Prefered Grilling Method

[Carl 9.3x62]

I'm normally a propane guy. Quick and easy, and I know my grill. But I do like a good wood fire occasionally and have experimenting with charcoal. What is your choice, and why?

 

[Nick87]

I've got a pellet, charcoal and a gas. Charcoal by far is my favorite. Gas is nice if your in a hurry. Pellet is nice for smoking but I don't want a smoked steak or burger personally. They've all got there place but if I could only have one. I'd take Charcoal. Also if I did that my wife would kill me, she much prefers gas. She doesn't like messing with charcoal.

 

[Wildabeest]

Charcoal or a mix of charcoal and wood on the Kamado for me. I use it more for smoking than grilling though - too much of a hassle for grilling just for myself, so I mostly sear burgers, steaks and fish in the cast iron vs. grilling them.

 

[npaden]

Propane for me. Just not worth the effort with charcoal. My smoker is even a propane smoker.

 

[Valley1320]

Lump Charcoal or pellet grill. Charcoal gives the best flavor

 

[Dave N]

Charcoal for grilling in the Weber. Wood in the smoker.

 

[brymoore]

Charcoal as long as I can remember. We had a few propane stoves years ago. Not my thing. I bought a Traeger two years ago based on family request. I’m not sure what to think about it. It smokes good but doesn’t sear steaks. I should sell it and buy a green egg.

 

[Jbotto]

Voted wood fire as I used to grill on it a lot before I got married. I still prefer it but probably for the process of getting a fire going. Had a propane grill for awhile but it was a piece of junk. When it died I bought a Pit Boss pellet grill. I’ve had some issues with it, but it does what I need it too. I can’t say I’ve done lots of long or complicated smoking on it but it works for me right now.

 

[D_Walt]

Preferred for steaks is a very hot bed of mesquite coals, no smoke. It’s kind of a pain and takes hours to burn down enough wood so it’s extremely hot without any smoke, so usually it’s propane, but I still break out the Weber with charcoal from time to time. The big smoker gets fed split Post Oak for bbq.

 

[Archery1995]

Yea I was a propane guys for years and then started experimenting with charcoal. The flavor it brings out in the meat and veggies is just too notch personally.

I will say a good wood fire and cast iron is awesome.

 

[Mallardsx2]

Pellet. We love our Traeger.

 

[cahunter805]

Wood fire for most everything. Traeger for ribs and chicken if I have the time!

 

[Gerald Martin]

Good quality lump charcoal in a Kamodo grill for me.

 

[44hunter45]

Charcoal.

Not really a preference. I'm just too tight to replace Weber

 

[Gr8bawana]

I have a propane grill right next to the Traeger smoker. It all depends on what I'm cooking.

 

[Sheltowee]

Pellet grills are so user-friendly, deliver such great flavor and avoid the nasty taste of lighter fluid that it is hard to go against them. They're the Easy-Bake Oven for middle-aged men.

 

[noharleyyet]

Nothing tastes as good as our big ol' offset wood fire smoker...for large gatherings it's perfect. For daily grilling... season it, dial the temp, guage the meat temp...the pellet.

 

[jryoung]

Charcoal.

Not really a preference. I'm just too tight to replace Weber

Weber grill is like Victor rodent snap traps. Simple, functional, timeless..... They just freaking work

 

[huntin24/7]

To me it varies a lot by what you’re grilling. I don’t think you can beat chicken or pork on the pellet grill. Steaks and burgers are good on a pellet but better on propane in my opinion. I don’t have the experience with charcoal to really say but have had excellent meals on charcoal prepared by others over the years.

 

[Bluffgruff]

Where's the cast iron option?