BBQ parties and summers have always been a favorite amongst everyone, as they give you time to spend summers basking in the sun and enjoying the company of relatives and friends. Traditional BBQ is associated with smell of smoking wood, burning charcoal, and smoked flavor of the food, which pollutes the air and harms both, the environment and your health. An eco friendly BBQ comes as a welcome substitute and will make your barbeque sessions more eco friendly, green, scrumptious, and healthier. Hydrogen grills, solar powered grills and many other easy-to-use variants are now available on the market.
Altoids Tin BBQ Grill
Altoids Tin BBQ Grill is a genuine eco friendly BBQ grill made entirely from recycled materials and is powered by a single sole of charcoal block.The product can even be constructed at home using a Altoids Sours tin, a metal sheet, a computer fan guard, few screws and nuts. This do it yourself BBQ grill,powered by charcoal can easily cook a hamburger or a hot dog when cut down to smaller proportions. Designers have already started work to built a more efficient model that will work on propane.
BoomChef Grill
Designed by Paul Sprague, the BoomChef BBQ grill is powered entirely by solar energy. BoomChef grill produces zero emissions and uses energy exclusively from the sun. It has a black aluminum grill, fitted into a box made of wood. There is weather-stripped glass on both the top and the bottom sides with reflectors that capture as much sunlight as possible. This sunlight is then reproduced to generate the required heat with the help of a Mylar panel and can be heated upto 230F.
It is economical to build, easy to use and cooks food even during cloudy weather. Vegetables, hot-dogs, chicken, fish and burgers can be easily grilled. It requires no fuel, start fires,etc, which makes this simple grill a good environmentally friendly option for barbecuing.
Corn powered grills
The devastating effects on the environment caused by wood, gas, electricity, charcoal, or propane grills can now be nullified with these corn powered grill. This grill is run and controlled with the help of dried corn kernels. It is an environmentally friendly version and is good for both, your health and your surroundings. The corn powered grill does not generate any hydrocarbons, gases or creosotes and corn being a 100% natural energy resource helps promote the green concept.
BBQ-Donut
BBQ-Donut grill works on an electric motor. Designed by a German businessman Sebastian Schmitt, this donut shaped grill is great fun for those who love cruising. It has a basic design with an electric grill set in the center of a lounge that allows 10 people to sit around and cruise enjoying their favorite food.
The electric-powered motor is noiseless and suitable for even the most sensitive marine settings. It is equipped with a great sound system to let your party rock. The place under the seats can be used for storing food and beverages and is an interesting option for summer parties.
FlameDisk grilling
This is one of the fastest grilling equipment as it takes less than a minute to heat-up and cool-down. The food is cooked on an aluminum disk and tastes similar to that grilled over charcoal. It is provided with a smoke plate which imparts a unique charcoal flavor to the food and although it works on the same charcoal principal it does not produce any ash or soot.
This eco-friendly grilling set employs solid ethanol as its fuel source and lights directly with a match spark. There’s no lighter fluid required, you simply have to remove the device’s protective film, place the disk in the grill and light it. The aluminum disk is ready to use in less than a minute, saving roughly half an hour in comparison to an ordinary charcoal grill. The grill can be used continuously for upto 40 minutes.
