I don't know the science behind this .. and I wouldn't substitute the use of burning potato peels instead of cleaning out the wood stove's pipe ... but whenever I burn potato peels, I do notice flakes of creosote on the patio or snow near the back door just adjacent and below the stove pipe. My friend from Norway said her mom would put potato and carrot peels in her fire and when it came time to have the stove pipe cleaned it was always fairly clean; we shall see when it comes time to clean ours next year.
UPDATE:
Here's a link saying to use dried potato peels. I've used damp .. and even burned dry bean pods with success.
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Thanks! This is good to know!
Just the info we need too - we have no chimney sweeping service nearby... :)
Thank, Mrs Mac :)
Thanks for the 'hot' tip (no pun intended!).. I usually either boil them up for our pigs or they go in the compost..
Dear Mrs. Mac,
In Norway an official chimney sweeper comes once a year to seep and inspect the chimney.
He always praised my Mom's clean chimney.
My Mom like you, used both dried and raw potato peel.
I assure you, it does work.
Nice to see this just today. I like the thought of my Mom's thoughts and works living on.
Felisol .. I smile and think of your sweet mother each time I burn the potato peels (which is about every other day the way Nathan eats :) It is good that her tradition is carried on.
We don't have a fireplace or wood stove, but I love hearing these kinds of "tips".
Merry Christmas, Mrs. Mac!
Wow! That's interesting, I've never heard that one before. Let us know how it goes at the end of the season.
Now that's some useful info!
well how about that! Good to know.
i do miss the days of having a fire to stoke ... though the felling/sawing/stacking of the wood was quite the undertaking for us!
we received a lovely card from your neck of the woods today ... :) ... thanx!
I will be trying this one very soon!
Merry Christmas to you and your family
Very useful information Mrs. Mac.
Have a wonderful Christmas and New Year!
If this works, my husband will be one happy man. The pitch of the roof on our old farmhouse is quite steep and he hates climbing up there for frequent cleanings. Certainly couldn't hurt, so I will give it a try. Thanks!
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