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So far the grate seems to be working better than the dogs --- more heat into the room *and* less wood to keep the fire flaming. The downside is that the bricks around the fireplace (the bricks facing inside the room between the mouth of the fireplace and the mantle) are not getting hot (thus...

If I remember I will try it today if I make some toast in the oven... but it could get messy if with jelly/jam/preserves on the toast.

Acknowledged that old-fashioned open fireplaces are the least efficient way to produce heat... ...But in preliminary experiments it appears that a fireplace *grate* (like a metal basket or grate raised off the fireplace floor) causes the burning logs to put out more heat into the room than...