If you're going to buy a grill, buy an electric grill, since they don't produce smoke. The electric grill is also the only type of grill you're allowed to use when grilling on the balcony.
Shared barbecue areas
Several of our neighborhoods have communal barbecue areas. If you don't know where your nearest barbecue area is, you can find it on your neighborhood map.
You’re allowed to use your own grill—but please talk to your neighbors before you start grilling, so that no one is bothered by smoke or the noise. If you place the grill a short distance from the house, you can use any grill you like, but be mindful of the fire hazard. If the weather is dry, you need to be extra careful. Avoid using lighter fluid; instead, use firelighters, fire-starting blocks, or an electric lighter.
Grilling on the balcony
You can barbecue on your balcony—as long as you use an electric grill. The advantage of an electric grill is that it doesn't produce smoke, and it also provides a great cooking surface for your food!
If you have a glass-enclosed balcony, it's important not to store your propane grill there.
The emergency services recommend
- Due to the risk of fire, do not empty the ashes from the grill until the next day, to ensure that the embers have completely died out.
- To avoid injury, it is best to use firelighters, fire starter blocks, or electric fire starters.
- Never spray lighter fluid—or, even worse, T-red—onto the embers, because there is a high risk of getting burned if the flames flash back toward the bottle.