Gas or Charcoal?

[rdomfoto]

Just out of curiosity, how many of you use gas grills, charcoal grills/pits, and/or both?

I use charcoal for both grilling and smoking. I have a 55 gallon drum smoker with the firebox on the side.

 

[mdwest]

Ive got one of those big 4 station grills... smoke box on one end, with a charcoal grill next to that.. gas grill next to that, and a propane sear station next to that...

Best of all worlds...

If I want to go the wood/coal route for something "nice".. or take all day and smoke something.. no problem.... Ive got the grill to do that...

but.. if its just burgers and hotdogs, etc.. I can turn the knob and have a 400 degree grill going in less than 2 minutes on the propane side...

 

[Hoshneer]

I always use charcoal because I just love the flavor and challenges of using it. Gas is nice though when I don't have time to mess around. It pretty rare that I use it though.

 

[rdomfoto]

I use gas a lot more in the Winter because charcoal is just too inconvenient. But, in the Summer, there is no beating the aroma of charcoal and wood

 

[Kloned]

I love charcoal myself and use it 98% of the time but if its just a couple burgers/hotdogs I use propane my grill has charcoal on 1 side and propane on the other

 

[Jesse]

I have a gas grill and soon I'll have The Green Egg for a smoker, my neighbor loves to use the mesquite briquettes instead of charcoal.

 

[irie]

charcoal here in the grill and smoker. I haven't touched my gas grills in years.

 

[Smoqman]

Home made charcoal or charcoal bricks from a local retailer. Actually, Walmart (of all places) has good charcoal bricks.

Wood works great too, especially shaved, damp wood for smoking ...

 

[rdomfoto]

Walmart, eh? I'll have to check them out this year.

 

[TheDudeAbides]

I'm a Traeger man, for everything but steaks. Those get seared on the stove.
-Dude®

 

[oside]

Both, when time is tight, gas. All other times, charcoal.

 

[Big Lou]

Ive got one of those big 4 station grills... smoke box on one end, with a charcoal grill next to that.. gas grill next to that, and a propane sear station next to that...

Best of all worlds...

If I want to go the wood/coal route for something "nice".. or take all day and smoke something.. no problem.... Ive got the grill to do that...

but.. if its just burgers and hotdogs, etc.. I can turn the knob and have a 400 degree grill going in less than 2 minutes on the propane side...

Dave im looking for a new grill I would love something like this what kind is it ?

 

[CigarSaint]

Green Egg!!

 

[mdwest]

Dave im looking for a new grill I would love something like this what kind is it ?

Smoke Hollow 4 in 1 combo grill... They normally are about $399 at my local Sams Club.. looks like they are $349 if you buy it online... I picked mine up 2 years ago at the end of the summer on clearance for $299...

http://www.samsclub.com/sams/smoke-hollow-4-in-1-combo-grill/prod3920115.ip?origin=search_page.rr1&campaign=rr&sn=SolrSearchToView&

 

[Big Lou]

Dave im looking for a new grill I would love something like this what kind is it ?

Smoke Hollow 4 in 1 combo grill... They normally are about $399 at my local Sams Club.. looks like they are $349 if you buy it online... I picked mine up 2 years ago at the end of the summer on clearance for $299...

http://www.samsclub.com/sams/smoke-hollow-4-in-1-combo-grill/prod3920115.ip?origin=search_page.rr1&campaign=rr&sn=SolrSearchToView&

Thanks Dave I know where I might be going this weekend lol

 

[sean]

Charcoal, all day. If time is tight, I cook something else.

 

[Rupe]

I used gas for grilling for a couple of years but went back to charcoal, just because I like the flavor so much better.

Gas is certainly quick and convenient but I prefer to take my time and get something that I really enjoy eating.

 

[BigFoot]

I have an offset I use to strictly smoke, a weber charcoal I use when I have the time and a gas grill I use on a daily basis come the warm weather. I will forever have a gas grill, I agree the flavor of a charcoal fire is nice but the easiness of a gas grill cannot be beat. I can fire that thing up at 2 am and bang down a couple of burgers and dogs and be done in no time.

 

[rdomfoto]

That's really the one downfall with charcoal isn't it - the time required before it's ready to use

 

[CigarSaint]

That's really the one downfall with charcoal isn't it - the time required before it's ready to use

Truthfully yes, but 10-15 minutes extra I would much rather the added flavor.