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[AugustWest]

life is a carcinogen. flavor is irreplaceable

(though i learned a great trick for faking smokey flavor on the stovetop: splash a little mezcal in what you're cooking with enough time for the alcohol to cook out)

Two years ago, I was you.

But, alas, I have succumbed to the dark side.  Yes, I get better flavor out of the charcoal.  But the gas is SO. MUCH. MORE. CONVENIENT. that I save the charcoal for the really special pieces of meat.  For a weeknight, turning on the gas and throwing on a burger or a couple of Hebrew National hot dogs just can't be beat.  Add a few hickory chips to the offhand side for some smoke and you're dang near golden.   Also, the heat is much easier to gauge and maintain at your desired level.

Nothing beats the flavor of charcoal though.  If I'm doing a leg of lamb or a Boston butt or a turkey, it's charcoal all the way.

[Choop]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHXcibEJ1lc

ain't that hard to use the coals. don't want to spend money on that contraption? make your own out of a can from shitty coffee.

[jay-ell]

ain't that hard to use the coals.

QFT. Propane is the lazy man's way to grill. Maybe you've got a problem with that, maybe you don't, but if you own up to it like the Eggman you're still fine by me.

[Choop]

man who has a microwave any more, just old fools and hipsters. i think we all know you're about zero percent hipster.

you say you want to work on your food for to make it good but you won't put that effort into your heat source except when camping? damn all you need for camping is a tripod and hangin' grate, you should already have a fire rockin.

i use one or both of my pair of standard webers whenever i grill, with jumbo lump if i can, and never match-light or fluid. you know why? because i am keeping in touch with my preindustrial ancestry

[Choop]

well for one this way won't kill me. and it tastes fantastic.

consider two steaks, both perfectly marbled, aged, and seasoned. one is cooked over jumbo lump charcoal, the other over propane. both are cooked perfectly, with a thin crispy crust to the exact doneness of your liking. no sauce is available because sauces are cheating.

do you seriously go for the steak cooked over propane there? because if so then wow i can't even fathom that choice but hey do you know what i'll take that one from the charcoal and you can go to town on the other.


what is it the kids say now, "smh"

[theinevitable]

man, it has been so long since I have had a grilled steak. Whenever I splurge on steak I cook it in a pan.

[jay-ell]

man, it has been so long since I have had a grilled steak. Whenever I splurge on steak I cook it in a pan.

*weeps*

Even if the weather is too shitty to grill, you must have an oven with a broiler. Please learn to use a broiler.

Please. For the children.

[pmcd9]

Don't gt me started on sauces, BBQ or otherwise. And if you reach for the Hunt's I will take your steak privileges away.

What about the fries?  Can I put ketchup on the fries?  I'll be very careful that the steak doesn't touch the ketchup.

[pmcd9]

[theinevitable]

I just realized I lied: there is a cool steak place near my house that I went to twice in two days when my GF moved away. It is "steak," not real steak like you guys make. It is cheap, and I love it. But those steaks need a lot of A-1 on them. It makes me feel like I am in another era. It is the kind of place where the chef says "NEXT" and if you don't yell your order at him he moves on to the next person in line.

[greenkoolayd]

around here the weather is (almost)never too shitty for grilling.  wind, rain, sleet, snow, etc.

[theinevitable]

don't burn your face/hands off, Ash. Although I guess as long as you have some appendage intact to type with it's the same to us.

[greenkoolayd]

don't burn your face/hands off, Ash. Although I guess as long as you have some appendage intact to type with it's the same to us.

+1

[Choop]

i grill year-round, unless it's iced over, and then only because the lid will be frozen on the kettle. it only truly sucks when it's above 95 with our typical 80% or higher humidity

[pmcd9]

don't burn your face/hands off, Ash.

I was at a party once and there was a guy so drunk he tried to fuck the gas heater.