Grillin

@MJLami (1173)
United States
June 5, 2007 9:15pm CST
For all those grillers out there - are you charcoal or gas? And why?
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5 responses
@hoghoney (3747)
• United States
6 Jun 07
I am a gas griller, I have food allergys and Acid Reflux and the charcoal leaves a different taste on the food that my stomache cant handle.
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@hoghoney (3747)
• United States
6 Jun 07
Yes when you use charcoal the cemicals that are in the charcoal gets released in the smoke and gets on the food not to mention that you are also putting lighter fluid on the charcoal that you deal with the fumes of that. When you use gas you dont get that kind of stuff. Hugs!
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@MJLami (1173)
• United States
6 Jun 07
Got it, thanks.
@MJLami (1173)
• United States
6 Jun 07
I had not ever realized the cooking method could be enough to upset a stomach. Thanks for sharing that, I'd always thought it a matter of taste.
• Canada
7 Jun 07
There's nothing like charcoal and a little wood added to the mix for me. We have a small bbq, so we can't use propane. Besides, I'm not sure that I'd trust myself with it!
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@MJLami (1173)
• United States
7 Jun 07
I know gas can be a fear. For me it's more a matter of convenience. My gas grill is right outside my kitchen door and easy to light.
@arkaf61 (10881)
• Canada
6 Jun 07
Charcoal please. I Know it's probably in my head but the food tastes better when I use charcoal instead of gas. My husband's uncle has a gas bbq and I find that I appreciate more the same food cooked in our charcoal bbq than on his gas one. I also like the smell, it brings me back to the great picnics when I was a kid:)
@MJLami (1173)
• United States
6 Jun 07
Very true, I do agree the food tastes different.
@filmbuff (2909)
• United States
6 Jun 07
Charcoal all the way. I like the smell and I like the flavor that charcoal adds to the meat/food. Gas is fine, you taste more of the meat, granted. I suppose you can also purchase flavored coals or hickory wood blocks to add to the flavor but I hate having to deal with switching and buying the propane. It really sucks to run out of propane when your food is half cooked.
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@MJLami (1173)
• United States
6 Jun 07
True, at least with charcoal you won't even light it if there isn't enough. With propane unless you buy one of those adapters to add to your tank you will run out while cooking at some point. Serious grillers usually keep a back up tank filled and handy. The rest of us turn on the stove in the kitchen at that point, LOL!
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@321633wy (1795)
• United States
6 Jun 07
I like charcoal grill better but at our home we are using gas grill,because my husband said gas grill is more convenience and easy to adjust the heat.
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@MJLami (1173)
• United States
7 Jun 07
That and it takes so long for the charcoal to burn enough before you can cook and then it is slow cooking.