BBQ's / Gas Grills

[Johnnymac]

Looks good, I'm sure you will be eating this for a couple of meals.

[RRocket]

Waiting for an update....it's like waiting for a child birth....


Pacing back and forth....LOL 😆

[GreatBigAbyss]

Turned out great.  13h on the grill, 1.5 resting.  It just fell apart.  I couldn't even pick it up once it had rested, I needed to roll it out of the foil into the serving dish.
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[Tortoise]

That looks fantastic!

[RRocket]

Perfection!! How did it taste? Big hit with family?

[Gurgie]

That looks fantastic!

^ I agree!!! WOW

[Johnnymac]

That looks fantastic!

^ I agree!!! WOW

Yeah I'd make a proper pig of myself with that, would need to be wearing my sweat pants to be comfortable.

[roadpanther]

To be honest i still prefer charcoal over gas. It takes more time but the flavor is just better to me, especially for steaks, wings. Here is my  grill https://www.allpointsfps.com/crobm60-60-in-charcoal-charbroiler-crown-verity/?query=grill .It's definitely overkill for most backyards but it's a good example of a heavy duty charcoal setup. Ive got a big family though  so having that cooking space  actually work out pretty well for us.

[Tortoise]

What do you do in the rain?  Is it under a covered porch?

I enjoy using my Weber kettle, and agree it makes a difference with some foods, but I also enjoy the convenience of gas when it's a quick cook or I want the predictable heat of gas.

[Johnnymac]

What do you do in the rain?  Is it under a covered porch?

I enjoy using my Weber kettle, and agree it makes a difference with some foods, but I also enjoy the convenience of gas when it's a quick cook or I want the predictable heat of gas.

I think it's best to have a gas BBQ for convenience (like a micro wave or air fryer) but to have other options like charcoal/pellets/smoker for the times where you want to make something "special".

It gets to me when I see someone grilling some top quality meat in a poor fashion, especially if they aren't even optimizing what they currently have.  It's similar to when you see someone use top quality liquor for a mixed drink like a daiquiri.

[GreatBigAbyss]

I would have once agreed with you. 

After a couple of months of living with my pellet grill, and cooking on it about 4-5x a week, I can attest that it's really no less convenient than a gas grill.  It heats up in about the same amount of time (10 min and it's ready to cook on) at the push of a button, and it gets hot enough to grill burgers, steaks, pork chops, really all those weekday type meals. 

And then on the weekends, it's super easy to do the long, low and slow cooks.  I've done multiple cooks with ribs, pork butts (pulled pork) and brisket.  Heck, last weekend I made my own bacon out of a pork belly that I cured for a week. 

I AM going through an obscene amount of wood pellets, though.  The money I"m saving on gas driving the Prius, is going directly into the pellet grill and being burned, lol.

[Tortoise]

Yeah, except for really high temps for searing*, the automated pellet grill seems to be a great single solution.

Would you figure the pellet cost are around double a propane grill?

* I am sure it gets hot enough to be decent at searing, but a charcoal grill or my Weber with an extra searing grill is on another level.

[GreatBigAbyss]

Yeah, I would say that it's probably about double the cost of a propane grill. 

I'm using it a LOT, though.  Most weekday meals are cooked on it,  and then on the weekends I'll usually do a long cook.    The one time I did brisket, the pellet grill was on for about 18hrs.  It used a half bag of pellets just for that one piece of meat. 

[roadpanther]

What do you do in the rain?  Is it under a covered porch?

I enjoy using my Weber kettle, and agree it makes a difference with some foods, but I also enjoy the convenience of gas when it's a quick cook or I want the predictable heat of gas.

Mine stays under a covered patio, so rain usually isn't a problem. If it's really coming down sideways, I wait it out. I get the appeal of gas for quick weeknight cooks but I  still prefer the charcoal grill.