On May 15, 7:33*am, Hank Valley > wrote:
> On Sun, 13 May 2012 13:07:13 -0700 (PDT), ImStillMags wrote:
> > Nothing like having a nice dinner all ready to go and ...no gas.
>
> > Have you ever done anything like that?
>
> This is why you should be using lump charcoal. *You can always tell
> how much fuel you have left and food tastes much better cooked over
> wood.
>
> -hv (Anti-propane and propane accessories)

Well. If I had a backyard I might consider a charcoal grill. I live
in a condo and my grill is on my deck.
I am not going to use charcoal on a wood deck. I don't want to take
the chance as well as I don't want to deal with the mess and cleanup
of a charcoal grill on a deck that is not on ground level.

The lava rocks do a really nice job of smoke and I do add wood chips
for things that I want to impart smoke flavor on. There is a
discernible difference in cooking on a gas grill that doesn't have the
lava rocks and one that does. I really like mine.

You guys can do charcoal, and you can tell me I'm wrong. I do what I
do for a reason and I think my methodology produces very good
results. At least those people who eat my food seem to think so.