The subtleties of arranging a barbecue on the balcony

Almost everyone who lives in the city loves to feast on juicy meat cooked over a fire. However, the cooking process involves going to your garden or out of town, which is not available to everyone. As a kind of solution to this dilemma, many residents resort to making their favorite food right on their own balcony. This article will discuss the features of the production of kebabs on the balcony, which you should know in order to avoid tragedy or large financial losses due to a fine.

According to housing legislation, balconies and loggias are an integral part of your apartment, which means that they are inviolable to other people. In turn, the owner of the living space can use them as he sees fit.

Therefore, lighting an open fire or using a poorly localized flame will cause an absolutely expected protest from other residents living in the house.

The reasons for dissatisfaction can be conventionally divided into five groups.

• First of all, discontent will be expressed by persons whose apartments are two or three floors higher, since they will become victims of the smell of soot, smoke, soot flakes and other combustion products that penetrate to them through the ventilation and vents.

• The smell that spreads around the meat during cooking is always attractive to the one who cooks. However, it can offend the aesthetic feelings of neighbors. In addition, people with allergies may experience bouts of suffocation, in which case you may be charged with harm to their health.

• Do not forget that balconies are usually used for drying linen and clothes. Embers from a fire, the smell of smoke can spoil freshly washed linen, which will naturally lead to dissatisfaction and may cause a conflict.

• Every reasonable person knows that making a fire on a balcony is a direct violation of fire safety standards. In addition, the very procedure for preparing a barbecue is almost always accompanied by the use of alcoholic beverages. The combination of these circumstances can cause a fire, not only in the apartment of the culprit, but also on the neighboring loggias, which, no doubt, will not be liked by anyone.

• Responsible neighbors living several floors above, residents of a neighboring house or people passing by a house where meat is being grilled on a fire, may see reflections of a flame or a column of smoke and call the fire brigade. In such circumstances, you will have to answer for a false call, as well as for non-compliance with fire safety standards.

It is also important to remember that frying meat on a fire, having previously got out on the roof, is also not a good idea. Usually roofing material or bitumen is used for the manufacture of roofing. These materials will ignite in minutes. In addition, it should be remembered that various communication and television equipment is usually installed on the roof, which can melt or simply deteriorate from the high temperature.

The law obliges the perpetrator to pay from four to five thousand rubles or to be punished in the form of imprisonment of various durations if, due to violation of fire safety standards, a fire has arisen that destroyed or severely damaged someone else's property or caused damage to the health of others.

For an illegally built fire in the forest, as well as in any other illegal place, the offender is obliged to pay a fine equal to twelve basic values.

Thus, the preparation of barbecue should take place exclusively in the open air: on the territory of the personal plot, in a specially equipped place in the forest or in the yard. All necessary fire safety standards must be observed without fail: the source of fire must be located at a distance of at least fifty meters from residential buildings, public buildings, as well as highways. He also should not create inconvenience to people passing by and those who are nearby.

For lighting a fire within the boundaries of a residential area, the offender will have to pay a different fine, and in case of a particularly difficult outcome, a real punishment in the form of imprisonment for various periods is possible. All these features must be remembered and observed in order to avoid tragedy and large financial losses.

Today, advances in technology make it possible to purchase special devices that allow any lover of fried meat to cook a shish kebab or other meat delicacies without leaving their home. This solution is ideal for people who are not allowed to go outdoors due to their health condition, busy schedule or financial difficulties. Of course, dishes cooked on an electric grill or other technical analogue of a barbecue differ slightly in taste from dishes made on an open flame, but even connoisseurs of meat delicacies will agree that they are no worse than traditional kebabs.

Most people have small balconies, therefore, even the fact that the appearance of a modern barbecue automatically turns the room into a stylish and noble room does not justify the senselessness of this action. From the standpoint of saving space, a stationary grill will do more harm than good, since it will be used infrequently, and it will take up space all the time. Therefore, it makes sense to purchase a stationary barbecue only if you have your own terrace. For an ordinary balcony, a folding brazier device, which has a collapsible design and does not take up much space, is best suited.

The grill oven on gas or electricity is an excellent replacement for the classic barbecue. Both options are absolutely safe in terms of fire safety. The main advantage of electric grills is their ease of use, the trump card of gas grills is speed. Using a gas grill, you can fry meat much faster than an electric counterpart. Devices come in a variety of sizes, from large stationary devices to small and compact ones that fit easily on a dining table.

In addition, they are light enough that they can be used both on the balcony in winter and in the summer cottage. The most popular are models with folding side shelves.

Advantages of electric braziers:

• In the process of frying meat, soot and smoke are not emitted, which means that the combustion products will not settle on the walls, and the smell of meat will not penetrate into neighboring apartments and will not irritate the residents.

• Home electric brackets are absolutely legal from the point of view of fire safety. Moreover, it is absolutely harmless to health.

• There is no need to start an open fire.

There are two types of electric link: vertical and horizontal. The horizontal one is a device resembling a traditional brazier in shape, where the heating elements are located below the skewers. Turning the meat here must be done manually. The vertical installation has a cylindrical shape. The device is equipped with a powerful heating element, as well as a mechanism that rotates the meat.

One of the most famous alternatives to barbecue is the airfryer. This device is not only ideal for cooking meat, but also able to delight its owners with baked potatoes or sausages. This appliance requires electricity to operate, so it is usually located in the kitchen.

Usually, a special table is allocated for the device, where the device itself is located., utensils for ready-made meat, as well as other accessories that may be needed in the process of cooking.

For maximum comfort, the interior of the balcony can be supplemented with a small sofa or a small sofa. After that, you can safely invite your friends to your homemade barbecue.

All of the above suggests that you can legally barbecue on the balcony. The main thing is to strictly observe the fire safety rules. Modern technologies offer a wide range of alternative replacements for the classic barbecue.

The smokehouse on the balcony is quite popular today. Choosing a balcony grill or making it yourself is not at all difficult if you follow our recommendations.

For a video review of the barbecue on the balcony, see the video below.