There is something about charcoal that is head and shoulders above gas, IMO. I use the stack cannister with newspaper underneath to heat the brickets, thus avoiding the lighter fluid taste.
We’re actually beginning a “discussion” right now about a back-yard redesign. I’m pushing for staying with a portable charcoal weber…wife wants a built-in gas BBQ. She claims she would bbq if we had one. I never saw her use the previous portable gas unit we had. It will be interesting to see how this discussion ends up. 🙂
I just have the cheap $100 Weber Gold, can’t stomach the thought of paying several hundred more dollars for something that does the same thing. Only drawback to my unit is that it can only cook about 8-10 burgers at a time. But on the rare times I need to cook more, we just wheel a neighbors’ over and have two grills going. Shoot, I could even buy a second grill and still only have $200 invested!
