Gas or charcoal?

[unkachuck]

I honor of Memorial Day it has occurred to me that most of my conservative friends favor and use gas grills while my more liberal friends favor and use charcoal. Which do you prefer and why?

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	I prefer charcoal.
	9 (60%)
	I prefer gas.
	4 (27%)
	Other.
	2 (13%)
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[El Supremo]

1. Natural or Propane gas?

But neither is as tasty as charcoal smoke.

[xchrom]

2. Both. If I don't want to run back & forth into the house

To cook what I don't want to cook on charcoal - both suits the job.

[baldguy]

3. Just don't call it "barbecue"

[sakabatou]

4. I'll do coal, sometimes mix in some woodchips

[Brickbat]

5. LP, it's quicker and easier. In addition, my Weber grill is union made in the USA.

I grill almost every day in the spring and summer. I like the easy on and off and easy temp control.

[handmade34]

6. wood

[limpyhobbler]

7. Good observation. Looks like you were right judging by the poll...

I like charcoal since I don't know anything about propane. It seems expensive or something. It might not be really but just seems it to me since I don't know anything about it.

[napoleon_in_rags]

8. Its like boxers vs briefs.

Boxers are for wearing a suit without undies lines, briefs are for the gym.

Charcoal gives best flavor, gas is way way quicker.

[HarveyDarkey]

9. If you use propane, you may as well just put it in the oven

I use lump charcoal when using my Weber and wood when using my smoker. Starting my 12th year as a certified BBQ judge and those two items (charcoal & wood) are all the competitors are allowed. You can use propane, just don't call it BBQ.

[Son of Gob]

11. Grill snobs are the worst

We get it, you're better than everyone because you use charcoal and have a smoker. Here's your trophy.

[dionysus]

18. !

[Stinky The Clown]

20. I admire the unequivocal certitude of some people on some topics.

Its special.

[sendero]

10. Charcoal provides better results....

.. but it is so much work and takes so much more time. So I use propane most of the time.

[taterguy]

12. Way to attempt to stir some shit

We all know what happened in the Lounge back in 2007.

I'd rather not relive those days.

[GP6971]

13. Depends

On what we're cooking. Ribs, steak.....charcoal..chicken not so much

[cliffordu]

14. Charcoal or wood.

Only.

Gas is.....well, gas.....

[BarbaRosa]

15. Going with other

because I do both. When it's a grill, gas with a smoker box and chips. When its a long barbecue, it's charcoal and chunks. Works for me.

[RZM]

16. Charcoal tastes better but gas is much less work

So it's kind of a wash

Right now I only have a charcoal grill. If I had a gas grill I would probably do it more.

[lynne]

17. Charcoal only for me. But, it's gas for my mother and sister -

- both of whom are lifelong Democrats.

[Blue_In_AK]

19. Charcoal tastes better. n/t

[Stinky The Clown]

21. I voted gas because I use that most, but we do a lot of outdoor cooking and use all fuels

We have a smoker that is very low and slow in which we use hardwood only. Not charcoal. Actual smokey real wood.

We have another smoker that uses charcoal for heat and wood chunks for smoke.

We have a plain old charcoal grill.

The gas grill gets used year round and is treated like any other modern appliance. All the others have some "ritual" involved.

[Nevernose]

22. Gas fired, wood-burning smoker

Yeah, it's going to take me 6 hours to cook, but it's gonna be amazing.