[grilling]Gas or Charcoal?

[Mightmitenot]

So, when you cook on a grill do you go for heat precision or smoky flavor?

 

[Piper Maru]

Electric heat is the best, especially in the mountains.

 

[DJ_KiDDvIcIOUs]

Gotta be charcoal all day son. It is simply the best

 

[bored]

Propane can be more convenient, but charcoal just comes out so much better.

 

[Duke]

For me, it's got to be wood or charcoal.

 

[Evelisse]

 

[charl_huntress]

So, when you cook on a grill do you go for heat precision or smoky flavor?

I like the taste of charcoaled meat better, but gas grilling is safer and overall cheaper.

 

[NewYorkSpider]

Propane can be more convenient, but charcoal just comes out so much better.

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[Dark Guardian]

Charcoal all the way. Propane inevitably leaves trace residue of the gas on your meat (or whatever you're grilling) and of course it's dangerous to have around in a pressurized container.
Charcoal doesn't end up being much more inconvenient, instead of lugging a tank, you're lugging a bag. I use newspaper as kindling, so at some point I worked it out and my cost is about 60 cents a fire.

 

[Tanin]

Charcoal Pyramid baby!

 

[Monsieur Xavier]

Charcoal.

 

[JJJ's Ulcer]

Charcoal gives it the best taste. Although it's not exactly healthy; there's been some cancer links.

But if you're just talking about taste and you don't eat it every week, then yeah, charcoal.

 

[Tanin]

Sheesh... everything links to cancer.

 

[JJJ's Ulcer]

Sheesh... everything links to cancer.

Well… you're ingesting black ash basically. And modern charcoal is packed with additives like sawdust and coal, so this one isn't a surprise. I don't think it's an issue unless your food is being cooked by charcoal several times a week.

 

[Immortalfire]

Charcoal.

 

[thalidomide]

Charcoal fo sho!

 

[Mightmitenot]

Well… you're ingesting black ash basically. And modern charcoal is packed with additives like sawdust and coal, so this one isn't a surprise. I don't think it's an issue unless your food is being cooked by charcoal several times a week.

Briquettes are a charcoal/sawdust powdered bound to a coal core. Lump Charcoal is pure carbonized wood.

 

[Lily Adler]

Going to side Wynona Judd with this one: I was raised on Charcoal, I'll die with Charcoal!