Grilling, Gas or Charcoal?

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Originally Posted by Rickeydad

This is cool, I was just thinking about starting a BBQ thread because I'm sure we have some really good BBQ-ers around here.

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Here's an idea...latechbbb.com sponsors a latech bbq cookoff contest at JAS...do it in conjunction with FanFest day.

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Originally Posted by saltydawg

Yes, I know. I guess the real question is what fuel produces more CO2 emissions: Charcoal or Propane. I would say propane since it IS a fossil fuel whereas charcoal is part of the natural carbon cycle.

Well, anyway, time for me to plant another tree.:icon_razz:

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charcoal produces much more GHG content than propane, relative to the energy given off.

we use charcoal, but i'd like to get a gas grill, because it's much easier to start when cooking for 2, and I work late.

CHARCOAL ONLY!!!! Use the natural lump charcoal if you can find it.

I vote gas too - for convenience. I find I use it more than I would have the time to do the charcoal thing. And, I make a mean steak - can't imagine it being any better if I'd spent the extra half hour getting charcoal to the right conditions.

I think you can get a grill that does both. If you have a lot of cooking to do you start with the gas and let it heat your coals.

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Originally Posted by markay714

I vote gas too - for convenience. I find I use it more than I would have the time to do the charcoal thing. And, I make a mean steak - can't imagine it being any better if I'd spent the extra half hour getting charcoal to the right conditions.

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Charcoal Chimney...it's the key to a great steak. Put that lump coal in a chimney and your coals will be perfect in 15 minutes.

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Originally Posted by johnnylightnin

Charcoal Chimney...it's the key to a great steak. Put that lump coal in a chimney and your coals will be perfect in 15 minutes.

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Agreed. The chimneys work great.

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Originally Posted by Guisslapp

But then, there is all of that CO2. :icon_wink:

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I've got a solar pit. Takes me about a week of good sunlight to handle a couple of burgers. I'm doin my part, what about Al Gore? :laugh:

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Originally Posted by johnnylightnin

Charcoal Chimney...it's the key to a great steak. Put that lump coal in a chimney and your coals will be perfect in 15 minutes.

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Bingo!..Agreed upon as well. Chimney and lump charcoal rules.

Week-Gas
Weekend-Charcoal / Actually I don't use charcoal. I use hickory or mesquite wood chunks fired up in a chimney.

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Originally Posted by Bigdog13

Week-Gas
Weekend-Charcoal / Actually I don't use charcoal. I use hickory or mesquite wood chunks fired up in a chimney.

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Firing up some hickory chucks is something I have to try.

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Originally Posted by saltydawg

Firing up some hickory chucks is something I have to try.

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The flavor is great Salty. Just be careful on your cook times they seem to fire up a lot hotter than charcoal.

and the George Foreman rotisserie does a dang good job on a rib roast (I did one today)

As I was fixing my fence late yesterday afternoon, my neighbor was BBQ-ing something upwind of me and this thought jumped into my head. Could it be that when they performed burnt offerings in the Old Testament they were really having a BBQ? If I were a God, that would definitly be appeasing to me. Well, we do know this - they used wood and not charcoal or gas!

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We had a birthday party at our house for our friends' two 3-year-old twins. They brought chicken thighs. Unfortunately the thighs were frozen. Why do these people always do this to me?

I tried a new recipe with store bought stuff. I thought it would suck but I had the stuff and tried it anyway.

I set up the gas grill, cleaned the grate, lubed the grate with olive oil.

Then I dipped the chicken thighs in olive oild and dusted them with "Char Crust" seasoning. I think it was salt and pepper and some other stuff. I should check the ingredient list on the label.

I set the thighs up on the top rack because I knew I'd have to leave them in there for a while because they were frozen and I didn't want them to burn. I left them in there probably 30 minutes with the grill on just under high, flipping and moving them every so often.

Near the end I drizzled some rasperry chipotle sauce on them. This sounded a little she-she-fou-fou but I did it anyway because I had the stuff.

Not one complaint. I had one guy say that he doesn't really like chicken and he loved the thighs. I ate two myself.

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Originally Posted by Rickeydad

As I was fixing my fence late yesterday afternoon, my neighbor was BBQ-ing something upwind of me and this thought jumped into my head. Could it be that when they performed burnt offerings in the Old Testament they were really having a BBQ? If I were a God, that would definitly be appeasing to me. Well, we do know this - they used wood and not charcoal or gas!

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We had a birthday party at our house for our friends' two 3-year-old twins. They brought chicken thighs. Unfortunately the thighs were frozen. Why do these people always do this to me?

I tried a new recipe with store bought stuff. I thought it would suck but I had the stuff and tried it anyway.

I set up the gas grill, cleaned the grate, lubed the grate with olive oil.

Then I dipped the chicken thighs in olive oild and dusted them with "Char Crust" seasoning. I think it was salt and pepper and some other stuff. I should check the ingredient list on the label.

I set the thighs up on the top rack because I knew I'd have to leave them in there for a while because they were frozen and I didn't want them to burn. I left them in there probably 30 minutes with the grill on just under high, flipping and moving them every so often.

Near the end I drizzled some rasperry chipotle sauce on them. This sounded a little she-she-fou-fou but I did it anyway because I had the stuff.

Not one complaint. I had one guy say that he doesn't really like chicken and he loved the thighs. I ate two myself.

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Raspberry chipotle is good stuff. Also good on cream cheese with wheat thins.