Ideal Bite

As the coals heat up your BBQ this summer, are they heating up the planet too?

Submitted by idealbite on Wed, 06/28/2006 - 6:00pm.

The Bite:

First, we encouraged all you grill jockeys to add soy dogs to this summer’s BBQ menu. Then we told all you red-meat-eaters to go for bison. Now it’s time to talk about the barbie itself: both you and the planet stand to benefit from gas barbecues, not charcoal or electric.

The Benefits:

Although gas won’t add much flavor to your veggie or beer brats, it also won’t add as much CO2 to the air. Gas barbecues produce about half as much CO2 as charcoal grills, and about 1/3 as much as electric grills.
Purists: if you’re gonna go with charcoal, support good resource management by looking for sustainably-farmed coals or chips certified by the Forest Stewardship Council.
Charcoal grills emit volatile organic compounds through smoke, and so does lighter fluid. Using a gas grill, you’ll avoid the liver, kidney and nervous system risks associated with VOCs.

Personally Speaking:

Heather uses her tiny propane camping grill most nights during the summer, and although Jen has no interest in anything that resembles cooking, she happily BYOVBs to cookouts.

Wanna Try:

Weber Summit Platinum Grill - a grill master can dream, can’t she ($1,999)?
Char-broil Patio Caddy - perfectly compact for apartment rooftop grillers like Heather ($170).
Char-Broil Hickory Wood Chunks - uses wood certified by the FSC ($20).

Creative Garden Ideas sell a wide range of gas BBQs - which can be delivered direct to your door. Visit our site to view our extensive product range.

Posted by: CPL Distribution | May 14, 2009 at 03:59 AM

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Bang For The Bite

If 10,000 Biters switched from charcoal to gas, each time they grilled they’d avert the same amount of CO2 as if an 18-wheeler was taken off the roads for a year and a half.