Charcoal vs Gas .. can you taste the difference?

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[@lepermessiah2011]

Hank Hill has left the chat room.

[@sethmellen1]

Hahaha bump

[@joshuakozee5719]

how can I come to comprehend this god tier meme@@sethmellen1

[@XXB4XX]

As much as I love Hank, this is where we will always disagree

[@0prahTV]

Taste the meat, not the heat I tell you hwat

[@NoName-zv9de]

Bwaaaaaaaaaaa!!!

[@4seasonsbbq]

I was a gas griller for years then I met my wife, her dad had a family get together and cooked the food on a charcoal grill, the next day I bought a charcoal grill and the gas grill just sat there till it rusted apart and I've never bought another one since and that was 24 years ago. Thanks Roel and keep up the great work.

[@wmcguire1979]

I sold my gas grill right after I bought my 22in Weber Kettle. I grill and smoke on that grill. It's so versatile. The flavor profiles are vastly different. Also, notice how the colors of the steaks are different. Propane steaks come out brown while the charcoal come out crimson.

[@mad_max21]

@@wmcguire1979 Hank dislikes this.

[@wmcguire1979]

hahahah. S5 Ep. 11@@mad_max21

[@vivictus7165]

Charcoal for flavor. Gas for convenience.

[@RobVarley]

I have gas, charcoal and pellets for super convenience.

[@iamthebroker]

Rob Varley lol. The point was gas is convenient. Charcoal and pellets just gives you a smoking option but both require more work than gas.... or did you just want to make the point you have 3 styles of BBQ. If so, tks for letting us know.

[@RobVarley]

@@iamthebroker I was saying that pellets are also super convenient. They're easier than gas for lots of things.

[@jessybwoy8677]

@@RobVarley exactly ! Pellet smoker is set-it-and-forget-it.

[@85irocz28]

If ur tasting coal ur grilling wrong u nasty

[@TaNgLeD2121]

Gas during the week after work... charcoal on my days off

[@sisenor4091]

Hmmmm!

[@mambobond]

TaNgLeD2121 this is my philosophy too. I add a smoker box to my gas grill though - definitely alters the taste a bit.

[@durell1986]

Agree

[@jerkforsure8387]

@74kjohnson if you have a pressure cooker, it'll give you a better 🥔.

[@aubreyroche5080]

Yep, Me too !

[@exxodas]

Charcoal just makes grilling more fun. More work to setup, more techniques to cook, more monitoring, more fuel options (different woods / charcoals), more maintenance, more cleaning, etc. The combination of these responsibilities and their many methods, just turns grilling into an art form that you can enjoy with your family.

[@topranked5465]

I would find it fun if I knew how to do it I suck at grilling with charcoal 😔 How did u learn?

[@exxodas]

Top Ranked I used to suck at it too. The trick is to not begin grilling until the coals start to turn grey, and to use the grill vents to control the temperature. Use an oven thermometer to carefully watch the grill temperature, and a meat thermometer to make sure the meat is cooked.

[@AirplaneFreak]

I found partly the opposite true. Propane is much more intensive to clean up since the grease gets all over the place and flares up constantly.

[@dmitrykarkov4747]

“Shut up” -Hank Hill, Strickland Propane

[@dmitrykarkov4747]

@@AirplaneFreak that’s right. And with clean-burning propane, you taste the meat, not the heat.

[@johnsim3722]

The red finish is because the charcoal grill is creating smoke, and that smoking process colours the meat red. I've had steaks done on a gas grill in the US that used "Lava Rocks" in it to give a better and smoky flavour, where the fat dripping smokes the meat. It worked really neatly. I've also had it where they used wood chips to also add a smoky flavour to gas grilled meats, which works too (although these were in different restaurants, and the lava rock one did better steaks). But then you can also add wood chips to a charcoal grill to get even more flavour to whatever you're cooking.

[@blackballs4796]

Hank had a heart attack watching him use charcoal

[@Johnny__Silver]

I participated in a charcoal, gas and electric test once with a large group. Electric was right out, charcoal vs gas had mixed results. In the end gas can be very good but nothing beats goods charcoal.

[@oldlincolnpipewelder]

I love this video because it proves that even the mightiest of all propane Grills can’t compare with a good old fashioned charcoal sear!

[@dnf8878]

Charcoal is for BBQ and grilling. Gas is just cooking outside.

[@Rinus1407]

Exactly

[@brandonsmith5673]

You’re literally cooking outside either way. 😂

[@zachattack83]

Brandon Smith but using gas is JUST cooking out side. You missed that part.

[@brandonsmith5673]

zachattack83, I didn’t miss anything. I stated a fact. 😆

[@phobos2k2]

@@brandonsmith5673 Hilarious bro! It's like, he made a statement using various subtle figurative meanings and you took them completely literally like somebody on the Autism spectrum! You should try stand up!

[@delsy8225]

I live in Sicily and wood and charcoal is always the best choice. Cant compare

[@vaazig]

Even on pizza. I can really taste the difference

[@Cd5ssmffan]

wood will always be better than charcoal, aged oak is very nice, there is a reason why alcohol is aged in the finest wood barrels

[@henman2445]

Your location is irrelevant

[@__oK__]

What wood you use in Sicily? In Finland I use birch without bark.

[@BAM85]

For that you don’t have to live in Sicily.

[@xtreemej7]

Charcoal, always seems to give me that little extra flavor as well. Gas is a easy way for a quicker meal, or food you want to keep at a exact temp. Also I can see gas being used on marinated foods.

[@jcarrandson]

I have always been a charcoal head, I live on my own and love to BBQ but lighting a charcoal grill seemed like such a waste and expense for a meal for one (most of the time) so really didn't BBQ that often. I just got a gas grill and modified it with lava rock, out of the 7 days I've had it I've BBQ'd 5 times just because it's so easy to turn on. I'll take the slight decrease in taste for convenience and a chance to BBQ more in the summer months. (I'll still keep my charcoal grill for hosting though)

[@MelissaLona]

That’s how I feel. Buying lighter fluid and charcoal constantly, the cleaning and dumping the charcoal is so much work. It’s just easier to get a gas grill but I definitely want that charcoal taste. I think I’m gonna get a dual grill so I can have options

[@__oK__]

@@MelissaLona Use Looftlighter, no taste of fluid and easy to operate. And I order big bag of charcoal at time. Yes, gas is easier but charcoal has more soul. But I understand that gas is more convenient.

[@surgie777]

Gas grills are so complicated, filling up propane, lighting the burners and worrying about leaks 😱 I go with electric grills ⚡️🫣

[@jcarrandson]

@@surgie777 Complicated? I get a new bottle of gas probably once a year at my usual petrol filling station, lighting the burners is the press of a button, and never once have I worried about leaks.

[@guerd87]

most of my cooking is done on my big flat plate blackstone style bbq. Sausages, Bacon, Eggs etc. But if I have time theres nothing like steak, burgers or sausages over coals

[@meauxjeaux431]

Don't need a taste test to already know this. Afficianos use charcoal (lump) for a reason. In spite of it being more of a hassle and takes more time, I use charcoal because it's authentic, the aroma , and the flavor. A good chef takes no shortcuts.

[@Legionary42]

brian pontiff I don’t trust a chef that hasn’t bred, raised, slaughtered and processed the cows himself, grown the feed, crossbred the plants, fertilized, plowed, and harvested the fields, pressed his own charcoal, mined and processed the metal ore and cast his own grill, created his own ignition devices and forged his own instruments. All else is trash.

[@bleezair]

Legionary42 this is now my life’s mission.

[@ukflyfisherman]

Closeups and video editing were amazing (as usual) Morrison 🎬

[@KFCGuard]

u just want your comment to be pinned dont ya? 😆

[@morrisonhulshof3224]

Thanks bro!

[@mogarcia9755]

@@morrisonhulshof3224 Buddy without you thier is no video, hope you got some food.

[@ukflyfisherman]

@@KFCGuard The close ups were great, but he got no food 🥩

[@KFCGuard]

@@ukflyfisherman I know man I was kidding ofc I feel bad for him all that hard work and he got no food

[@THConnoisseur]

Obviously charcoal but i still watch

[@lukelambert4595]

Me too

[@0815BBQ]

Too cool to see the edited version of that funny afternoon 👍🏻

[@AlteEiche]

I mostly did it on gas, but always put a handfull of woodchips on the grates for a little bit of smoke flavor.

[@hassanjamal4212]

Aren't woodchip toxic

[@BBQJOE]

Love these types of comparisons videos. Thx for sharing.

[@ManCaveMeals]

The difference between charcoal and gas on flavor is WHY i got into what I am doing now. My wife and I used to cook everything on a gas grill. I decided to cook steaks for dinner one night on charcoal and she immediately asked me what I did differently, so I told her. She told me we could get rid of the gas grill after that.

[@torresserg]

While I agree with your statement; a gas grill is good to have around for cooking hot dogs and hamburgers, for something like child's birthday party. You can get the gas grill up to cooking temp without having to mess around with a hot chimney around unruly kids and get right to cooking.

[@ManCaveMeals]

@@torresserg I agree there are some conveniences about gas grills. I am just not willing to sacrifice the flavor to cook on one. Fortunately I don't have kids to worry about running around my grill deck :)

[@UGOkilleth]

Did you use to sell propane and propane accessories?

[@CycoWarriorx]

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[@cannonball7984]

UGO l

[@alistairclifton1286]

As a South African, the only way to cook is charcoal on a braai! Lekker man:)

[@taloz1121]

Lekker poes bru!

[@rickboisdeau53]

I would lime to see the test again but with normal taste testers and not meat experts.

[@nickmacnl]

Yeah, I was thinking the same. I'm sure on a modern semi-professional grill like a Napoleon or Weber, then on short (time), cooked meats like beef burgers or steaks then a 'normal', person would not be able to taste the differnce if the food was oooked perfectly on gas or charcoal. There seemed to be a slight cooking temp difference between the two grills and the experts used their keen sence of smell as much as taste...

[@nickmacnl]

For longer cooks, I think the taste differnce would be bigger.

[@goto7320]

Ok, You just wanted to be there, admit it!

[@smzslider]

Anyone with a good sense of taste and smell can tell the difference.

[@abbsabbs8610]

I have a Weber gas grill and smoker box with pellets chips and this makes a massive smoke difference, get the gas and smoke box going then food in and you got lots of wood smoke👍🏾

[@LifeisGood-ye8rl]

What is the point of cooking a steak on propane grill? I may as well cook it on cast iron and have the benefit of butter pasting the steak which increase the flavor. At least with charcoal you get the smoky flavor embed it into the steak.

[@exodous02]

Gas grills are just so much easier. You should do a comparison with gas and electric. I think electric might come in second behind Charcoal.

[@SmokyRibsBBQ]

Great comparison Roel! Charcoal all day for me :D

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[@grillfanandi5932]

Well, I have never been able to test the direct difference, but I have always wondered, and almost believed that on well-known grill channels it is always rock-solidly claimed that you can taste no difference at all between the two variants. Most people say heat is heat and the meat etc. doesn't matter where it comes from and the aroma comes from the smoke that rises (burned fat). I've been grilling on charcoal for ages with various devices, currently I have a monolith, and have driven well with it so far. Unfortunately the heating up and especially the cooling down takes quite a long time so I was almost ready to buy a small gas grill for the fast steak in the evening for 2 persons. Your video is just right for me. So I drop the idea, luckily because I didn't know where to put the part anyway. Instead, I'm going to buy myself a small handy rocket stove with a grill top. Many thanks for the very informative video. I like to be on this channel, so on. Güße aus dem sonnigen Land Brandenburg

[@nathanferguson9990]

Charcoal is just cooler. Burning some wood and you can get some smoky-ness going at the same time. Charcoal for the win!

[@tonyclifton3661]

Why am I watching a video, the whole world already knows the answer to?

[@jdubdoubleu]

Stove top!!

[@riosecco4142]

Next comparison should be charcoal briquettes vs wood

[@Badfilms6784]

Wood would win. I have to say I have done the lump charcoal vs gas on a really big batch of chicken and I could hardly taste the difference. But, when high heat is needed (like searing a steak) charcoal gets hotter, but wood adds flayyyyyvvvvooorrrr!

[@jeremiahhuntley4017]

Maybe make it briquettes vs wood vs lump charcoal

[@TheNeoModd]

That would be interesting yes

[@jmoeshe9947]

In Argentina the of the beef nobody use no charcoal and no gas only wood.

[@BillHartCooks.]

I can taste the difference but, I like to blur the line... I use a smoke box on my gas grill. I can get a nice red smoke ring on the gas grill. To me I use Gas on a weeknight when I have to get a meal ready very fast. And Charcoal or sticks when I have time to enjoy the process.

[@MartinBeijering]

Did you guys test the option with gas and the cast iron charcoal and smoker tray to see if that works? If no, can you guys d a test like that? That could potentially be the best of both worlds.

[@easetres8664]

Why does Marcus look like the guy from scary movie two the guy in the wheel chair 😂😂

[@robertrodgers1423]

Two things: control the variables better, i.e. keep cooking temps the same between the grills; second, give sample A to person 1 and sample B to person 2 then after they've tasted all samples have them comment. That will create some debate until they realize they tasted alternatively to one another. Thanks for sharing.

[@TheMasterOfTheFrets]

My only reason for liking propane more is that people buy terrible charcoal and forget to season more often. But when done right, it's hard to beat

[@orangetuono38]

We use our gas grill many times per week as an outdoor kitchen. I throw the smoker box stuffed with hickory, mesquite or olive twigs to give the smokey aroma, as a substitute. For full primal I crack out the smoker then reverse sear on the gas grill. Just some options. In the taste tests you had the testers schnauzs inches from the meat. That smokey aroma is a Pavlovian trigger.

[@timchew2814]

Charcoal is the only way prehistoric man never said light the propane. I still use wood too that flavor is everything,

[@minarovich]

💯

[@Yugenvxl]

I agree

[@richdouche8253]

Agreed, the point to grilling is flavor. Sure gas is more efficient, but so is a stove.

[@KingYang05]

8 Cameramen disliked this video. 😂

[@CutieMicchan]

Each cameraman gathered 9 friends and became 80 total

[@snipesenterprise]

Charcoal/ wood over here! I do have a small gas grill but it's just for convenience since I don't like using a stove to cook any meat.

[@JeffSpehar-ov1cn]

Charcoal any day of the week. Gas you may as well cook in the kitchen.

[@MAKExEVIL]

Clearly the gas grill wasn't adding any smoke flavor to the meat which is why it lost. You should try this again, but smoke it on the gas grill as well.

[@Drew-Dastardly]

Isn't the whole point of BBQ grilling the smoky taste from the coals? Gas grilling I may as well do in my kitchen with the gas stove/oven. The kitchen has a door straight into my back garden.

[@elbob17]

No. Definitely not the whole point.

[@zbj4240]

Hank Hill: "So Pitmaster X, you have chosen death."

[@glenberman873]

I love your videos. I was wondering if you have ever used Coconut charcoal for standard grilling like in a kettle or even a Komodo? I am told it burns for many hours, very hot (1k deg.) and little smoke. Can you do a review? I’m aware there are several companies that produce this as well Napoleon! Thank you! Keep the videos coming! I love them. Thank you!

[@daviddingli7477]

Charcoal or wood, I prefer cooking over wood coals , thanks for a very funny post, cheers

[@macbenzo1677]

Charcoal all day gas grill you might as well put the steak on the Freakin stove top.

[@roflstomps324]

Yeah, I agree. I don't get why you would even own one. Why not just use the oven broiler? It's the same thing.

[@JETZcorp]

Switching from the stovetop to the gas grill was a giant improvement. For one thing, the gas grill takes about 1/4 the time of a broiler, nevermind charcoal. And you can get a sear without setting off the overzealous smoke alarm and making the house 105 degrees in the Summer. Plus I can use the same grill out camping, and it uses the same gas that all the other camping stuff does.

[@cayman9873]

Your cooking in the heat above the flame just like charcoal. Not on a pan

[@Barneyrubble241]

Always Charcoal. I just bought 180lbs. It goes on sale every year on Memorial Day. This year it was Royal Oak on sale at Wal Mart 36lbs for $8.88. I'm good for the year now since I still had 50lbs of Kingsford left over from last year. Now all I have to buy is the meat and some starter cubes and I'm chillin and grillin like a villain!!

[@highlightedreply8838]

dude on the left is SOOOOO outta control happy ..he is getting free food right now ...especially between all the eye rolling

[@gardini100]

my weber kettle does it all

[@dlambert9846]

Always wood or charcoal

[@marcelaushamburg]

I love the *Sizzle Zone* on my Napoleon. It is great! If you want steak on a gas. You can't go below that. It is very close to charcoal, but it is ready in minutes. I have a Weber One Touch as well.

[@damonwebb813]

Do you grill entirely on the sizzle zone/infrared entirely or do you do the sear and move it to the grill( and if yes- then burner side or non heated) to finish it off ?

[@marcelaushamburg]

@@damonwebb813 First I sizzle it for a few minutes to sear it. Mostly 1,5 minutes (90° turn after 45 seconds for the pattern) on one side and then 1,5 minutes the other side. After that I put steak inside the grill for about 5 to 10 minutes. I use a thermometer to get it on point. Indirect heat.

[@damonwebb813]

@@marcelaushamburg thank you, I had a cuisinart with a infrared side burner, and that's what I did too Found the sear was very good See the Napoleon gas grill now has a charcoal tray option So I was wondering how much better was the charcoal vs infrared burner

[@marcelaushamburg]

@@damonwebb813 The Napoleon is really great. On my charcoal Weber I make a bullseye and use a searing grate. After that I put it in indirect heat. Same principle.

[@owenthomas5876]

Thanks for the video, I always use charcoal but have always wondered about gas

[@Raider7779311]

I believe King of the Hill answered this question years ago.

[@vinstinct]

Taste the meat, not the heat.

[@cloudsstar]

@@vinstinct always found that funny as most propane bbqs burn hotter then charcoal with charcoal the meat only sees the heat for searing you dont slow cook over propane. you cant tell me you would rather have propane ribs over slow smoked ribs

[@o15523]

I'm pretty sure Hank just used propane because he sold propane... There was even an episode where he used charcoal and liked it and felt guilty.

[@vinstinct]

I'm a huge charcoal fan. However I do is gas often because it's quicker, and cleanup is easier.

[@Raider7779311]

@@o15523 that was the joke, the family was sneaking around to cook with charcoal as to not upset Hank. Yes he did prefer it to propane, but kept it on the downlow.

[@PMPBBQ]

Charcoal imparts a much different flavor profile than gas. Wood fire in my opinion is always better, Good comparison video.

[@PMPBBQ]

also wood imparts a smoky flavor that gas grills don't.

[@scott1564]

Cooked on both for many, many years and it isn't that much different. A good gas grill works well.

[@ladysnake8449]

My father throughout so many years even to this day still uses charcoal only when it comes to grilling. And yes it brings more flavor when it comes to the all that hard work.

[@lenmajuskin]

I got this for my husband for Christmas! He loves it!

[@michaelmarquez2938]

Charcoal is better for sure😋

[@official_hank_hill]

Propane is the god of grilling, end of discussion

[@bigkmoviesandgames]

With propane you don't get the rich smoky flavor.

[@victorgrootbramel9466]

Dit vroeg ik mij al heel lang af fijn dat je er een video van maakt

[@rockyp3917]

Instead of guessing which one is which. You should have asked the guests which one tastes better and then reveal which one it was. Then they could have built on the difference in flavours

[@DonnaDoveWinters]

Is this even a comparison? Who, besides Hank Hill, would say the propane tastes better?

[@Keith2XS]

Same. I never met a person who prefers the taste of a gas grill.

[@LXW-Arts]

I mean if you cook a food on a grill with gas its just regular cooking the same as if you were inside. Charcoal is more natural and adds to the flavor of meat.

[@cayman9873]

99 percent of people can not tell the difference ..

[@richardharris8399]

It's a trick question...I almost always cook with wood. I've got a 50 yr old red oak that's constantly shedding and since I live in central ga I always have pecan limbs in my yard. I don't use gas but I occasionally use charcoal if it's been rainy; charcoal will help the wet wood dry out. BUT there's no flavor like wood smoke.

[@PhallacyAran]

What was the brand on that knife he used to cut the steaks?

[@jruss9109]

Obviously just charcoal, easy enough to fill the chimney and light with a torch. Think some people are just lazy

[@Soussmeboules]

Well gas is just faster. It's for people who don't want to wait, but you lose on taste. Charcoal on the other side you have to wait. For me it's perfect to drink my beers and Pastis with buddies, until charcoal has reached the adequate temperature. This is taste over time, and that's the way I prefer.

[@hmpeter]

Well, as a city dweller, I can't legally light up a charcoal grill. The gas one I can use right on my balcony. When I have a choice, I go for the charcoal one though!

[@jonathanlangford4291]

@@hmpeter What stupid city do you live in?

[@Soussmeboules]

@@hmpeter Yes that's very true. In most appartment Charcoal grills are forbidden. I have the chance to be allowed to use charcoal on my appartment but it is rarely accepted indeed.

[@Soussmeboules]

@@jonathanlangford4291 In most cities in Europe this is the rule for example. Or depending of what material is made your building of, you may be allowed to use charcoal or not in you balcony.

[@KFCGuard]

I strongly advise you to NOT to put your sausage on the BBQ 😂😂

[@lordelectron6591]

Lenny face intensifies hehehehe

[@rastamanralph6670]

I've got a brand new gas bbq but I like to smoke my food with willow for flavour and you just can't do that with gas, or can you? I am a bbq king and have had the gas bbq for over 2 years but haven't wanted to use it because of the taste.

[@NewVenari]

What about gas grills with a smoke tube?

[@simonpark1797]

You could of give them the gas one twice at the end to see if they could really tell atm it’s a 50 / 50 with the smell

[@saadgb8513]

stfu gas boy

[@tibbeatjshm]

It could be a IS execute movie without the orange suit. ony this one has a happy end😂 nice!🙋🏻‍♂️

[@aneesaahmed211]

Your an idiot

[@aneesaahmed211]

What's this got to do with IS. SHITHEAD

[@tibbeatjshm]

Adam Ahmed did you even watched it before youre response? 2 man kneeling with a blindfold. And a guy with a knife behind. Its a joke!! Apparently you have no sense of humor?

[@JSeguin-og]

I had a gas grill and a pellet grill. Bought a charcoal grill last year and sold the gas grill. Now, I mostly use the charcoal for cooking at hi temperature, and the pellet is for the low and slow cooking. I find that the taste is top notch on both pellet and charcoal compared tot he gas, and that is why I got rid of the gas grill. It might be a more convenient choice for a quick cook during the work week but, I rather take the time and maybe eat a little later and really appreciate my meal. With that said, if my kids were still in there teens and had school work, lunches and... you know a school week like we had in the past, I might have kept the gas grill because, it is faster and a more convenient cooking choice during the week.

[@MossyMozart]

How does the degree of fats within steak/burger/poultry foods contribute to the cooking and taste? And briquets/lighter fluid vs hardwood lump charcoal/starter chimney?

[@shawntl]

The camera man is so abused lol loved the show

[@kalebeyond8579]

Gas grills are just more convenient that's all. Flavor is better on charcoal or wood grills hands down😎🍻🤙🏽

[@bobfitzgibbon6822]

Great video. I have often been asked this question and I totally agree with your expert opinions. From now on when my friends ask the question I will show them your video. Well done...thank you.

[@1_lens_view]

For normal grilling (I.e., not intentionally smoking), lump charcoal gives a nice smokiness on its own, without the need for wood. It’s easy to tell it’s not gas. Also, the much higher temps achievable with lump gives a totally different char flavor. I am not as convinced about briquettes. Briquettes seem closer to gas in that I don’t notice much flavor in either. I guess my charcoal palate is not as refined.

[@AlbakrySalehuddin]

How about doing the same test but with nonexperts, can the "casual" eaters tell the difference

[@GainingDespair]

Most likely charcoal grills have a smoking effect on the meat which you can taste, I've used propane grills for 10 years than after a move I couldn't afford to buy a new one and got a charcoal grill as a temp and I was amazed how well the food tastes. I think if anything it would be the smoke that folks could taste if you added a smoke box to a propane grill to help add that flavor than I could see it becoming very hard if not impossible for casuals to tell the difference.

[@2148738]

I think there were plenty of leftovers for Morrison!

[@Captain_Dark]

Where is hank hill at?

[@meauxjeaux431]

After watching this video he went into hiding. and I don't blame him. He needs to #WALKAWAY

[@Captain_Dark]

@@meauxjeaux431 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@martinl1427]

What about a gas grill with smoke box?

[@PyroShim]

I love my gas grill because it is quicker to prepare. Open two valves, click the piezo starter and you're good to go. I do agree that charcoal has a different taste though.

[@MrEaf1974]

I wonder if you can duplicate the flavour of the charcoal grill by adding a smoker box to the gas grill 🧐🧐🧐

[@JoMamasHouse]

Erwin Frederiks I think you can come close, but you would taste the flavor of the smoke not really the direct heat combustion flavor. A different example is a electric smoker compared to a gas smoker. The electric wood chips smolder but not combust, where the wood burns but not smolders in a gas fueled cooker. Plus the smoke ring is in the gas and not electric. I have done this test before and I was rather surprised.

[@Algotope]

Ive tried both but i really prefer charcoal. The gas box doesnt really give enough flavour

[@siniquezu]

It's not just the smoke from the wood that creates the flavor. There's also the fat from the meat that drips onto the coal and creates additional flavor

[@rm5282]

@@siniquezu true, the fat drippings do impart flavor but fat from meat cannot produce wood flavor. That has to come from the wood.

[@JohnnyElihue]

If they are talking about different temperatures. Shouldn't the grills have been temperature matched?

[@Pertamax7-HD]

Nice touch

[@GerrikSchlang]

Very funny Video 👍🥩👏🏽 . Grüße aus dem Rheinland

[@Fancyweasel621]

Hot sausage and blind folds? Am I watching KZbin or...

[@Captain_Dark]

Oh no 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Metzger23]

And hinting handcuffs

[@michaelmcmillan1116]

By far one of the best videos I've ever seen you do and all your videos are awesome. Loved the experiment and it was so cool to have people who knew their way around a BBQ to judge.

[@MylesZ06]

omg... hahah. 2 blindfolded men, with a person behind pulling a blade out xD. Looking like an execution haha. Great vid!

[@muvico1]

It is called CHAR coal for a reason .

[@hypersoniclightningfast1422]

Gas is like Coca-Cola Zero... CHARCOAL all the way!!!!!!!

[@joeydoesthings4955]

Good comparison. I like Coke Zero and drink it if it’s in the fridge, but I prefer regular Coke.

[@lorenzonegrisolo8493]

Awesome video as always! Keep it up man!

[@pavelow235]

I feel like this question will plague humanity forever. It has too much complexities to be ever fully answered.

[@donhughes8465]

Charcoal for when you have time to go for the very best flavour. Gas for convenience. For me Gas is good, but charcoal is better for flavour. But if you want to grill outside often in the summer, Gas has its application...

[@ahmedferoze3335]

There is no comparison, food/ meat cooked on a charcoal grill tastes way much better than gas grill

[@Fishster]

That was not the conclusion of this blind taste test.

[@Fishster]

@Mike Smith. Quite so. It certainly wasn’t that it was ‘way much better’. I also suspect that if the gas grill was at a more comparable temperature (so that a similar Maillard effect was achieved) that the difference would have been even less. The convenience of gas especially in rain or snow should not be underestimated!

[@ahmedferoze3335]

@Mike Smith I think you are missing the point here, Gas vs Charcoal, which one tastes better not with anything else and even by trying to musk the taste with wood chips or what not, people who are really into BBQ? can always tell the difference, there will always be a bland aftertaste of the gas. And thanks for the invitation, I'll take a raincheck on that for living probably half way around the world from you :) :) LOL

[@juergenjay2u]

have you ever tried a gas beefer (up to about 800 deg. celsius) - absolutely great outer and perfect searing of inner @ absolutely predictable timing / 10 mins preheat @max, 90 secs each side 3 - 4 1/2 mins rest (according to preferred doneness) 30 secs each side finishing and 1 min rest - done - perfect steak

[@LUCKO2022]

Boy Howdy, these guys aren't right. Hank Hill would be super mad. He sells Propane and Propane accessories.

[@diceflawless9115]

Gas grills are for suburb, vegan "grillers". Real grillers use coal and wood

[@DANVIIL]

I use both but prefer my Kamado Joe when I have the time vs the gas Weber.

[@nunyadambidnis2274]

Charcoal grill the fire goes out too fast

[@epicty3607]

I grill with both but charcoal is DEFINITELY the better choice when it comes to ribs.

[@Derek-ld4kn]

I have both on my deck and my saying to people goes; "That grill is for burgers and hotdogs (point at gas grill) and THAT grill (charcoal Weber) is for the real shit," lol!

[@NikoBellaKhouf]

Suburb what? What kind of dumb ass statement is that?

[@MrGabeHernandez]

I prefer charcoal for the flavor but mostly it comes down to time. Gas is simply more convenient to fire up and get the food cooking. If I could get a charcol grill going as fast and consistent as gas, I'd be all over it.

[@HeavyMetalMike]

Use gas to light your coals/starters. I use a blow torch and am up and running in no time.

[@handcannon1388]

I believe that a company called Barbecue Dragon has a product called the "Chimney of Insanity". The charcoalchimney has a port for a small fan - this rig supposedly will have the coals ready in about 5 minutes.

[@jmh4ggg]

I was looking for the music you've played at the end of the video. I've clicked the link, signed up, and theres nowhere to access those instrumentals.

[@zeusdawg72]

If you use charcoal it should give a sight smoke favor specially since you used lump charcoal. I would like to see a video to see the difference between lump and pressed charcoal. Also try non dry-aged meats. Keep up the great videos.