\n \n \n \n | \n elements'
+ '. These substances may consist of Lava Rocks (less commo'
+ 'n), Compressed Pumice Rocks (or briquettes),\n Meta'
+ 'l Plates or Ceramic Materials. Grease buildup on these d'
+ 'iffusing elements is a potential flare-up hazard! \n\n'
+ '\n
\nCERAMIC DIFFUSERS - \n \n Package of Ceramic Material - Ceramic diff'
+ 'users can come in all shapes. Usually your grill will ha'
+ 've a bag\n of material such as this to spread on t'
+ 'he lower grate to help prevent flare-ups.\n Ra'
+ 'cks of Ceramic Diffusers - An ingenious idea to place th'
+ 'e ceramic diffusers in separate trays which allow\n '
+ ' for easy management to reach the burners below.\n '
+ ' \n \n
\n\n M'
+ 'ETAL DIFFUSERS - \n \n - Stainless S'
+ 'teel Diffuser - This durable diffuser blocks some of the'
+ ' grease and dripping which lead up to flare-ups,\n '
+ ' but the large square holes let some through.\n Simulated Charcoal Metal Diffuser - This clever esthet'
+ 'ic idea simulates black charcoal. Made out of heavy cast'
+ '\n iron metal it\'s holes allow heat out and drippi'
+ 'ngs in. It\'s unique uneven surface should allow grease t'
+ 'o seep into\n the low areas and burn up.\n <'
+ 'LI>Cross Bar Diffusers - These diffusers consist of perp'
+ 'endicular upside (^) v-shaped bars which eliminate much\n'
+ '\n of the grease and drippings reaching the flames.'
+ '\n
- Stainless Steel Diffuser Pan - This diffuse'
+ 'r pan covers the entire cooking surface below the grates'
+ ' and does\n not allow any grease or drippings to r'
+ 'each the fire. Additionally, the design allows for easy '
+ 'cleanup AND a place\n to place the wood chips if y'
+ 'ou are seeking some "smoky flavor" in your foo'
+ 'd.\n
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+ 'TD>Q: What is charcoal?
\n A: a dictionary or e'
+ 'ncyclopedia definition goes like this: Charcoal is a sub'
+ 'stance obtained by partial burning\n or destructive'
+ ' distillation of organic material. It is largely pure ca'
+ 'rbon. The most common variety, wood charcoal,\n was'
+ ' formerly prepared by piling wood into stacks, covering '
+ 'it with earth or turf, and setting it on fire. In this\n'
+ ' process volatile compounds in the wood pass off as'
+ ' vapors into the air, some of the carbon is consumed as '
+ 'fuel\n and the rest of the carbon is converted into'
+ ' charcoal. Charcoal, being almost pure carbon, yields a '
+ 'larger amount\n of heat in proportion to its volume'
+ ' than is obtained from a corresponding quantity of wood;'
+ ' as a fuel it has the\n further advantage of being '
+ 'smokeless.
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\n When char'
+ 'coal is made from wood with only about 20- to 25-percent'
+ ' of the original volume of the wood turning into\n '
+ 'charcoal. Some of the mass of wood is water and that goe'
+ 's off as water vapor. Some of the wood mass is burned du'
+ 'ring\n the charcoal making process and the rest is '
+ 'volatilized.
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+ ' Wood contains several hundred organic compounds and '
+ 'many of these are volatile, meaning they can be turned i'
+ 'nto\n vapors. In a modern charcoal manufacturing pr'
+ 'ocess, wood is placed into a steel retort and cooked at '
+ 'high temperature\n with a limited amount of oxygen.'
+ ' During this process, many volatiles are released and ca'
+ 'ptured for use as industrial\n chemicals. Included '
+ 'in this list are methanol (wood alcohol) acetic acid, ac'
+ 'etone, turpentines, and a host of other\n chemicals'
+ ', many of which are carcinogenic.\n \n <'
+ 'TR>\n Q: What forms does charcoal come in?
\n'
+ '
\n A: There are two forms of charcoal use'
+ 'd in barbecue and grilling--lump and briquettes.
\n '
+ ' Lump charcoal is made from hardwood and is not grou'
+ 'nd or broken up but left in pieces resembling its former'
+ ' shape.\n Some brands of lump charcoal look like bl'
+ 'ack pieces of tree branches. Other brands look just like'
+ ' scraps of milled\n hardwood lumber, which is just '
+ 'what they are.
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\n Consumers have to '
+ 'take it on faith that a company who makes charcoal from '
+ 'scraps of hardwood lumber (from furniture\n or floo'
+ 'ring) has taken precautions to use wood that is free fro'
+ 'm any contaminates or additives.
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\n '
+ ' The biggest complaint heard about brands of lump charco'
+ 'al made from lumber scraps is the small size of much of\n'
+ '\n the charcoal. It is not uncommon to open a large '
+ 'bag of this lump charcoal and find up to half the weight'
+ ' of the\n bag is in pieces so small that they fall '
+ 'through the fire grate.
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\n Q: Exactl'
+ 'y what are charcoal briquettes?
\n
\n '
+ 'A: Charcoal briquettes are produced by crushing charcoal'
+ ' and mixing in additives, such as nitrates (to make them'
+ '\n burn better), and clays and starches (as binders'
+ ' to allow pressing into the traditional shape) and other'
+ ' materials.\n Some charcoal briquette manufacturers'
+ ' pride themselves on making a briquette out of almost pu'
+ 're wood charcoal,\n using only starch as a binder t'
+ 'o hold the charcoal in shape. Other manufacturers make n'
+ 'o secret that they use a\n wide variety of additive'
+ 's. | \n \n \n | \n
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