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rogerdm
rogerdm Posts: 2
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Any thoughts out there on these and black charcoal......
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  • SkinnyV
    SkinnyV Posts: 3,404
    edited July 2014
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    the air we breathe....
    the food we eat...


    so in the end everything has risks but i dont think that is one to worry about.
    Seattle, WA
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  • Hankyorke
    Hankyorke Posts: 146
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    Water we drink...

    LBGE

    BTFU!

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  • jhl192
    jhl192 Posts: 1,006
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    I am choosing to ignore any negative press. I suspect it is not as good as broiled in an electric oven but hey it's probably still better than a happy meal!
    XL BGE; Medium BGE; L BGE 
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  • Farbuck
    Farbuck Posts: 276
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    I once heard a doctor on the radio talking about bbq and carcinogens.  He said something like "if you do everything to live a healthy life, eat all the proper foods, keep alcohol to a minimum and only eat in moderation, on average you'll live 6 months longer.  And you know what, on average, those 6 months will be in a nursing home."
    Don't know if he was correct but it's something to consider.
    I have a t-shirt for the Art of Barbeque in St. Augustine.  It says "Eat what you want. Die like a man."
    Words to live by




    Two Large Eggs; Too Little Time

    Newtown Square, PA
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  • BREWnQ
    BREWnQ Posts: 219
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    Its only hazardous in California.

    Brewer, BBQer, Softballer, RCer, Father, HomeTheaterer, and trouble maker.
    Orange, CA
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  • Skiddymarker
    Skiddymarker Posts: 8,522
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    Cooking on a stable lump fire is good to go, even with a touch of smoke wood, if I understand what I've read. 
    The real issue is with high temps and directly burning food high in protein - meats. It is the drippings catching on fire and coating the food that is harmful. Low and slows and reverse sears minimize this, but I'd think twice if you are planning on going caveman three times a day. 

    Moderation. 
    Delta B.C. - Whiskey and steak, because no good story ever started with someone having a salad!
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  • SmokeyPitt
    SmokeyPitt Posts: 10,490
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    I got 99 problems, carcinoginz ain't one. 

    Which came first the chicken or the egg?  I egged the chicken and then I ate his leg. 

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  • NPHuskerFL
    NPHuskerFL Posts: 17,629
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    Waking up in the morning causes death.
    LBGE 2013 & MM 2014
    Die Hard HUSKER & BRONCO FAN
    Flying Low & Slow in "Da Burg" FL
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  • xiphoid007
    xiphoid007 Posts: 536
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    Actually, @NPHuskerFL‌, I would have to disagree and say failure to wake up in the morning would cause death.

    And unless one is actually breathing the nice dirty white wood smoke you get when u first add your wood chunks for 20 minutes, and doing so for a couple hours a day, the "carcinogens' aren't going to do anything.

    For something to be toxic, you have to reach toxic levels of it in the body.

    Warfarin, the blood thinner that tons of folks are on for treatment of various medical conditions is called warfarin because it was initially used on warfs as rat poison. So is it good or bad for you?

    By this logic, small doses of any of these "carcinogens" must be good for you. Therefore I need to egg more often!!!
    Pittsburgh, PA - 1 LBGE
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  • NPHuskerFL
    NPHuskerFL Posts: 17,629
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    @xiphoid007‌ You know what I was saying man. ;-)
    The minute we're born we begin to die. We all have a shelf life. I'm saying enjoy life. Don't be afraid of every little thing. I put on sun screen etc because I don't want to increase my risk factor. I quit smoking yrs ago for the same reason. I'm a Cancer Survivor and I say egg on.
    LBGE 2013 & MM 2014
    Die Hard HUSKER & BRONCO FAN
    Flying Low & Slow in "Da Burg" FL
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  • DaveRichardson
    DaveRichardson Posts: 2,324
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    My grandparents ate bacon, sausage, fried everything, smoked like coal-fired power plants.... And lived longer than anyone in their area....

    I like the "Eat what you want" statement. I've gotta get one of those shirts!

    And if you ask California, EVERYTHING causes cancer from coffee cups to tennis shoes.... Overkill if you ask me. That's why good lump is hard to come by out there on the left coast.

    LBGE #19 from North GA Eggfest, 2014

    Stockbridge, GA - just south of Atlanta where we are covered up in Zombies!  #TheWalkingDead films practically next door!

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  • henapple
    henapple Posts: 16,025
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    http://www.theonion.com/articles/world-death-rate-holding-steady-at-100-percent,1670/
    Green egg, dead animal and alcohol. The "Boro".. TN 
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  • NibbleMeThis
    NibbleMeThis Posts: 2,295
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    In his book On Food and Science, Harold Weems writes about the carcinogenic compounds from grilling such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons are mostly caused by burning meat when grilling.  Things like marinating the meat and proper grilling techniques greatly reduced that risk.  Or something like that, from what I remember.

    And we Eggheads never burn anything.....right? ;)


    Knoxville, TN
    Nibble Me This
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