If you ask me, nothing smells more like summer than a pair of sizzling T-bones on the grill. The
real question isn't whether or not to grill, of course, but
how to?
Meet the competitors: The Weber Genesis Silver B is a straightforward gas grill with no bells or whistles, perfect for a small family dinner; the Weber One-Touch 22.5" Charcoal Kettle Grill is the champion of charcoal barbecuing.
Each style has its benefits: cooking with gas reduces the carcinogenic potential of grilling meats, while cooking with charcoal is arguably the
only acceptable grilling for a barbecue. Each style also has its downfalls: gas grills are incredibly expensive, and meat doesn't taste as gosh-darn fantastic off of them; charcoal grills can cook unevenly if the chef is inexperienced, as well as the fact that lighter fluid around the wrong person can be the recipe for a horrible, fiery death.
Personally, I prefer charcoal grilling. There's just no way to get that smoky flavor on a gas-grilled steak, no matter how rarely you clean your grill (just take my word for it--clean your grill). Also, there's something to be said about the simplicity of a charcoal grill. Light it up at a barbecue and almost anyone can use it. Plus, if you send a few people to grab marshmallows and graham crackers you can start up a s'mores roast while the grill's still hot.
What about you? What gets
your charcoals a-cookin'?
Comments (7)
I prefer using gas grills, but I love the taste of barbecue cooked from a charcoal grill.
AHHH! If only gas grills could make barbecue taste like it was cooked from a charcoal grill.
Two bits:
1. You can use a smoker box filled with woodchips in a gas grill. (best of both worlds)2. If your gas grill has cast iron grates (I like the unenameled ones) and make it very hot before grilling, wonderful things happen.Obv. the taste is wayy better from charcoal, but who has time for that? I don't! lol
I use gas, its quick, easy to use and tastes just fine. not as fine. but just fine.
those gas grills look great, but I try to cook with the power of charcoal. Ribs, chicken, burgers, and hotdogs just seem to taste better ^_^
That's just hot to have a grill crush! (at first, I thought it said "girl". When I saw it said "grill", I loved it even more). We've been doing charcoal grilling for as long as I can remember, so I'm sticking to it, lol. I have a couple of priorities when I get my own place, and a grill is one of them. I'm gonna be one of those fools that grills in the middle of the winter.
sighs.. is going back to charcoal... can afford the gas but has to admit likes the taste off a charcoal better...
yum ^__^ steak & ribs on the grill (H)