The best part about grilling is the smokey flavor from coals or wood. All you’re getting from a Propane grill is high heat and grill marks. Save your time and your money just use a George Foreman or some sht.
Dudes who refuse to step foot into their kitchen but pride themselves on grilling with Propane in the summer are a special breed.
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The best part of grilling is having everyone around while you do it. An outdoor grill is an amazing way to get everyone together for food without banishing someone to the kitchen or all cramping into the tiny room.
Here I’ll meet you halfway, natural gas line coming out of the house to the grill. /s
I’m old and owned a lot private property and used to scrap.
If you’ve never heated your lunch on a 50s c10 engine block while the tiller warms up, you haven’t lived.
Both have a purpose.
Quick grilling on work nights.
Slow grilling on weekends.
Has OP ever grilled indoors? Is their kitchen the stickiest, grimiest location ever.
You obviously don’t cook in the kitchen very much. Where I live the summertime temperatures can hit 35-40C. Cooking dinner in the kitchen with your oven during these temperatures makes your house almost unliveable
Next are you going to tell me I can’t use my Blackstone either?
So, there is a way to cook with any type of gas that can mimic or, dare I say, improve upon cooking with coals. All you need is two small pans. Fill one with water and the other with wood. End result is tender, smoke infused meat. Plus, grilling gets all the unwanted fat off.
I just like the minimal clean-up time of grilling.
OR they dont have central air or air conditioning and dont want to add the extra heat to the house. Heat that isnt likely to dissipate until well into the evening.
OR maybe they just enjoy being outside and being able to cook a meal and enjoy it outside.
You said it yourself, the point is the high heat. I can’t get a good sear on my steak cause I’ll set off the smoke alarm.
It feels cooler drinking suds outside by the grill than in my kitchen
Don’t sleep on high heat. Cooking a steak on a propane BBQ is going to be a hell of a lot different than using the broiler or the cast iron inside. “Might as well”? Sure, you can be a snob and cook on coal or use a smoker — those are great. But coal is a whole endeavor with all kinds of negatives
Like to keep the house cool in the summer, chief.
I don’t want the whole fucking house to smell like seared beef or steak for the next few days. That’s also why I don’t deep fry inside
That boy ain’t right
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I grill with gas, lots of flame touching the meat, searing it, fat dripping off creating lots of flames and smoke. I get very nice smokey results and perfect sears.
I’ve always used lump charcoal, the ritual, the flavor, the fire.
Love it. But I’m not joining you, propane’s still a cookout. Why you gotta get all high and smoky about it?
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you’re really trying to piss off Hank Hill
>The best part about grilling is the smokey flavor from coals or wood
That can be a good part of grilling. But the best part of a big propane grill is the convenience.
Personally I never do steaks on a grill. I sous vide and sear on cast iron or my blackstone to get a good crust fast. Burgers on the blackstone as well, smash burgers are superior.
The grill is mainly for when I want to cook a bunch of brats, hot dogs, or chicken at the same time. Its also good for keeping the mess outside.
Stove tops on and oven on = high inside temp. Greasy patties, chicken, or literally anything stove top makes the house smell like a cinco de mayo kitchen. So yeah I’m gonna cook outside. Less mess to clean, house smells great, and everyone can hang while you cook. Make some friends loser.
Taste the meat, not the heat
If I’m drinking beers with my buddies on a summer night and we start grilling, and one of them says ewww propane might as well go in side, they getting a vegan burger
If I’m grilling chicken or a fat steak, yeah, I’ll break out the weber. They benefit from the extra flavor from the coals or wood.
Most of the time I’m grilling hotdogs or hamburgers. They cook up quick, so they’re not getting any extra flavor from the coals or wood.
Or if I’m charring some peppers or corn, yeah they’re going on the gas grill.
Gas grill is fired, hot and ready for grilling in 5 minutes. Afterwards, cleanup is minimal and I don’t have to tend smoldering embers.
I like smoke. The point though is the open flame kissing the food. If you don’t want a mess or don’t have a super dedicated set up that can handle the grease & smoke generated by that then it goes on the grill regardless of the heat source
I’m just waiting for the guy who cooks over a wood-fueled campfire to weigh in.
I can fit heaps more on my out door grill than I can on a pan. You didn’t think this out did you lol.
I’m a charcoal person, BUT you are wrong on this. If you have any sense of smell, you get a LOT of flavor from a propane grill. The high heat and fat rendering triggers the Maillard reaction—which produces hundreds of flavor compounds associated with grilled food. It’s not all about the wood. Is charcoal superior ? Of course. Is propane (or natural gas) grilling better than a flat top or sauté pan ? Of course.
I feel like your opinion wouldn’t sound so unpopular if you didn’t sound like an asshole saying it 🤷♂️
I have a smoker, charcoal and propane. I’m going to smoke a butt and grill some ribs this weekend. I also made burgers Tuesday night on the propane. Kick rocks
Lol,
So your opinion is that Direct exposure to Flame is the same as heated coil.
Also smoke exists.
Dangit Bobby. Propane and Propane Accessories are as American as they get, I tell you what.
Dangit bobby!!!!!
My dad says butane’a a bastard gas.
One of the worst ones I have ever seen on here. People want the flame to food contact that grilling can provide. Can’t get that indoors buddy.
Fully agree. I’m team charcoal til the day I die. I like the work that goes into it. Kind of therapeutic.
See you’re tasting the heat. When you cooking on a clean burning source like sweet lady propane, you taste the meat not the heat.
Those blacktop grills (Blackstone?) are propane right? I’ve never eaten a better burger than one cooked on those.
Feels like less of an opinion and more of an attack on Hank Hill. Everyone in the comments has excellent points
Yes fuck propane. My grill is on natural gas homie. (It’s old as fuck but works pretty good)
Grills can get hotter than ovens and stoves, you can cook more food at once, you have no pans or sheet trays to clean, and you don’t make your house smell like meat and smoke.
Taste the meat not the heat!
I have a propane bbq and use it all the time.
I use wood chips too, so while I can’t exactly smoke food, I can give it a lot of smoke flavor. OP is just factually incorrect.
Gas grills still have flavor bars to generate smoke when the drippings fall on them
You don’t really get that with indoor systems.
I also like my BBQ because my kitchen kinda sucks. It has a stovetop on an island with a downdraft instead of a proper hood. So generating smoke indoors is an issue because the downdraft is ineffective at its job
I use charcoal for my outdoor bbq but man the set up time can be annoying af. Considering getting a gas bbq for ease
Grilling is easier, faster, less clean up, won’t heat up the house, and no grease spatter in the kitchen.
Added benefits of just being outside with the kids and the dog while I do it or maybe enjoy a cigar or read while hanging out in a patio chair near the grill.
The best part of grilling with propane is cooking a steak without smoking up the whole house. I also like not having to wait an hour for my grill to be ready to cook
this boy aint right
i tell you what
This is a terrible take. I have a propane grill and try to use it as much as possible because it is far easier to clean than cooking inside. I also have a sensitive fire alarm and can’t sear a steak inside without setting it off.
The open flame of the propane grill still gives the meat flavor that cooking on a stove can’t. And many grills have flavorizer bars that heat up and vaporize the drippings, which then rise up and flavor the meat.
Stoves also don’t get as hot as a grill and it’s harder to sear on them. This is just a terrible opinion.
Yeah man when I want to sear something I should smoke up the house and gunk up my ceilings and cabinets instead of being outside and getting some fresh air and doing it. Thanks!
Sorry, some of us can’t stand “smoked” shit. May as well burn coal and eat the ashes.
It takes more skill to cook with gas than it does with coals.
Sorry but I’m not waiting 40 minutes to cook a burger for 8.
I prefer a smoker when I want a smokey flavor. When I’m grilling I wanta clean flavor. Charcoal and wood for smoking, propane for grilling.
No I will not cook inside during summer. I don’t have air conditioning and it gets way to fucking hot.
Hank Hill would not like you
Taste the meat, not the heat.
Grilling outside is a great way of not heating up your kitchen during the hot summer months regardless if you use charcoal or gas.
I don’t like to sear steaks and burgers and stuff inside. Smells up the house. The grill is the perfect place for that
It’s pretty cool cooking outside on a beautiful day. And if you want some smoke you can just throw a smoker box of chips in there.
Relax dude.
Propane still creates smoke by burning drippings etc, Also you can put a smoke box in. Electric grills do not have this benefit. Terrible opinion.
Best part of summer cooking on a grill is no heat added to the house. I pay to cool that building ya know
I am a personal fan of charcoal and/or wood cooking, and propane has its place. It’s is more easily controlled, and the minimal start-up time is essential for commercial applications. Also, I get that some folks want to grill without the commitment of having to create and tend to the coals.
A lot of the flavor comes from the fat catching on fire and slightly charring the meat.
This is an unpopular opinion. The best part of grilling is the food. If your food tastes the same when you grill versus cook in the kitchen, that’s fine. You can stick to using the kitchen. But with propane you are using direct heat at temps higher than you can achieve on a normal stove top.
Well, I think my neighbors are very happy to have me grill on my patio using my propane grill when I make grilled fish and wild leaks. When I grill that in my kitchen I get major complaints from my neighbors because the smell permeates thru the apartments and tends to linger for a couple of days or so. I like the smell but my neighbors sure don’t.
Also on a 85 degree day it’s wonderful sitting out on the patio while having a few friends over, grilling a few burgers and enjoying ice tea is so good. Sitting around in the kitchen while cooking burgers on the stove sure doesn’t make sense when it’s so nice out. Hope everyone has a great summer grilling season!
So you’re saying my gas stove is just like a propane grill…but indoors? What?!
I have to disagree, if I cook at high heat indoors I’m essentially fumigating my house and setting off fire alarms. A propane grill is a necessary evil for quick cooking and high heat
The best thing about grilling is the experience, propane just makes it more enjoyable
A poor workman blames his tools… I can make anything I grill mouthwatering and delicious whether it’s propane, charcoal, or blackstone. Your need to stick to a specific type highlights your lack of ability, not mine.
I like cooking on my propane grill because it was cheap and allows me to stand outside and enjoy the outdoors with a cold beer while I cook without the hassle of cleaning up after using wood or charcoal. Pretty simple
I own both. The purpose of the smoker is to bbq. The purpose of the propane grill is to keep the heat, grease, and smell out of my kitchen in the summertime.
You silly peasants and your grills. Smoke everything.
Bro fun is not a black and white concept, also gatekeeping is not ok
You don’t cook enough. If you did you’d know the vastly different results you can get. I made some marinated steaks last night and the charred caramelization I got on the fat would be impossible in a pan
Yawn, next. Frankly, if you can’t figure out the value a propane grill adds beyond a broiler / cooktop (even logistical), you’ve no business having opinions on food preparation.
(I’ve no skin in any propane vs charcoal debate)
we use a propane grill. it creates a red colouring to burgers and a distinct smokey flavour. you are actually insane
Taste the meat, not the heat
OP has zero friends lol
Gas grill master here and I have to say I sort of agree. All I do is spin a few knobs outside and I’m good. Does adding those little mesquite chips to the special compartment count as real wood or is that just glilling? Btw, glilling is a word I just made up from glamping for a grill. 😀
Buddy, you’re grilling completely wrong if this isn’t bait
I have an electric stove…,
This isn’t even a bad opinion, it’s provably untrue
screw propane grilling, its just stupid and a waste of money… buy $30+ bags of premium wood pellets in obscure wine or booze infused flavors and burn through half a bag to grill a meal, only to find the flovor or smell to be off-putting, ruining a $70 classy chunk of meat.
Calm down dude. Sometimes it’s nice to cook outside. End of story.
Taste the meat not the heat
A steak on a propane grill tastes way different than in the pan. A pan will also burn many seasonings (especially those with sugar) in a way the open flame just won’t.
Stupid take. Have my upvote.
I tell you hwat, it is so you can taste the meat and not the heat
Truly an unpopular opinion. Nice work
But it makes the inside hot…
Wrong. One of the reasons cooking outside was invented is because it’s too damn hot to cook inside.
Maybe just Maybe I like the convenience of a quick meal that doesn’t warm up the house? Last few uses was just grilling up some salmon for dinner, for two people. I don’t want to do it inside and I sure as hell ain’t going to waste a bunch of time tending to a charcoal grill for 8 ounces of fish.
“taste the meat not the heat” hank hill
2-3 times the size of cooking area!
> All you’re getting […] is high heat
Who’d have thunk (high) heat is important for cooking?
You can use smoke boxes on your propane grill that you can fill with hickory chips to impart a smoky flavor.
Just because you’re not getting 100% of the benefits of the charcoal grill doesn’t mean a propane grill is useless.
I prefer the smoky flavors of coals and wood also and typically go that route myself. There is something primal about it. Propane is fine if you’re feeling a little lazy though. I won’t knock it.