The Dessert Diva
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- Mar 29, 2007
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Any out there? I am on a big budget and I am just feening for a good grilled steak.
Goodweed of the North said:And the vaunted convenience of gas is lost to me. The time it takes the charcoal to get hot is used to prepare the food for grilling.
When I use my Egg, I utilize the lump charcoal and I am able to simply snuff out the fire and any coal that is not used can be re-burned on my next cook.pacanis said:An afternoon barbeque, yes, but there's no way I would grill a couple burgers or hot dogs for lunch with a charcoal grill. The convenience is in how much more quickly you can start grilling and when you're done, you just turn it off and it's cool in 20 minutes. Seems like a much safer option on the porch. (I don't have flare ups that can't be solved by moving the food over and the occassional flare up adds flavor, IMO).
Example; I turn my grill on as I walk in the house, turn the fryer on, chop some onions, cut up some potatos, put a couple dogs on the grill, drop the potatos in the oil and I'm eating in 15 minutes. I don't need to worry about humid charcoal, washing black off my hands, emptying the ash pan...
It's been a while since I've seen charcoal used, so maybe there's something different going on with the newer grills, but can you snuff out the charcoal and use it again the next time you grill? Or does it have to burn itself out?
Don't get me wrong, I love charcoal grills too, in their place, but I don't understand how they can hold a candle to a gas grill for convenience if you just want a quick grilled meal and don't want to plan a picnic around it.
To each his own
Goodweed of the North said:...And the vaunted convenience of gas is lost to me...