Sunday, April 19, 2009

Gas Barbecue Versus Traditional - Let Your Taste Tell You

By Frank Froggatt

Everybody loves a good barbecue because there's just something about it that gets your blood pumping and your taste buds watering. Unless you have the capabilities of cooking over a campfire, there's a multitude of different types of barbecue grills available for you and your preferences as to what barbecue you like will dictate which barbecue you buy. Lots of people like the taste that comes from a charcoal grill while other people enjoy the ease of use that gas grill can provide.

Options for Your Gas Grill

Gas barbecue grills primarily use propane is fuel and are very simple to operate with just the touch of a button and a few temperature controls. Another great thing about using gas is that your hands don't get dirty and it doesn't take long to get a really tasty barbecue going, during a busy week that is a real bonus.Gas grills give you such good control the temperature that you don't have to worry about your food cooking unevenly as you often do on charcoal fires.

Built-in bbq grill options sometimes use natural gas for its cooking source but this is only an option when your home is heated using natural gas. A really great thing about the natural gas option if it is available to you, is the fact that you don't have to go and fill your propane tanks that you do with a regular gas grill. There is a small drawback to using gas grills, as some of the heating parts have a tendency to break down after a while and need replaced. You can pretty much count on the fact that your valves, temperature controls, and even igniters will eventually need to be replaced at some point in time.

Options for Your Charcoal Grill

In my own opinion, as a barbecue expert, I truly enjoyed the distinct flavor that charcoal adds to my meats and other foods that I throw on the grill, and I truly feel it is worth the extra effort in cleaning up the ashes and getting the fire lighted.Another added benefit is that most of your charcoal barbecue grills don't have extra parts that are going to have to be replaced.Charcoal is for the most part pretty cheap, it is pretty dirty though but you never have to worry about leaking gas or filling up your propane tanks.

Portability

If you like the barbecue when you're camping or tailgating or just going on picnics, you really want to act about buying a barbecue grill that is transportable. They make some pretty nice charcoal grills and gas grill options that are very portable and which you can take virtually anywhere. When you're in the market for a barbecue grill you're just going to have to let your budget and your taste buds guide you.

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