hemlock said:...and I lit the stove. Just to take the dampness out. Anyone else light theirs up today?
Den said:Mr. Green, I used to use pistachio shells for starter in the ol' dragon w/ masonry flue, but I worry that salt would cause corrosion in the new rig. Are you eating unsalteds, or is it a non-issue?
BeGreen said:Den said:Mr. Green, I used to use pistachio shells for starter in the ol' dragon w/ masonry flue, but I worry that salt would cause corrosion in the new rig. Are you eating unsalteds, or is it a non-issue?
Salted. Given the small quantity burned I am not concerned about it. It's not like burning a steady diet of driftwood.
DaFattKidd said:BeGreen said:Den said:Mr. Green, I used to use pistachio shells for starter in the ol' dragon w/ masonry flue, but I worry that salt would cause corrosion in the new rig. Are you eating unsalteds, or is it a non-issue?
Salted. Given the small quantity burned I am not concerned about it. It's not like burning a steady diet of driftwood.
Begreen,
2 things. 1 I love burning pistachio shells. They are super flammable. 2. (this is random and not hearth related) They are so expensive. Do you buy them in bulk or something? I only treat myself once in a while to them because I just can't justify $9.00 at the grocery store for a pack of nuts that will last me two sittings.
Highbeam said:Oh yes, those of us that heat with wood are certainly still burning in the northwest. Burned last night to bring the house temps up from 62 to 78 and the wife lit another this morning to bring it up from high 60s to who knows what. It's not so much a function of outside temp as it is a function of indoor temp that determines when we burn wood. I am not going to suffer with 60 degree house temps in December or in June. Temps have been way below normal and snowpack well above normal this year. We have yet to experience a spring season.
Global warming my foot.
BeGreen said:My wife says she thinks that Trader Joe has them here for about $6/lb. They sell both regular salted and lightly salted. She gets the lightly salted ones from them.
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