Grills: Gas or charcoal?

[prolesunited]

Poll question: Grills: Gas or charcoal?

State your preference.

And if you have a favorite grill, post a pic.

[WeRQ4U]

1. Charcoal

It's more manly. And I get to make that huge fireball right at the beginning with excessive amounts of lighter fluid.

[tsakshaug]

6. no, no, no

use one of these

[swag]

2. Oh, charcoal, you know. With hickory chips.

I like to turn my Weber grill into a smoker for a day of cooking ribs.

[jandrok]

3. Charcoal.

Shouldn't EVEN be a question about it.

[tsakshaug]

4. my grills

the big one

two of these

two of these

my smoker

my next smoker

[WeRQ4U]

8. You have 6 grills?

If so, how come. Just wondering.

[tsakshaug]

9. just one of those things....

three were side of the road finds, the smoker and big weber were bought.
Different sizes for different needs.
just my wife and I with a piece of meat, or kids with hot dogs, we use the small grill
If I have multiple things to cook, meat, veggies appetizers I use more than one grill.
If we have a party, I am cooking on all the grills
Somewhat nuts I know.

I am free to cater parties

[tsakshaug]

11. I forgot

I do have a gas grill somewhere in the back of the garage, and a big outdoor boiler too

I do not fry turkeys, they go in the smoker

[tsakshaug]

12. oops

I just said that

[WeRQ4U]

17. Wow - You're ambitious

I suppose if I were to cook for a group of people, it would be handy. But I just use the big blue weber for everyone's dinner. I bet it's like the Iron Chef at your house when you have a lawn party. Fire everywhere.

[tsakshaug]

23. just gotta

keep the kids away
two or three chimneys of charcoal starting and hot grills everywhere, me sweating and drinking beer

[Zomby Woof]

16. A fellow Weber FIEND!

I bow to you. I covet that big grill at the top... I am a longtime Weber loyalist, and I MUST get one of those!

[tsakshaug]

22. The big one is great

the table helps more than I thought it would.

[Zomby Woof]

26. I have the regular kettle grill

Like the one pictured below it, and I can't tell you how many times I have wished I had an immediate table right next to it, rather than the puny little resin table I have now. When I have more patio space, I will be able to get the big table one.

[matcom]

5. have/use both

charcoal for anything "serious" and gas for fish, veggies, etc... (or if its pouring)

[ohiosmith]

7. I use both depending on the quantity of and what I'm cooking.

This is my natural gas grill.


I use a fire pit for wood and/or charcoal BBQ.

[prolesunited]

15. Wow!

That is some grill. How many people are you feeding?

[ohiosmith]

28. As many as 24 at my Super Bowl and Fight Night parties.

[prolesunited]

34. So, next time I'm in Ohio on a Friday night

do I get an invite? What's your specialty?

[ohiosmith]

37. I live in Vegas now.

Baby back ribs with a raspberry chipotle glaze, beer bum chicken, Montreal style grilled steaks, cedar plank salmon, grilled lobster tails. You bring the salad.

[prolesunited]

38. Your avatar threw me off

And, alas, the salad would be the only thing on the menu I would eat. I'm a vegetarian, but it does sound like a nirvana for meat lovers.

[ohiosmith]

40. I tried BBQing salad once. The lettuce fell through the grills. Guess I

shouldn't have chopped it.

[kick-ass-bob]

10. One of these:

:9
pig pickin.....

:9 :9 :9 :9

[Zuni]

45. good call bob

:thumbsup:

[MemphisTiger]

13. Both

for quick summer dinner I'll use gas as soon as I buy a gas grill, but for really good weekend grilling, charcoal all the way with wood chips.

[Left Is Write]

14. We have a gas grill and a charcoal grill. We usually use the charcoal.

[tridim]

18. I like charcoal, but it doesn't work well in Denver..

Due to the thin air and high altitude.

If you're going to use gas, why not just broil in the oven?

[bertha katzenengel]

19. Weber Kettle, the Preferred Grill of the Goddess of Tongs and Fire

(that would be Mrs. V.)

[Mr. McD]

20. I use charcoal and or wood

depending on what I am cooking.

[nickgutierrez]

21. Charcoal is the way to go.

The food comes out much better that way, IMO.

[SOteric]

24. Charcoal for flavour, gas for even temperature

It very much depends on what I'm grilling as to which I prefer. Grilling a steak, or some baby back ribs, definitely charcoal. Grilling a delicate piece of fish like Dover Sole, - gas grill or nothing. A charcoal grill would have a piece of sole to the taste and texture of a burnt pencil eraser in no time flat.

[Taverner]

25. Gas and Smoke Box gave me perfect ribs

I swear by "propane and propane accessories"

[wideopen]

31. propane fired smoker

you would love this thing. flawless temp regulation, easily maintained, and can turn out 60lbs. of pulled pork every 10 hours.

[wideopen]

27. multiple grills for different purposes

I grill at least 4 times a week. Everyday after work grill - gas, weekend - smoker, travel grill - baby weber. No charcoal ever, wood or gas only.

[tigereye]

29. how about one an outdoor one that has a wasp's nest in it?

you can tell I don't grill. My brother the grill fanatic would be horrified. ;)

[prolesunited]

35. Light a fire in it

I'm sure the wasps will leave. I had horrible luck with grilling as well and mine sat unused in the garage. Jason's the grill master.

[YankeyMCC]

30. Both

I have a smoker and a gas grill (3 burners)

Generally for slow cooking I use charcoal. Gas for most other things.

[mark414]

32. what's the point of grilling if you don't use charcoal?

[jmowreader]

33. Scraps of cherry make the BEST barbecue!

I buy Steve Wall's Cherry Shorts to have wood to turn, and there's always little scrap hunks left over. Those go in a box; when I've got about ten pounds, into the grill they go.

My favorite grill is the brick one the guy who had my house first built. Unfortunately, the guy didn't build anywhere for a fire, so my wife hates it. We have a Weber kettle grill, which is okay but not as classy as the brick one.

[trof]

36. Other. Depends on what I'm cooking.

If I'm grilling, gas is just fine.
Steaks, burgers, shrimp, fish, pork, etc.
However, if I'm barbecuing it's low and slow.
Charcoal, with pecan wood chunks.
Usually a Brinkman Cajun Cooker with water bowl.

[BiggJawn]

39. Wood.

I use gas because it's hassle-free and quick to get going, but I first learned charcoal, then I learned wood.

I was good over wood. Yum! Nice bed of coals...But I had to lay the fire at 3PM to be ready to cook by 6.

[Ramsey]

41. Infrared

We have a Tec Infrared grill. It can get much hotter than a gas grill, but has low settings too for barbeque and smoking. It's great!! And easy to clean.

[48pan]

42. Charcoal, Gas Grill and an Electric Smoker

You need all three. There's no substitute for charcoal when you need a real hot flame for steaks. The gas grill is quick and easy for stuff tha cooks slower like chicken. The smoker is without equal for ribs and pulled pork.

[bridgit]

43. charcoal w/mesquite chips...

:thumbsup:

[pmbryant]

44. Charcoal, of course

But I've never grilled with gas in my life, so perhaps I don't know what I'm missing.

:shrug:

Peter

[Mr.Green93]

46. Solar

anything else pollutes.

[Radio_Lady]

47. I think my husband did a barbecue last in the late 1970s --

We do have beef and pork ribs out at restaurants. Last time was in February in Texas somewhere -- yummy, yummy, in my tummy!