FoodBanter.com - View Single Post - I was so p.o'd last evening. Dinner disaster.

Janet

In article >,
says...
>
> "Sky" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On 5/13/2012 3:07 PM, ImStillMags wrote:
> >> I had some friends over for dinner. I had made a wonderful Thai
> >> marinade and had the chicken breasts soaking in it all afternoon.
> >> Got the rest of the dinner together and lit the gas grill to let it
> >> heat up.
> >>
> >> When I went to put the chicken on the grill.....no heat. I was out
> >> of propane. I thought there was enough for one more grilling. I was
> >> wrong.
> >>
> >> So I had to bake the chicken off in the oven. I was SOOO
> >> disappointed. It was good,
> >> but I missed that wonderful grill flavor.. a lot.
> >>
> (snippage)
>
> I don't understand how people get "grill" taste from cooking on a propane
> grill. What, Alan, you just want to be able to say you cooked it outside?
> My father had a gas grill. As far as flavour goes there was no discernible
> difference from cooking inside, really. I'm a charcoal grill gal all the
> way.
>
> >> Nothing like having a nice dinner all ready to go and ...no gas.
> >>
> >> Have you ever done anything like that?
> >
> Nope. This is why I prefer charcoal. You can easily tell when the bag is
> almost empty and you go to the store to buy more before your guests arrive.
> Not to mention when you cook over hot coals the food actually tastes like
> it's been grilled. JMHO.
>
??? grilling and BBQing are not the same cooking method, quite
different flavours.

Janet