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Grilling with lump charcoal: Is US-grown hardwood really in that bag?

  • Written by Adriana Costa, Assistant Professor of Sustainable Bioproducts, Mississippi State University
imageWhen you're getting ready to cook, do you know what's burning underneath?Alexandr Baranov/iStock/Getty Images Plus

People dedicated to the art of grilling often choose lump charcoal – actual pieces of wood that have been turned into charcoal – over briquettes, which are compressed charcoal dust with other ingredients to keep the dust...

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