Duwop wrote:

wrote:
cl wrote:

JK-still perplexed over the beating I'm taking in alt.food.barbecue
for preferring charcoal to propane...

No worries Jess, it's just the temporary resident bonehead. Most of us don't
see his posts except in other peoples replies. You've been doing fine with
your arguments that don't need any help that I could see, been enjoying it.


It seems I get more replies from the p-boys that killfiled me lately
than I did before. I thought the idea was to ignore me yet your flamer
and trollish nature is really showing thru.

You only reply to stir up trouble yet I actively participate in the
discussion.

Hmm, who is using the newgroup for its purpose and who is not?

-CAL

He'll never get it, CL. Oftentimes a gas grill is a helluva lot more
convenient than charcoal. I use my gasser 10x as much as I cook with
charcoal (grilling or smoking). If he had a decent gasser he'd use it more.
I have a $500-ish Weber with cast iron gartes and it works very well, and
one of these days' I'm going to plunk down $2500 for a nice DCS.

Jason in Dallas wrote:

He'll never get it, CL.

Nor will you. I LIKE charcoal- the taste, the smell, the "elemental"
aspect of it. Cooking over a real fire. I DON'T like gas- the burning
fat smoke/smell, etc.

If he had a decent gasser he'd use it more.

No, if I WANTED to grill with gas I'd buy a decent gas grill.

Hey, you grill the way you like, I grill the way I like. The original
post was the about the "mess" and "time" involved with real charcoal
versus turning on a gas knob. I say, if that ten minutes means that
much MORE to the OP than cooking over a real wood fire, then maybe he is
too busy and should stop and smell the wood smoke...

wrote:
much MORE to the OP than cooking over a real wood fire, then maybe he
is too busy and should stop and smell the wood smoke...

I don't buy that too busy thing either, that's a cop out designed to make
the person feel more important. It's a combination of not wanting to get
hands dirty and too lazy, IMO. Too lazy to plan, too lazy to do another
step, etc. And hell, sometimes its just nice to be lazy too.
Bet there's more than a few out there uncomfortable around the open flames
and heat that you have to deal with more using charcoal too. I know my wife
would grill if we had a gasser, but she wont touch lighting and pouring
charcoal.

I've had fine food off of gassers, not as good as can be done with charcoal,
but pretty damn good, and if that's what someone wants to use for whatever
reason, why not. But not for me, thank ya.

D
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In article , "Duwop"
wrote:

wrote:
much MORE to the OP than cooking over a real wood fire, then maybe he
is too busy and should stop and smell the wood smoke...

I don't buy that too busy thing either, that's a cop out designed to make
the person feel more important. It's a combination of not wanting to get
hands dirty and too lazy, IMO. Too lazy to plan, too lazy to do another
step, etc. And hell, sometimes its just nice to be lazy too.
Bet there's more than a few out there uncomfortable around the open flames
and heat that you have to deal with more using charcoal too. I know my wife
would grill if we had a gasser, but she wont touch lighting and pouring
charcoal.

I've had fine food off of gassers, not as good as can be done with charcoal,
but pretty damn good, and if that's what someone wants to use for whatever
reason, why not. But not for me, thank ya.


Sounding good up here in the choir loft, Rev. Duwop! I've had much
more CRAP food off of gassers, percentage wise, than I have off of
charcoal rigs. I'd almost go the step further to say that Charcoal
owners are (also percentage wise) better cooks as well.

monroe(so go on and buy a $2500 DCS already JfromD there's rich and
there's smart)

Duwop wrote:

wrote:
much MORE to the OP than cooking over a real wood fire, then maybe he
is too busy and should stop and smell the wood smoke...

I don't buy that too busy thing either, that's a cop out designed to make
the person feel more important. It's a combination of not wanting to get
hands dirty and too lazy,

....cut

Its not being lazy. We use all sorts of implements to speed up the
cooking process, so why is a gasser any worse than a foodprocessor,
salad spinner or even an electric oven. Likewise, why have a kamado
since you can do just as long low and slow cooks on a kettle given the
time and effort? Sure ribs on a regular ol'gas grill is lazy if you
have the time and the equipment to do it right. As for steaks, chicken,
burger, chops, dogs and fish is can be just as good or better. A TEC is
a gasser is anyone want to argue with that assertion....and a smoke box
works for grilling and roasting....





and heat that you have to deal with more using charcoal too. I know my wife
would grill if we had a gasser, but she wont touch lighting and pouring
charcoal.

I know some ladies that are just as afraid of lighting the gas burners.
But why, you would wan't your wife to take over the grilling chores now
would you?

_CAL

"Monroe, of course..." wrote:


Sounding good up here in the choir loft, Rev. Duwop! I've had much
more CRAP food off of gassers, percentage wise, than I have off of
charcoal rigs.
I'd almost go the step further to say that Charcoal
owners are (also percentage wise) better cooks as well.


Could it be you are relying on the smoke to cover up your cooking
skills?

I believe you are right though about charcoal cookers being better, they
just tend to enjoy the cooking process more than does the *typical*
gasser.



monroe(so go on and buy a $2500 DCS already JfromD there's rich and
there's smart)


And how much did you spend you K?

-CAL

Jason in Dallas wrote:
He'll never get it, CL. Oftentimes a gas grill is a helluva lot more
convenient than charcoal. I use my gasser 10x as much as I cook with
charcoal (grilling or smoking). If he had a decent gasser he'd use it
more. I have a $500-ish Weber with cast iron gartes and it works very
well, and one of these days' I'm going to plunk down $2500 for a nice
DCS.

I suppose, Jason in Dallas, that if you can't tell the difference in taste
between food cooked on propane versus food cooked on charcoal, or if
button-pushing convenience is more important to you than cooking better
tasting food, then a gasser is right for you.

Jack Curry
-McDonald's is convenient and it sucks too-

wrote:
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stop and smell the wood smoke...

Last night, a friend of the cuz came over ta cook. They call me out in the
backyard. There I find an electric 'hot plate' (or whatever they're called)
sitting on the grate in the smoker side of my NB! OK. I don't provoke! I
put a handful of Kaffir lime branches under the frypan. Sure smelled good,
even if it didn't add any flavor ta the meat!

--
Intuitive insights from Nick, Retired in the San Fernando Valley

http://operationiraqichildren.org/

Hey Jess,

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"Jack Curry" Jack-Curry deletethis @cfl.rr.com wrote in message
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I suppose, Jason in Dallas, that if you can't tell the difference in taste
between food cooked on propane versus food cooked on charcoal, or if
button-pushing convenience is more important to you than cooking better
tasting food, then a gasser is right for you.


Jack do you think that a steak done under a salamander at Ruth Chris tastes
as good or better than that done on charcoal?

-CAL

" BOB" wrote in message
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Hey Jess,

___________________
/| /| | |
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/ O O\__ NOT |
/ \ feed the |
/ \ \ trolls |
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You'll fell better in the morning.

See, anytime there is a gas vs charcoal discussion, the gassers are trolls.

-CAL

in article , cl at
wrote on 6/15/04 8:07 PM:


" BOB" wrote in message
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Hey Jess,

___________________
/| /| | |
||__|| | Please do |
/ O O\__ NOT |
/ \ feed the |
/ \ \ trolls |
/ _ \ \ ______________|

You'll fell better in the morning.

See, anytime there is a gas vs charcoal discussion, the gassers are trolls.

-CAL

Charcoal rocks................

wrote on 6/15/04 8:07 PM:
See, anytime there is a gas vs charcoal discussion, the gassers are
trolls.

-CAL

Nope, just you, you're so very special.


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In article , "Duwop"
wrote:

wrote on 6/15/04 8:07 PM:
See, anytime there is a gas vs charcoal discussion, the gassers are
trolls.

-CAL

Nope, just you, you're so very special.

Oh just like those olympics are special?
I get it!

monroe(everyone wins)