Buying A BBQ
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- madirish0
always an interesting discussion/debate.
i *love* charcoal grilling, but it is a daily usability issue, no doubt. chimney starters are awesome like dobs said, they also require a long burn time to extinguish once done, but that is not always an issue. to compliment that, i have found that the "Dried, Untreated Hardwood" from Whole Foods/Wild Oats/wherever works *awesome*- no chimney even needed. fortified w/ a couple of charcoal briquettes and the flame is variable and quick to light.
gas is great though, no doubt. essentially variable to no end and with a quick start/stop of the temp. it makes daily grilling really manageable, but flavor is lost no question. there are tricks to bring this back in to the equation, but in the end it is not the intent of it and really should not be compared, just different.
i would say go and get a nice, small (better efficiency overall) gas grill and call it good. yard sales are a great place to find used charcoal grills for pennies and most of the stuff that will break, already has on them, making replacing parts easy and inexpensive. also, they are usually well-seasoned which is nice.