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Default Gas grills vs charcoal and Lava Charcoal Rocks or tiles or flavor bars etc?

On Fri, 11 May 2007 09:38:14 -0400, Buddy <why.wood.yew@bother> wrote:

>Sheldon so bravely stated:
>> markm75 wrote:
>>> Sheldon wrote:
>>>> markm75 wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I'm still assuming I'll get the best flavor (charcoal flavor) with
>>>>> things like burgers and hot dogs on a purely charcoal grill...
>>>>> But now there are things like charcoal flavored devices that you can
>>>>> use on a gas grill (sorry I dont know much about these).. I've read
>>>>> the lava rocks arent always so great (they work from the fat dripping
>>>>> on them then the scent rising up through the food?)..
>>>> Charcoal imparts no taste per se... the idea of using lump charcoal
>>>> for grilling is that it imparts no taste, whereas briquettes contain
>>>> lots of substances that do impart flavor, bad flavor. ?Gas grills
>>>> impart no taste either. ?Gas and lump charcoal impart exactly the same
>>>> flavor by the same method, by fat dripping onto the hot coals or hot
>>>> lava rocks or hot metal flavor bars... whatever the method the flavor
>>>> is from the smoke created from burning fat. ?With both gas and lump
>>>> charcoal to impart wood flavor one must employ smoke from smoldering
>>>> chips of various aromatic woods... real charcoal is no longer wood, it
>>>> cannot impart any wood flavor.
>>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charcoal
>>> Sorry, not sure if i followed what you were implying there..

>>
>> I never ever imply... not ever... I don't even know how. Whatever I
>> have to say I say without any if's, and, or buts... I don't think
>> anyone on this planet is more direct, of which no one will dispute, in
>> fact no one would dare. No one as of yet has ever accused me of
>> beating around the bush.
>>
>>> Your saying with a gas grill, even with the lava rocks or other
>>> devices, there will be no added taste or flavor only using a real
>>> charcoal grill will this effect occur?
>>>
>>> I guess this bounces back to what I am wondering.. Gas grill = same
>>> taste as in house foreman style grill.

>>
>> I haven't clue what it is you are communicating because I haven't a
>> clue what language you're writing... it's definitely not English. As
>> an example of my directness... you ****ing no IQ imbecile!

>And an excellent example of why you are a caustic bore, perhaps a
>retired English teacher, but a caustic bore nonetheless.
>>
>> Sheldon
>>


sheldon an ex-english teacher? it is to laugh. some may be pricks
but most can spell and write grammatically.

your pal,
blake