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

On May 11, 12:54 pm, blake murphy > wrote:
> 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- Hide quoted text -
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LOL

I wasnt going to say anything, but well said my friend *grin*