Man, fuck the noise. Get a gas grill. You can grill 7 days a week with less mess than if you were in the kitchen.
From the sound of it, you won’t know what you’re missing on the foody, smokey flavor front anyway.
In my family, to even suggest a gas grill is heresy.
If you want to grill every day go gas. If you want to grill on the weekends do charcoal. Charcoal is better however much less convenient.
dolphins have their way with 14 human forms per year! Don’t you care??
What’s this “hassle” nonsense? You sound like white bitches discussing waxing methods. Coal is for real men. It takes me 10-15 mins to set up a coal grill that can last for 3 hours. Fuck your “cleaner” gas bs.
I like how people have this retarded idea that burning a rock makes you a real man. A real man gives a damn what kind of grill it is because his beautiful woman grilled it, served it and brought him a beer.
I grill almost every 2-3 days in the summer with a charcoal grill.
Gas grills are fake grills. If you’re gonna go that route, just go buy a George Foreman grill for the kitchen. Seriously. Nothing beats the taste of slow cooked meats from a charcoal grill with wood chips.
Oh, and buy a charcoal chimney. Worth the money as well.
Charcoal… it can be manipulated perfectly. Only downside is cleaning (though ive seen some hot joints wit pull out trays for cleaning) and understanding fat buildup.
You can do so much with a charcoal grill but IF you can include a smoker as well (dont know how serious you are)… Gas grills to me feel like i just took my stove outside and I can’t get the cooking/smoking points i want. I can work both with no problem I just feel my ‘level’ of cooking outside requires a charcoal grill. I am also paranoid of gas grill cause of that damn propane tank an the fact I fail to check how much is left an begin to cook then womp womp womp…
if you decide to take the charcoal route definitely learn the art of heat manipulation on the grill. Good luck on the selection…
coal seems higher up vote wise right now, but discussions seem kind of split, especially for ‘my’ situation. I won’t be ‘slow’ cooking much unless the wife is doing it. I do like the idea of something that does both though, as ther wil lbe weekends when I do actually have the time to cook slow, but during the weekdays I don’t have time for that. Well I got an extra week to figure it out. Cost is a part of the picture also.
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What exactly are you cooking? Most foods cooked with a charcoal grill usually can be done within an hour/hour and a half. Burgers are much faster.
Variety of stuff, mostly white meats and vegatables though as the misses doesn’t eat red meat and I’m continuing to purgue it from my own diet.
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I mean yeah, most chicken depending on thickness is usually done in an hour. When we’d play MW2, on the weekends I almost always had the grill going, I’d have to check on my meats every 20-30 minutes or so. Of course you have to be careful with chicken as cooking it at a higher temperature to get it done faster will result in drier meat. I’ve yet to taste grilled chicken on a gas grilled that wasn’t dry, burned or charred beyond a normal amount, because people cook it too fast.
A little propane tank, the ones people take camping, and a portable gas grill is at least and probably more portable than a coal grill.
The convenience of a gas grill is unparalleled. On those days I come home late and want a steak, I can fire it up and be done in 15 minutes. The steaks are rare with a nice sear going, consistent too.
Also in the past six months I’ve made BBQ ribs on my gas grill at least five time. I was able to hit exactly 230 degrees F and pretty much maintain it for the 5 hours required. Nothing like fall off the bone ribs.
I will always admit, nothing beats a coal grill for proper BBQ flavor, however for most days, the gas grill is fast and easier.
About cooking chicken on a gas grill. I haven’t dried any chicken out yet.
First I may or may not cover it in olive oil and seasoning, e.g. salt and pepper.
Second, place it on the grill, let it cook for a while, rotate meat to cover grease fires, etc.
Finally when it’s almost done, coat it with the BBQ sauce and don’t over-fucking-cook it.
edit: I should say, most foods I cook in the grill take within 25 minutes and I am completely done. This includes all kinds of meats and sausages, such as steaks, burgers, chicken breastesses; vegetables, such as whole bell peppers, corn, thick potato chips; fruit, sliced apples, pineapple, and more.
Well since I am the biggest, baddest man here with largest desire to assert my masculinity, I’ll let you all know you are all prepubescent girls who are scared of getting blood on your freshly painted nails and don’t want to lose an earring actually working for your dinner. You find an animal. You jump on it. You punch it in the side of the head until it stop moving, you eat its kidneys while they are still warm. That is how you cook.
Bunch of babies.
Charcoal chimneys are a godsend. Your coals ignite in half the time, and are all consistently hot, you don’t need to use any starter fluid (which will add a chemical taste to your meats) and chimneys are very easy to use. It takes a lot of the fumbling and guesswork out of charcoal grilling.
It may take more time, but charcoal grills add a great flavor to all kinds of meat (including burgers), especially if you’re using mesquite wood. Remember, good things come to those who wait.
Charcoal FTW man
Is this about taste? Cost? Long term? Short term? So many factors!
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Charcoal
It’s fucking classic
I have always prefererd charcoal over gas, since there is that extra flavour that comes out.
Also, as much as I love a good BBQ meal, there is ample evidence to suggest that we are eating a meal with carcinogens to some degree:
charcoal. I’m gonna slow cook some chicken on Friday since the weather has been so nice lately.