If you are burning for ambiance, then a fire place is fine... and as other have stated, if you are getting smoke that is not going up the flue you have a draft problem...
If you are trying to heat your space you are better of with an insert.. if you want to heat solely with wood and space is not a problem, skip the insert and go to a wood stove.
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