Do you prefer natural gas, charcoal or propane?

[Keeper12]

Which type of grill do you have and which do you prefer? We used to have a charcoal grill, then switched to propane.

I think it depends on what I'm grilling. I prefer hamburgers and steak on a charcoal grill, but fish and chicken on propane.

[Bird]

We live in a total electric home now; no natural gas in this area. So we have a propane grill. It's been quite a few years since I used charcoal, although I liked it when we did. But in Oct. 1968, we bought a little house that had a very small natural gas grill at the edge of the patio. We liked it well enough that when we bought a new and slightly larger home in 1972, I had the gas company install a bigger natural gas grill with a rotisserie at the edge of the patio. And when we moved up in home sizes again in 1977, I had the gas company install a new grill there, also. So for over 20 years we lived in homes (3 different homes) that had natural gas grills and that would be my first choice.

[Chiquita]

I used to use charcoal, but too much work for my taste. I now have a fantastic propane gas grill. If I run out of gas, there are like four places to get it within five minutes of my house. If you want a smoky flavor, you can always add wood chips.

[ShirleyJean]

Charcoal all the way. I love the way charcoal flavors anything I am cooking on the grill. Natural gas is okay, but charcoal adds a "smokey" flavor that screams "BBQ".

ShirleyJean

[dapoppa]

So many threads, too little time.

For years I used a small Hibachi, they were cheap to buy and didn't need much charcoal. I liked the taste a lot more than with gas. The last several grills we had were gas, now we have none outside. We do have a George Foreman we use once in awhile. Unlike the outside grill though it has to be cleaned after every use to avoid attracting unwanted bugs or critters.

Update - we found a cheapie grill at WalMart last week. Brings back memories. Much nicer taste than using gas. Yes it takes longer to get it going, but I took a #10 can, used a "church key" to put holes around one side, and removed the end. Fill it with charcoal, add some lighter fluid and I have good hot coals in a half hour.

[2LaneCruzer]

I have a Big Green Egg and I really like it.