Camp Maid chimney chicken


 
CaseT

CaseT

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A while back I picked up the Camp Maid folding charcoal chimney to keep in my camp gear. The standard chimney is fine, but I don't have a good place to store it in the trailer. This chimney can be stored in a 12" D.O. which I just happen to have in the trailer all the time. As advertised it says that it can hold up to 45 briquettes. I was able to load it up with 50. Three wadded up paper towels one match and in about 8 minutes I had glowing red briquettes. No sense wasting hot briquettes so I dumped them in 14" WSM and threw on a spatched chicken. I ate the drums and wings. Tonight I'll use the rest of the bird for chicken tortilla soup or chicken enchiladas.

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Good looking chicken, Case, and that's a neat little gadget! I usually manage to find room for my Weber chimney when I pack the car, but could see this as a nice option. What's your guess as to the longevity of that Camp Maid folding chimney. I ask, because, when my Weber one gives up the ghost, I may just replace it with a folding one as both a primary use chimney in the backyard, and to take camping when we go....

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Rich G said:
Good looking chicken, Case, and that's a neat little gadget! I usually manage to find room for my Weber chimney when I pack the car, but could see this as a nice option. What's your guess as to the longevity of that Camp Maid folding chimney. I ask, because, when my Weber one gives up the ghost, I may just replace it with a folding one as both a primary use chimney in the backyard, and to take camping when we go....

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Rich,

I was a bit concerned about how long it might last, but I have to say its a brute little beast. I think that it will hold up just fine. Another plus is that the handle didn't get hot, like many of the others do. I didn't need a glove to dump it.
 
Cliff Bartlett said:
Nice little camp tool Case. Chicken looks great too. What's the ceramic cooker in the background?
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Cliff that is my 1967 Casa Q ceramic cooker. It was my grandfathers and I have been slowly restoring it. The ceramic charcoal ring is in several pieces. I have it wired back together but need to make some sort of welded support for it. The original metal chimney damper is MIA. It was just a flat plate of metal screwed to the top. I plan on getting a green egg damper for it. Its been my goal to have it up and running for thanksgiving for the last 9 years or so. My grandfather cooked evrey holiday bird on it. Maybe this year will be the year.

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Timothy F. Lewis said:
Well, Duh or should a say “D’Oh!!”
Some days I think I should just stay in bed!:D
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I can relate! Yesterday was one of those days!
 
Good looking bird and I can see if you have limited space that fold up would be a good option.
 
That looks really cool, but at $81.16 on Amazon Canada, I won’t be getting one anytime soon. My old $18 Weber will have to do. lol
 
Great looking chicken Case, and that's a great looking folding chimney. We had the same problems with storage in our trailers when we went camping.
 
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