Something primeval

Professur said:
I'd need a snowblower to dig mine out. I stop using it when I can't get to it without a shovel.
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All I can say Prof, is that doesn't happen here:

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but it's a dry heat

l8r I'm off too the store in search of dead animal
flesh for dinner


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Only if it will fit on one of the three cars I currently own

Truth is, I've switched over to this stuff

it rocks

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I fired up the gas grill today. Damn shame, there was no snow to melt. 40* F (6*C?) and toasty warm, with only a little wind. Charcoal pwns, but I don't have time to gather kindling on a weeknight. I almost ended up doing it though, since the propane tank was gettin' low. I made it last for tonight, but next weekend I'm going to the hardware store and getting some more.
 
If I'm anywhere near a real charcoal grill, I like to use a combination of lump charcoal and soaked hickory chunks. I've used Royal Oak most recently because it's abundant around here. BTW, if you're looking for information on lump charcoal, I just found this amazing site. :thumbup:

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Shipping costs on a race car hood from NYC to Ari-by God-zona would be a fortune...
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Certainly true. I paid more than $150 to have it shipped from North Carolina to NYC, more than the item itself cost me on eBay. :rolleyes:
 
Professur said:
I'd need a snowblower to dig mine out. I stop using it when I can't get to it without a shovel.
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That's why God created garages. I use mine year round, admittedly, less so in th eheart of winter because it takes longer (even the fire gets chilled)...virtuallly daily during spring, summer & autumn.
 
Winky said:
but it's a dry heat

l8r I'm off too the store in search of dead animal
flesh for dinner


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Why go that far? just take a walk on the street and you can come up with a good road kill....
 
Do none of you use actual wood to make your fires? Over here it's more common to use a hardwood to build the fire and the braai once it's been reduced to coals.

Except when we do potjie, then it's coals all the way.
 
Inkara1 said:
Nothing beats the taste of cooking it over charcoal... or oak wood. That said, gas grills are a lot more convenient. They're ready to go in five minutes, instead of half an hour or so with the coals.
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But you'll miss two very important things...heat and flavor. You can try as you like, but you'll never get a gas grill anywhere near the upper temps of a charcoal grill. You won't get that smokey flavor either...without resorting to "liquid smoke" :sick:...My number one pet peeve, though, is this...If you don't have the time, WTF start a charcoal grill anyway?
 
Oh, I know you won't get the same flavor as over charcoal. But it's still better than the oven.
 
I'll agree with Inkys premise. A gas grill is better than an Amana. However, I do not & will not ever buy a gas grill. Should we receive one as a gift, it'll make a damned nice planter.
 
Inkara1 said:
Oh, I know you won't get the same flavor as over charcoal. But it's still better than the oven.
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Interestingly, mine has a tray for wood chips (I like hickory, Dara likes mesquite). If you're creative enough, a gas grill is fine. :shrug:
 
chcr said:
Interestingly, mine has a tray for wood chips (I like hickory, Dara likes mesquite). If you're creative enough, a gas grill is fine. :shrug:
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But that's the point, innit? That, and you can be much more creative with a good lump charcoal and some fruit, or nut wood than you ever can be with a gas grill. The only thing a gas grill has going for it is time.
 
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