Social life in Greece is connected to large groups, or smaller ones, eating and baking. In most houses there are grills, either very small, or larger, or built-in garden grills (barbeques), such as those for roasting the lamb at Easter.
But there are many who would like to have their own grill using their fireplace. Because it is a fact that the fireplace is not only suitable for roasting chestnuts and potatoes on the embers. And on winter days there is a ready fire in the house where not only chestnuts but sausages, meat and generally all kinds of cutlets can be roasted there.
Grilling in the fireplace has been very fashionable in recent years. And there are many who have left the grills and barbeques for summer use only, while in the winter they only use the fireplace. There is also special equipment for grilling in the fireplace with grates and special bases to fix them.
It is common to use ready-made charcoal even for grilling in the fireplace, for reasons of speed and convenience. But the most conscious people use to bake by burning wood and even baking with olive wood and other quality woods. These woods are ideal for grilling because they leave a beautiful smell on the meat and make it even more attractive and desirable.
Because it is very important that the wood used for grilling in the fireplace is suitable. An unsuitable wood will smoke and leave a bad smell in the food. And of course, under no circumstances should wood from furniture or melamine be used for burning because these have fumes from chemicals and harmful gases. They are not only unsuitable for baking but generally for lighting the fireplace for this reason. They are harmful to health and the environment.
It is a fact that the smells that give off ribs and steaks as they cook are very pleasant. No one, no matter how full, can resist the smell of meat being grilled.
But grilling in the fireplace inside the house has the following problems. It creates smoke in the house, leaves drops of grease in the fireplace that accumulate and have the risk of ignition and fire in the chimney and finally leaves a permanent smell of grease in the house that is unpleasant and difficult to remove.
For this reason, cooking inside the house, in the fireplace, should be done in moderation to avoid these problems. Whatever you do, outdoor grilling is preferable. There are fireplaces that are outdoors, i.e. they are built in gardens and yards or also the well-known fire pits, pits built outdoors for lighting a fire, and there one can cook without a problem. Of course, the ideal solution is the garden grills, the well-known barbeques, which exist in many houses with yards in urban areas but mainly in the countryside.
