| You can tell when the summer has truly arrived | | | | The main problem with using paper as a fuel is |
| when the smells of barbecuing starts to fill the air. | | | | that it produces flames which will burn food on |
| At this time of year most of us enjoy a | | | | the outside before it is even cooked in the |
| barbecue and having a meal alfresco – but | | | | interior. The key to a good barbecue is gently |
| there are downsides to using the good old BBQ. | | | | smouldering logs which burn as hot as possible |
| Barbecue charcoal, while not a fossil fuel, is | | | | you want to compress the logs as tight as |
| manufactured from some unsustainable sources. | | | | possible. |
| It also produces a large amount of carbon – | | | | |
| not just in its use but also its manufacture | | | | Log Maker |
| too.briquette log maker | | | | When you compact the paper the flames and |
| Barbecue charcoal is expensive too and a good | | | | excess smoke can be reduced dramatically and |
| summer can soon add up in extra costs on your | | | | the best method is to use a wet logmaker or |
| shopping bill – gas too is not cheap. However, | | | | wet briquette maker. |
| you can use logmakers to provide fuel for a | | | | Wet log makers can compact the logs or |
| barbecue, but there is a knack to it. | | | | briquettes tighter so avoiding flames. This also |
| Logmakers, which compress recycled paper and | | | | drastically reduces smoke too. |
| cardboard into recyclable fuel, are great for wood | | | | If you still find that some of the logs are |
| burning stoves and fires but not all logmakers can | | | | producing too much smoke or fire, you can mix it |
| produce logs tight enough for a barbecue. | | | | with some charcoal which will help. |