How to Choose the Greenest Outdoor Grill

Learn the best ways to make your outdoor grilling more eco-friendly by choosing the right equipment.

Reader Contribution by Jennifer Tuohy and Home Depot
Published on August 1, 2016
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Summer is the perfect time to get outside and enjoy your backyard, deck or patio area. What better way to do that than with a cookout? Plus, cooking your food outdoors is the more environmentally-friendly way to do it, right? Well, it can be.

As with many eco-friendly choices, it depends on a confluence of factors, including the careful selection of the right equipment. Whether you prefer cooking inside or out, the tools you use can affect the carbon footprint of your cooking.

So before you fire up the grill, think about what you can do to make your barbecue greener and cleaner. Here’s a look at the relative environmentally friendly attributes of the different grill options–gas, electric, charcoal, pellet–so you can decide which is the best fit for your green lifestyle.

The Greenest Grill Options

Going by greenhouse gas emissions alone, gas grills are the best option. They produce 5.6 pounds of carbon dioxide, compared to 11 pounds for a charcoal grill and 15 pounds for an electric (all off-site emissions from the production of the power).

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