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Jamaica Gleaner Lifestyle
published: Tuesday | February 7, 2006
Building a coal kiln
CHARCOAL BURNING is one of the oldest trades of rural Jamaica. Farmers burnt charcoal near their farms as a means of bringing in an additional income. Back then, glassworks, ironworks and forges consumed huge amounts of charcoal.
Why we love coal
IN JAMAICA, the use of charcoal for cooking has decreased but there are still many housewives who prefer a good home-cooked meal that has been done over a coal fire. But why do we cook with charcoal?
The history of charcoal
CHARCOAL IS a kind of half-burnt wood. People use it for fires because it burns hotter and cleaner than wood - less smoky and more slowly. The making of charcoal has been done since about 4000 BC in both China and West Asia.
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