Eclipsed by energy sources such as gas and electricity, charcoal is often left out of contemporary discussions about the global energy transition. It's a resource that some manufacturing processes, ...

Making your own charcoal for grilling can be a fun and inexpensive way to fuel your grill's fire. It can, with some work, also be a way to make a little extra money on the side. When marketed in the ...

There’s no reason I need to make charcoal—I don’t normally use it for anything, and if I did, bags of it are so easy to buy. But I find the whole process of exhausting wood sticks into little brittle ...

There's more than one type of charcoal to use on your grill, so we take a deeper look at two popular kinds to find out the differences, pros, and cons of each.

Adam H. Callaghan is a Quality Team Developmental Editor for Food & Wine. A multilingual editor and writer based in New England, he's worked across digital and print for over 10 years covering food ...