problem is finding one that doesn't look like it belongs at 'Mama's Trattoria' instead of 'Divy's Polynesia'.