In irori fireplaces, various types of cuisine such as fried rice were cooked in the Irori fireplace using jizaikagi, an irori pot hook (to be described later), or Gotoku (a metal stand) for putting a pan on the fire.
囲炉裏では自在鉤（後述）や五徳を用いて鍋を火にかけ、炊飯をはじめあらゆる調理を行なった。