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charcoal or propane... by warhawk on 07 Jul, 2010 09:38
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hello fellow chrome domes: we had a fun discussion about this topic last year and the year b4. so... what do U prefer when U R grilling? charcoal or propane?
i'll start. i exclusively love 2 grill & love the taste of charcoal better.
i know that charcoal can get messy but the taste just cannot be beat. charcoal gets my vote. so... how 'bout U? charcoal? or propane? what's your story?
WARHAWK
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#1 by Rob-Raz on 07 Jul, 2010 10:02
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Charcoal all the way here....think its something I picked up from my pops! As far as cleanup....not sure what kind of grill u have...but I just put a foil pan in the bottom of mine..like one of those disposable roaster pans....add the charcoal and away you go. Come cleanup time...just dump the old coals out of the pan and ur ready to go! Lasts at least 3 or 4 sessions before its time to replace....and for a buck or two....makes cleanup a cinch.
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#2 by Morthen on 07 Jul, 2010 10:10
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As hank hill would say, taste the meat not the heat. Propane all the way
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#3 by johnnyo on 07 Jul, 2010 10:13
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Charcoal for us, it's so much easier to transport to the lake or wherever and you're right, it tastes better. With propane, it's like cooking on the stove. Good idea about the foil pan, I'll have to try that.
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#4 by -Doug- on 07 Jul, 2010 10:51
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Charcoal for me. I prefer the taste it adds. Also, I like the idea of not having a big bottle of a highly explosive liquid/gas near my house.
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#5 by texanron on 07 Jul, 2010 10:57
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Propane for me. I don't like the taste of charcoal personally. I have to use steak sauce on a steak that has been cooked over charcoal and I would rather taste the flavor of the meat and marinade.
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#6 by The Noggin on 07 Jul, 2010 11:04
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Maybe we're just too lazy but we use an electric grill. It works!
Oops where is that voting option?
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#7 by BlackJamesRackham on 07 Jul, 2010 13:56
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propane over here
while the flavor of charcoal is nice...the added effort and smell that sticks to your clothes is not worth it, imo -
#8 by D.A.L.U.I. on 07 Jul, 2010 14:13
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Straight charcoal for grilling, charcoal and soaked mesquite chips and indirect heat for smoking. Never use the liquid fire starter, just a chimney w/ two or three sheets of newspaper to light the fire.
Propane, nah, I've got a gas stove and grill in the kitchen. -
#9 by Arnie on 07 Jul, 2010 17:00
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I love my propane and propane accessories...grill out almost every other night...
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#10 by Mikekoz13 on 07 Jul, 2010 17:27
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NaTural wood charcoal... no briquets for this guy. A smokestack for starting the coals.... no lighter fluid!
I generally use soaked hickory chips for smoking.... occasionally mesquite. -
#11 by hammerdrill376 on 07 Jul, 2010 17:27
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Check out my profile pic..propane here but also love the flavor of charcoal
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#12 by Magoo on 07 Jul, 2010 21:04
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I like the old primitive way charcoal , try to use the pure stuff and lite with chimney starter. Hate the liquid starter.
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#13 by D.A.L.U.I. on 08 Jul, 2010 06:09
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NaTural wood charcoal... no briquets for this guy.
I've found I can't get a long slow fire w/ wood, at least what you can buy for the BBQ. How do you manage if you want a long slow covered cooking, like a fresh leg or shoulder of pork? Pork really needs that long slow cooking otherwise it seises up like a brick. -
#14 by Ming the Merciless on 08 Jul, 2010 07:07
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OK, OK, so propane is "convenient," but charcoal is authentic. It's redolent of the cave and the mammoth on the menu.
And not those pressed briquets by the way, only real hardwood charcoal.
And only on a Weber grill, so you can "slow cook" with absolute control. My "Three Hour Chicken" gathers raves.
Starting the stuff? A few fallen dry twigs from the lawn (helps keep the lawn policed) and (here I go "modern,") a dash of Coleman Fuel [aka "Scout water] and a single match thrown from a prudent distance. I'm enough of an adolescent to enjoy the "Whoomp!" and the fireball. Never fails to get the fire going.