so my family had a barbeque today and my mom put a sheet of aluminum foil over the grill to cook the chicken. i was wondering if the aluminum foil would burn and give off some sort of unhealthy chemical. is this true or am i just being paranoid?
This Site Might Help You. RE: Is it bad to burn aluminum foil? so my family had a barbeque today and my mom put a sheet of aluminum foil over the grill to cook the chicken. i was wondering if the aluminum foil would burn and give off some sort of unhealthy chemical. is this true or am i just being paranoid?
No. The aluminum will usually not burn. At a temperature in excess of 1150 degrees, and being exposed to an open flame at the same time, will result in the aluminum burning. On a barbecue, you will only have a few hundred degrees. When aluminum burns, it will naturally produce aluminum dioxide, which is not toxic. You don't have anything to worry about. Aluminum only burns in fine powder form, or when it is melted (exceeding 1150F)
