Rumor Has It - NEW CHIMINEA COMING OUT

MaskedMarvel

Greetings friends,

I heard a rumor BGE was going to release a new chiminea….

8-D

Ozzie_Isaac

 Hmmm, very interesting indeed.  Where did you hear the rumor from?

JohnInCarolina

Ozzie_Isaac said:

 Hmmm, very interesting indeed.  Where did you hear the rumor from?

I’m guessing Damien is one of the first Eggjead Panel members….

DoubleEgger

Sounds about right. They went out of style 20 years ago. 

alaskanassasin

All they would have to do to boost sales is make the egg in a few different colors… but man would that **** a already **** warranty process.

loco_engr

I emailed bruce @ HQ . . . waiting for his reply

Stormbringer

Checks date ... not April 1st ...

MaskedMarvel

Buckwoody Egger

Way cool!   

First 100 orders come with free matching green “truck nuts”. 

Honestly though that is pretty cool “flip” of the egg design. 

RRP

You know that old saying of “if you have to ask the price then you can’t afford it”

BUT D*MNIT what is the price plus purchasing instructions? Surely not every ACE will carry one!

cookingdude555

I like the war of the world’s theme here. I will buy one. 

RRP

cookingdude555 said:

I like the war of the world’s theme here. I will buy one. 

OK…I’ll see that bump and I’ll raise YOU 50 bucks! 

caliking

Cool to see. I wonder how it will do in the market, given the advent of "smokeless" fire pits, like the SoloStove, Breeo, etc. 

cookingdude555

caliking said:

Cool to see. I wonder how it will do in the market, given the advent of "smokeless" fire pits, like the SoloStove, Breeo, etc. 

agreed, I see very little value in it to be honest compared to the fire pits you mention.  but, its green and ceramic so I will buy one, for science and stuff .... Plus the brochure says it has NASA grade ceramics, so it kind of seems like a no brainer.

BigreenGreg

Over/under bets - where would the line be?

kl8ton

alaskanassasin

@OviedoGoddess can we get a bge spaceship to send it home?

Stormbringer

Where did you see this?

ColtsFan

I heard it’s still 30 days out. Retail may be around $600

WeberWho

ColtsFan said:

I heard it’s still 30 days out. Retail may be around $600

I'm curious who their target audience is going to be besides extreme BGE enthusiast's for them to be asking $600 for a ceramic chiminea? 

DoubleEgger

Pro Tip: Don’t tie your dog to it. 

DoubleEgger

WeberWho said:

ColtsFan said:

I heard it’s still 30 days out. Retail may be around $600

I'm curious who their target audience is going to be besides extreme BGE enthusiast's for them to be asking $600 for a ceramic chiminea? 

If it were Yeti, it would be a grand. 

Stormbringer

Found the page it's on https://biggreenegg.com/chiminea/ ... the pre-order button doesn't work

Stormbringer

They will be available in the UK in June for £650 

cookingdude555

I talked to someone in BGE retail yesterday and they told me they are aiming for around father's day, but they had no concrete information or price.  I am sure this person doesn't speak for the company, but it somewhat backs up what has been shared here.

Ozzie_Isaac

What does this mean?  My memories of live fire is smoke blowing in your face.  I much prefer the ambiance and heat without the carcinogens.

cookingdude555

What seemed strange is the shape of that top looks like it actually pushes smoke into the people around it. 

RRP

cookingdude555 said:

What seemed strange is the shape of that top looks like it actually pushes smoke into the people around it. 

I thought the same thing and then I looked back at the original diagram along with that little drawing at the left lower corner and it appears the top of that weird cap actually has a large hole in it. So I'm guessing that the louvered cap actually causes air to be sucked in and forced out the top. That make sense? 

cookingdude555

RRP said:

cookingdude555 said:

What seemed strange is the shape of that top looks like it actually pushes smoke into the people around it. 

I thought the same thing and then I looked back at the original diagram along with that little drawing at the left lower corner and it appears the top of that weird cap actually has a large hole in it. So I'm guessing that the louvered cap actually causes air to be sucked in and forced out the top. That make sense? 

It does make sense. Very cool. I have zero use for one of these but getting more excited to have a green roasted marshmallow maker. When my kids were younger they would roast marshmallows on the exhaust of an egg after a hot cook. I suppose this will be similar. Except I can’t cook on it. 

caliking

Buckwoody Egger said:

Way cool!   

First 100 orders come with free matching green “truck nuts”. 

Honestly though that is pretty cool “flip” of the egg design. 

I'd buy those.

Stormbringer

There are people in the UK queuing up for one of these.