Gas or Charcoal

[f'nstar]

my grill is gas if i could start it faster it would be charcoal, my smoker is wood charcoal only. nothing like a slow smoked rack of ribs..or pork loin

 

[garyindiane]

oxy acetylene

 

[451_Detonics]

Charcoal all the way...

 

[LeeStreet]

I use gas & the charcoal Weber, just depends on what I'm cooking & how much time I have. Lately I've found that I can fire up the Weber almost as fast as the gas using a chimney starter.

 

[mrjarrell]

Lump charcoal all the way. Can't be beat for flavour and it doesn't take long to fire up with my chimney.

 

[femurphy77]

I can't vote, I use both depending on the occassion. A quickie burger gets propane, a good cut of steak and I light off the charcoal side. Damn, now I'm getting hungry!

 

[femurphy77]

Lump charcoal all the way. Can't be beat for flavour and it doesn't take long to fire up with my chimney.

+1 for the chimney starter, gets the charcoal cookworthy fast. Iin less than ten minutes I can be cooking on coals!

 

[jlm223]

+1 charcoal and my Weber grill, use Kingsford charcoal and chimney starter.

 

[OneBadV8]

Depends what I'm grilling... Brats and Steaks, I'll do Charcoal. Burgers I do either, and Hot dogs I don't think really matter as much so I use gas. Sometimes I use Gas just out of convenience

 

[K_W]

Both.

 

[phylodog]

I can't speak for others, but when I say gas for convenience, it's not about how fast you're ready to cook. It's about moving on after you pull the meat off and not worrying about coals and ash or wasting a good hot fire. When I fire up the charcoal grill, it's usually to cook a bunch of things and enjoy the process. When I use gas, it's because I want to shut it off and go back to whatever I was in the middle of doing when I lit the grill.

When I'm done cooking on my Weber, I close the vents and I'm done. The weber seals up tight enough that it kills the coals and there are usually some left which I put back into the chimney starter the next time I need it.

 

[IndyMedic]

I grill probably 5 of 7 days of the week so I mainly use gas for its ease, but I love using charcoal when I can.

 

[hooky]

When I'm done cooking on my Weber, I close the vents and I'm done. The weber seals up tight enough that it kills the coals and there are usually some left which I put back into the chimney starter the next time I need it.

Good to know. Mine won't seal tight. I guess that's an excuse for me to go buy a big green egg!

 

[sgreen3]

Gotta go with charcoal, love the flavor it gives, but nothin wrong with gas either

 

[phylodog]

Good to know. Mine won't seal tight. I guess that's an excuse for me to go buy a big green egg!

Mine probably does due to extensive use over the past couple of years. They get "seasoned" similarly to a cast iron skillet after they've been used quite a bit. They seal up pretty well at that point.

 

[Clay]

I typically use gas because its quick and easy, BUT I will say this. Last week we grilled out and my grandmothers house, and used a charcoal grill for the first time in a long time. FLAVOR FTW!!!!!

I am now in the market for another charcoal grill to use when we have time because it really is worth it.

 

[phylodog]

I typically use gas because its quick and easy, BUT I will say this. Last week we grilled out and my grandmothers house, and used a charcoal grill for the first time in a long time. FLAVOR FTW!!!!!

I am now in the market for another charcoal grill to use when we have time because it really is worth it.

Weber is the only game in town.

 

[Rookie]

Traeger re defines the game.

 

[phylodog]

Traeger re defines the game.

I'll have one some day.

 

[danielocean03]

I shouldn't have looked at this thread, now I'm trying to rationalize buying a Traeger grill....