BBQ This Summer Green and Clean

Summer is just around the corner and you know what that means: Barbeques, cooking and plenty of fresh fabulous food on the grill. When you are cooking it is important to choose the greenest fuel to have a stress free and guilt free summer of cooking and fun!

There are 2 choices when it comes to grilling. Gas vs. charcoal. Although electric grills are also an option, but aren’t as efficient and are harder to find.

The nitty gritty: charcoal is dirty, period but can come from renewable resources. Gas on the other hand has a smaller carbon footprint but is found from non-renewable resources (fossil fuels). When burned charcoal can result in 105 times more CO2 than propane. However real charcoal, aka “chunk charcoal” doesn’t have toxic additives and burning it is carbon neutral.

Overall, gas powered grills beat charcoal by far. When comparing carbon output out of gas vs. charcoal, gas is almost half of the carbon output that charcoal has. The bottom line is that you should choose gas over charcoal no matter what. Even the chunk charcoal that burns clean is from halfway across the world and contributes to a carbon footprint in a big way with the amount of modes of transport that it takes to get to you. Have a fantastic summer of food fun and stay green!