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Gas or charcoal?

Ray and I have used both in the past. I bought him a charcoal grill this weekend that also doubles as a smoker. He's really excited. But when I told one of my friends, he totally bagged on my choice for a charcoal grill.

Personally, I think the meat gains a nice flavor when it's grilled over charcoal. Gas grill is fine too (and the meat cooks very nicely evenly over a gas grill) but I just prefer charcoal.

So, gas or charcoal?

I have a Gas Grill and i LOVE it... I also like the charcoal but it takes to much time to get a nice even heat.

Gas if you are cooking, charcoal if you are not. I grill. I love charcoal and hate the way I smell. Love the convenience of gas but miss some flavor. Have never learned to work the gas grill.

I prefer gas, but the hubby prefers charcoal and he's quite the charcoal-er chef, so that's what we get.

MrDF has a grill like that, hasty bake or something, really versatile little grill thingy.

Gas is easier, charcoal is superior.

charcol, if you are willing to devote the time and effort to using it properly. If you are just throwing steaks on a grill occasionally, gas is the better choice. If you will be barbiquing alot, and want to get into smoking meats with exotic wood chips and whatnot, and are willing to learn how to build and maintain coal beds, then charcol is your friend. a lousy barbiquer qill get better results with gas over charcol. A decent chef will get decent results with either. A really qood barbiquer will get amazing results with a handful of apple and cherry woodchips and a well seasoned smoker grill.

Charcoal.

I've never noticed much of a difference between the taste of the two, though I don't have the most discerning of taste buds. I suppose I prefer gas for the convenience. But I've never been a situation where I had to grill on a deadline, so I've never really minded taking the extra time to set up the charcoal.

When I've got the money for it (and a house, for that matter) I think I'll get a real nice gas grill. For now, I've just got a portable medium-sized charcoal one. Fits the apartment real nice, and it's easy to wheel into storage when not in use.

Edited, Aug 9th 2010 12:08am by Eske

go with something like this and just pick your poison.

I'm lazy and prefer gas. If you want to smoke the meat, I prefer a ceramic smoker. That said, we own a charcoal grill, not a gas one, because we're cheap. One tip I'd like to add(something else I learned from watching AB), is that you should always use chunk charcoal rather than those silly briquettes.

That's 5 minutes Stubs. 5 whole minutes.

It's not so much the time as it is getting the charcoal ready, spreading it out, and then cleaning up. That's a lot of stuff that you're not doing with a gas grill. Don't get me wrong, it's almost always worth it, but if I'm just grilling some smokies then I won't bother.