Charcoal or Gas

[JEC48]

I know there are many barbeque people here, many of who have both modes of cooking. Myself, yes I have both, but I much prefer charcoal cooking. What are your preferences? I just love the charcoal taste over the gas cooking. Only upon ocassion will i fire up the gas grill - mainly due to time constraints. Woud love to hear the responses.

[jimmie 48]

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i love the charcoal grilling too but alas we don't have a grill. we love deep frying things too. deep fried turkeys are the best!

we have a smoker too but have only experimented with it.

charcoal over gas any day, since that was the question.

[not2late]

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Charcoal and don't use lighter fluid!!!!!!!!

Charcoal cooked food tastes more authentic to me than the gas grill (sorry gas fans). But the way to ruin charcoal food is to use lighter fluid----the food has a weird chemical taste.

[Tired of Chub]

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I have gas.(well, you know what I mean. Grill. not intestinal issues) I love the taste of charcoal but it takes too long. For convenience sake, Gas all the way. When we camp though, Gotta have it cooked over a fire.

[Heidi3]

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I love a perfect bed of charcoaled wood chunks ...my husband loves the gas grill ...I feel like I am using the stove with a gas grill ...so what is the point? so we have both ...

[Heidi3]

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ok one final thought here if you go camping and bring a gas grill ..I will talk bad about you that is a fact....gas stove fine but if you bring a gas grill camping...anybody ...best I do not know

[Desertthorn]

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We have gas, Cooks has a summer addition out and they recommend charcol, but they give directions on how to cook with gas also.

[Jacksuncle]

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Too lazy too clean up charcoal

[ValidRouge]

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We have a gas grill for quick and easy dinner most of the time. It has a rotisserie too and that's great for chicken or pork loin mmmm.

However, my favorite is my dad's "grill" it's a pit made of bricks and he puts orange wood in and burns it down to coal, puts this grate over top of it and puts whatever meat he's cooking and then puts green palm fronds on the top. The meat is soooooooo moist and the citrus flavor from the orange wood is incredible!

[Heidi3]

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YUMMMMMMMM JOY that is what I am talking about ...

I save all the pruning from my fruit trees to burn to charcoal on the grill ....applewood is wonderful for bbq so is alder ..wild caught Pacific NW salmon over alder ...to die...

I have to work today or you guys would have me grilling that is for sure!!!

[ErinRachel1021]

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I personally like charcoal here. I just wish it was easier to control the temp on it. We aspire to Weber Grill owners...someday

[msnicksmom]

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I prefer the taste of charcoal, definitely, and with practice I have not found the temp easy to control, but easy to read and cook accordingly. I find with gas that all the heat escapes as soon as you open the lid. DH says that's in my imagination though He prefers gas also becuase of the control and the quick startup.

[cristylp]

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I like the flavor charcoal gives, but it's gas for me. I cook for one... just me. And it's silly to light up a pile of charcoal to cook one steak or chicken breast or whatever. I love the convenience of being able to turn it right on and be done in a few minutes and not have to worry about cleaning up my stove... gas is EASY cleanup!

[Lisa M]

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Propane.....365 1/4 days a year

[not2late]

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However, my favorite is my dad's "grill" it's a pit made of bricks and he puts orange wood in and burns it down to coal, puts this grate over top of it and puts whatever meat he's cooking and then puts green palm fronds on the top. The meat is soooooooo moist and the citrus flavor from the orange wood is incredible!

This reminds me.....When I was a kid, many of our neighbors built brick grills. They looked like brick chimneys, but the fire level was waist high and they also had work-tops.

I don't see too many of those around anymore. Too bad, because they looked pretty.

But I totally agree with fruit woods. I have a friend who has several apple and pear trees, so I get some prunings for my grill.