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Exterous said:
Then, as soon as I put the first patty on the grill the flames went out. Out of propane. (Cue the charcoal crowd)
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Eh, I've run of charcoal right after getting everything ready, so it happens to the best of us haha.

(although now I keep a spare bag in the garage, learned my lesson lol)
 
MrDudeMan said:
I work with several grill snobs such as yourself, and they had a very hard time distinguishing a gas vs. charcoal burger when it wasn't completely plain. I always think I can tell the difference, but a blind test proved me wrong. If you eat the burger literally plain, then it's more obvious, but it becomes less obvious after you add any kind of seasoning and condiments.

I cook on a gas grill regularly and it tastes WAY better than a stove or microwave. Gas vs. charcoal is one thing, but microwave vs. gas is an entirely different scenario that I was able to correctly choose 9/10 times.
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sounds like it was cooked with the lid open and high heat. Take your burger comparisons to a grill master. Charcoal can literally be tasted like you could smoked hickory..etc. Obviously it needs done correctly of course. I prefer slow cooked methods and also use wood chips.

If you can't taste a difference then certainly don't expect me to care plus your blind taste test isn't evidence of anything other than you conducted a non scientific and personal study based solely on your story of some guys at work who you claim are "grill snobs". I didn't see any scientific data, no breakdown of the contents of each cooked burger nor how they effect the taste buds ..nothing. Charcoal's and wood do provide their own flavors and moreso the longer you cook it.
 
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OILFIELDTRASH said:
Sit around? Throw charcoal in grill, soak it in lighter fluid, light it and go do other things for 15-20 minutes, then cook. You sure you know how to use a grill?
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Don't you need propane for charcoal anyway? I don't remember having to do anything special with charcoal when my parents had one, but now most grills seem to not require to put any charcoal in it. My brother in law did that mistake once with a natural gas one. Lots of smoke lmao.
 
Red Squirrel said:
Don't you need propane for charcoal anyway? I don't remember having to do anything special with charcoal when my parents had one, but now most grills seem to not require to put any charcoal in it. My brother in law did that mistake once with a natural gas one. Lots of smoke lmao.
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the fuck kind of messed up grills do you have up in Canada? charcoal is not supposed to be used with propane, you might be thinking of lava stones that some gas grills use...
 
Broheim said:
the fuck kind of messed up grills do you have up in Canada? charcoal is not supposed to be used with propane, you might be thinking of lava stones that some gas grills use...
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All the charcoal BBQs I've seen use propane. The charcoal is more of a decoration I guess, but spreads the flames better, or something, and I'd imagine makes it taste better. Come to think of it I have not seen one that needs charcoal in a long time. I don't know if it has to do with better burner design or something.
 
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waggy said:
hmm that sucks. i have about 385 gallons of propane..
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Hmmmmmm

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Red Squirrel said:
All the charcoal BBQs I've seen use propane. The charcoal is more of a decoration I guess, but spreads the flames better, or something, and I'd imagine makes it taste better. Come to think of it I have not seen one that needs charcoal in a long time. I don't know if it has to do with better burner design or something.
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no those are lava rocks! they stopped using lava rocks on most propane grills and the grease now drips into a pan underneath the burners instead, it's my understanding that lava rock grills are generally reserved for the higher price ranges in north America.

the two main reasons for propane grilling is that it's ready almost right away (if it uses lava rocks or ceramic tiles you need to heat those up first) and greater control over the temperature. you don't grill over flaming charcoal but over smoldering charcoal (any flames you see are caused by fat dripping down, which is one of the reasons many people like lava rocks with their propane grill, it helps with the flavor) so the speed aspect would be gone and the presence of charcoal would also take away your control over temperature. It would make no sense to make a charcoal/propane hybrid unless it had two compartments (one for each) or the propane is used to light the charcoal which would really just be craptastically over complicating a very simple task from an engineering point of view.
 
Broheim said:
no those are lava rocks! they stopped using lava rocks on most propane grills and the grease now drips into a pan underneath the burners instead, it's my understanding that lava rock grills are generally reserved for the higher price ranges in north America.

the two main reasons for propane grilling is that it's ready almost right away (if it uses lava rocks or ceramic tiles you need to heat those up first) and greater control over the temperature. you don't grill over flaming charcoal but over smoldering charcoal (any flames you see are caused by fat dripping down, which is one of the reasons many people like lava rocks with their propane grill, it helps with the flavor) so the speed aspect would be gone and the presence of charcoal would also take away your control over temperature. It would make no sense to make a charcoal/propane hybrid unless it had two compartments (one for each) or the propane is used to light the charcoal which would really just be craptastically over complicating a very simple task from an engineering point of view.
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Hmm interesting. Everyone always called it charcoal but guess that was wrong then.
 
Exterous said:
Older, larger tanks so I would prefer to not exchange it for the smaller tanks they give out these days
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Tank size has not changed, but be aware that Amerigas was only filling a 20lb'er with 15 lbs of fuel. They got called out on it a few years ago and they came up with "we wanted to keep the prices the same for our customers despite the rising price of propane", 20lb propane tanks are supposed to be filled to 17lbs for safety reasons, both Amerigas and Bluerino were shorting everyone, meanwhile the price of propane has dropped and both companies continue to fill with only 15lbs..
 
I remember using electric heating units to get charcoal grills going.

last time I saw that was in the late 70's.
 
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