Get the Grill Going without Toxins

Barbecue season is fully upon us. Yesterday, I was walking the dog and could smell the ever so familiar scent of lighter fluid. And then my head started to hurt! That stuff is petroleum based toxicity which contributes to buring off the ozone layer. Yuck! Fortunately, there are alternatives.

- Gas Grills rock.  Personally, this is what I use because you don't have to wait an hour while the charcoal briquettes heat up. Just start that baby right up! I got mine a few years ago at Sears for less than $200.

- Maya Campfire Starter Sticks were a great discovery a few years ago for starting the fireplace or the grill. They're made from pine that comes from Mexico and Guatemala and one or two is all it takes to get the fire going

- Crumpled up newspaper. Yep, just like we used to do it in the old days (minus the copious amounts of lighter fluid). Just put some underneath the briquettes, light and watch that charcoal catch fire

- Cowboy Charcoal is made from hardwood scraps, no digging up coal