femurphy77
Grandmaster
I’ll admit to not reading the entire thread so I’ll apologize if opinions similar to mine have already been stated.
I love charcoal grilling. I hate the taste and smell of most methods of getting charcoal going. I am on my second Weber Performer grill. First was lost in house fire. This second was purchased soon after. It uses one of the small propane bottles to get the coals going. Pile up the charcoal over the burner and fire it up. 5-10 minutes of propane heat is usually enough to get them started and another 5 or 10 and you’re ready to cook. No nasty taste or smell of lighter fluid or burnt newspaper. For general grilling, I wouldn’t want anything else.
Matt
We'll probably be scouting for a Performer later in the year or get ourselves one for Christmas. I like having the option of charcoaling vs propane but admit there are a lot of days my lazy bone just hits the igniter on the Genesis. I've found that it takes about 10 minutes to even get a propane grill ready to throw the meat to so it's not so much a time issue as it is a lazy issue.