"Edwin Pawlowski" > wrote in message
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> "Peter Aitken" > wrote in message
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>> Except that charcoal is not made from coal - it's made from wood.
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>> Peter Aitken
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> Wood is just one of many ingredients of charcoal briquetts. See this
> information from Garry Howard and Kingsford.
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> I got this back in response to my request for information from Kingsford
> about their charcoal. It looks like a form letter. It does confirm the use
> of anthracite coal, mineral charcoal (whatever that is), sodium nitrate,
> limestone, and borax. Plus it's made from "waste wood". Waste from what I
> wonder. I think I'm going to stick with the lump charcoal. At least I know
> it started out as a hunk of wood. It's also interesting that Kingsford is
> now owned by Clorox.
>

Yikes! I too will stick to the lump charcoal from now on. Waste wood indeed!


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Peter Aitken
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