Charcoal Grill vs Gas Grill

hooskins · 07-05-2006, 02:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Gmanc711

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LOL I can't belive I did that. Kinda funny though.

Cartman: "Screw you guys.....I'm going home"

cpayne5 · 07-05-2006, 08:26 AM

Charcoal.

I can get charcoal going in the same amount of time it takes to get a propane grill up to temp.

TheMalcolmConnection · 07-05-2006, 09:26 AM

Gas because I don't feel like dealing with all the mess.

dmek25 · 07-05-2006, 10:22 AM

i like the charcoal flavor but... the convience of gas rules.

firstdown · 07-05-2006, 10:39 AM

Charcoal, It does give a little better flavoring. I can light a charcoal grill pretty fast but my wife thinks it takes along time to get it going. This gives me more time out side and time to down a few more cold beers. I also have a gas grill and you can use wood chips to help with flavor.

Sammy Baugh Fan · 07-05-2006, 10:55 AM

All Wood!
Where is my catagory for us stick burning wood smokers?

I answered Charcoal hands and foot down

peace

drew54 · 07-05-2006, 11:06 AM

^^^^^^^^^^^

I'm with the master. You can buy bags of wood already cut up into charcoal sized pieces. But usually I use charcoal and just throw a few of those wood chunck in there.

I have cooked a few steaks in my day, and in a blind taste test I will bet a million dollars that the charcoal steak wins 99 - 100.

As for the time factor, the mess factor, and the cooked factor. Most of the time I can have my grill ready to go in the time it takes to drink a beer, and get all of the meat ready to go on the grill. Sure the ashes are a pain in the neck. What I do is buy a fireplace ash bucket and dump them in there after every time I cook. Or if you live with a gravel driveway, throw them out there. Most of the food I have seen people cook on gas grills is either too done, or not done at all. Those flair ups scare the women and children.

Charcoal was my vote if your still not sure.

FRPLG · 07-05-2006, 11:14 AM

Gas. Charcoal is just too much of a pain in the buttf or the amount of grilling I do. (2-3 time a week all year long usually). I do prefer the charcoal method for taste but if you know how to actually use a gas grill(most don't) then you are only sacrificing a minor amount of taste for convenience. Charcoal only when it comes to anything more than steaks,burgers, hotdogs, or sausage. Anything that needs to sit on there for more than 30 minutes deserves the royal treament of charcoal.

BDBohnzie · 07-05-2006, 11:15 AM

I have this Weber grill and it's awesome.

Got it has a wedding present, it is a charcoal grill with a propane starter. heats the coals pretty quickly. but if you've got a charcoal grill and aren't using a chimney starter, you're just wasting time.

i understand the ease and speed of a gas grill, and don't mind food off of it, but there is just something about a great grilling experience with a charcoal grill.

ArtMonkDrillz · 07-05-2006, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by BDBohnzie

I have this Weber grill and it's awesome.

Got it has a wedding present, it is a charcoal grill with a propane starter. heats the coals pretty quickly. but if you've got a charcoal grill and aren't using a chimney starter, you're just wasting time.

i understand the ease and speed of a gas grill, and don't mind food off of it, but there is just something about a great grilling experience with a charcoal grill.

I finally bought one of those chimney starters for Steve-O (aka, AMD Sr.) so we won't need to have people form a human wall around the grill if it's windy at tailgates anymore.

FRPLG · 07-05-2006, 12:44 PM

chimney starter is the only way to go.

EternalEnigma21 · 07-05-2006, 12:45 PM

I grill with gas, but I BB-Q with wood. If you're doing pork, ribs, brisket, or anything you would find at Red-hot-and blue you need to slow cook indirectly with low heat... Which pretty much rules out a gas grill... but a gas grill is exactly what it is... a grill, so if you're grilling steaks, chicken, fish, burgers, shrimp, scallops...

goddamn is it luchtime yet???

Monkeydad · 07-05-2006, 02:02 PM

I have a gas grill but you can't beat the taste from charcoal.

Stacks42 · 07-05-2006, 03:54 PM

No love for the Foreman grill? Its electric! boogie wooggie wooggie

TheInspector · 07-05-2006, 04:10 PM

Charcoal!

Bar-B-Queing is not just about cooking food. It's also about the rituals, smells, etc. A bar-b-que is not the same without charcoal. It has become tradition to play with the fire as the coals burn, wait for the coals to heat up and turn gray, and to get a little dirty in the process. The smell is irreplacable as well--not to mention the food tastes better!

07-05-2006, 08:26 AM	#17
cpayne5 Playmaker Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 3,807	Re: Charcoal Grill vs Gas Grill Charcoal. I can get charcoal going in the same amount of time it takes to get a propane grill up to temp. __________________ "It's not about what you've done, but what's been done for you."

07-05-2006, 09:26 AM	#18
TheMalcolmConnection I like big (_\|_)s. Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Lexington, Virginia Age: 43 Posts: 19,225	Re: Charcoal Grill vs Gas Grill Gas because I don't feel like dealing with all the mess. __________________ Regret nothing. At one time it was exactly what you wanted.

07-05-2006, 10:22 AM	#19
dmek25 MVP Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: lancaster,pa Age: 63 Posts: 10,672	Re: Charcoal Grill vs Gas Grill i like the charcoal flavor but... the convience of gas rules. __________________ "It's better to be quiet and thought a fool than to open ones mouth and remove all doubt." courtesy of 53fan

07-05-2006, 10:39 AM	#20
firstdown Living Legend Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: chesapeake, va Age: 60 Posts: 15,817	Re: Charcoal Grill vs Gas Grill Charcoal, It does give a little better flavoring. I can light a charcoal grill pretty fast but my wife thinks it takes along time to get it going. This gives me more time out side and time to down a few more cold beers. I also have a gas grill and you can use wood chips to help with flavor.

07-05-2006, 10:55 AM	#21
Sammy Baugh Fan Playmaker Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Northern Virginia, Woodbridge Age: 62 Posts: 2,507	Re: Charcoal Grill vs Gas Grill All Wood! Where is my catagory for us stick burning wood smokers? I answered Charcoal hands and foot down peace __________________ Check out Mike Hedrick - The Next Food Network Star. Please Click and give me a Thumbs Up and Positive Comment. Thanks

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07-05-2006, 11:06 AM	#22
drew54 The Starter Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: IOWA Age: 42 Posts: 1,324	Re: Charcoal Grill vs Gas Grill ^^^^^^^^^^^ I'm with the master. You can buy bags of wood already cut up into charcoal sized pieces. But usually I use charcoal and just throw a few of those wood chunck in there. I have cooked a few steaks in my day, and in a blind taste test I will bet a million dollars that the charcoal steak wins 99 - 100. As for the time factor, the mess factor, and the cooked factor. Most of the time I can have my grill ready to go in the time it takes to drink a beer, and get all of the meat ready to go on the grill. Sure the ashes are a pain in the neck. What I do is buy a fireplace ash bucket and dump them in there after every time I cook. Or if you live with a gravel driveway, throw them out there. Most of the food I have seen people cook on gas grills is either too done, or not done at all. Those flair ups scare the women and children. Charcoal was my vote if your still not sure. __________________ No pressure, no diamonds.

07-05-2006, 11:14 AM	#23
FRPLG MVP Join Date: May 2004 Age: 46 Posts: 10,164	Re: Charcoal Grill vs Gas Grill Gas. Charcoal is just too much of a pain in the buttf or the amount of grilling I do. (2-3 time a week all year long usually). I do prefer the charcoal method for taste but if you know how to actually use a gas grill(most don't) then you are only sacrificing a minor amount of taste for convenience. Charcoal only when it comes to anything more than steaks,burgers, hotdogs, or sausage. Anything that needs to sit on there for more than 30 minutes deserves the royal treament of charcoal.

07-05-2006, 11:15 AM	#24
BDBohnzie Playmaker Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Frederick, MD Age: 45 Posts: 4,628	Re: Charcoal Grill vs Gas Grill I have this Weber grill and it's awesome. Got it has a wedding present, it is a charcoal grill with a propane starter. heats the coals pretty quickly. but if you've got a charcoal grill and aren't using a chimney starter, you're just wasting time. i understand the ease and speed of a gas grill, and don't mind food off of it, but there is just something about a great grilling experience with a charcoal grill. __________________ Bad Things man, I mean bad things... “WE TOOK HIM IN THE SIXTH ROUND SO WE'RE NOT SMART EITHER.” - Shanny on what the Skins saw in Alfred Morris

07-05-2006, 12:44 PM	#26
FRPLG MVP Join Date: May 2004 Age: 46 Posts: 10,164	Re: Charcoal Grill vs Gas Grill chimney starter is the only way to go.

07-05-2006, 12:45 PM	#27
EternalEnigma21 Assistant Regional Mod Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Carbondale CO Age: 44 Posts: 2,958	Re: Charcoal Grill vs Gas Grill I grill with gas, but I BB-Q with wood. If you're doing pork, ribs, brisket, or anything you would find at Red-hot-and blue you need to slow cook indirectly with low heat... Which pretty much rules out a gas grill... but a gas grill is exactly what it is... a grill, so if you're grilling steaks, chicken, fish, burgers, shrimp, scallops... goddamn is it luchtime yet??? __________________ I am the brute squad.

07-05-2006, 02:02 PM	#28
Monkeydad Living Legend Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: PA Age: 45 Posts: 17,460	Re: Charcoal Grill vs Gas Grill I have a gas grill but you can't beat the taste from charcoal.

07-05-2006, 03:54 PM	#29
Stacks42 Impact Rookie Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Arlington Va. Age: 48 Posts: 834	Re: Charcoal Grill vs Gas Grill No love for the Foreman grill? Its electric! boogie wooggie wooggie __________________ The NEXT special teams coordinator

07-05-2006, 04:10 PM	#30
TheInspector Special Teams Join Date: May 2006 Location: Tampa, Florida Age: 42 Posts: 194	Re: Charcoal Grill vs Gas Grill Charcoal! Bar-B-Queing is not just about cooking food. It's also about the rituals, smells, etc. A bar-b-que is not the same without charcoal. It has become tradition to play with the fire as the coals burn, wait for the coals to heat up and turn gray, and to get a little dirty in the process. The smell is irreplacable as well--not to mention the food tastes better! __________________ "Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing." -Vince Lombardi

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