I just purchased my first house and I’m about to invest to a good grill. This video was the first one I saw after looking “gas grill vs charcoal grill” and I don’t need to watch another one! Good informative video. Thanks for your time!
*Bought for my son. We have had one for years, works great. Can cook indirect and smoke meat. Done chicken, ribs, turkey, and the regular **MyBest.Kitchen** hot dogs and sausages. Excellent grill*
I own both as well and I use my gas grill for burgers ,quick steaks, chicken breast etc for convenience. But at the end of the day the flavor of charcoal far outweighs the flavor of gas even with smoke boxes or tubes. Nice vid new supporter.
Charcoal for me all the time. I don't know if it Psychological or what lool but I don't grill that often as it always rains here in the UK. but I suppose I should be open-minded, I loved your review it was interesting and informative Over here from Nessa New Subscriber here
This was awesome. I loved hearing about the comparisons. Showing the temperatures was interesting. The blind taste tests were fun. I like the fast forward chewing of your daughter.
Thank you so much! It was a fun comparison to put together. I'm glad you enjoyed the different tests. My girls enjoy being part of them. Appreciate the support!
Awesome comparison video! I loved all the different tests rather than just claiming an answer based on one thing. Getting your daughters involved was adorable, and they’re clearly loving all your bbq being able to identify what was what correctly.
Thank you so much! It was a fun comparison video to do! Yeah, my family is used to charcoal cooking and smoking. I was especially impressed with my youngest! They loved getting involved!
Propane and electric grill well out beat charcoal grill, specially dealing with heat, propane and electric grill, they heat up better and the heat is balance whole charcoal grill heat is unbalance. Propane grill is little better when you’re traveling you do not have to clean up dealing with charcoal and charcoal has too much chemical and it is not natural if anyone plan to use a non-guys or either a non-electronic grill the best one to use is the one where you burn wood 🪵 with in it. 🙏🏾
Excellent video, good dad and nice kids! I’m currently watching videos trying to decide what to get for my first ever bbq, I’m currently in the process of buying my first house and definitely want a bbq, I’m leaning towards charcoal.
Thank you so much, glad it was helpful! A lot of great options to consider if you go Charcoal. Here are a few of my favorite bbq things on my amazon store if that's helpful. www.amazon.com/shop/bartlowsbbq
Charcoal is way better, no comparison. Gas is way more convenient. I say have both, gas for during the workweek and Charcoal for days off. Then when you have company over you can have both going. Use the Charcoal for the low and slow and the gas for the hot dogs and beer brats.
Being Uruguayan my choice of preference is wood,lump charcoal,briquettes then lastly gas.I have 7 different types of bbq/grills that can run all these types of fuels. Side note:Uruguayans and Argentinian’s are the best bbqers in the world!!
Not sure this is a fair comparison though. The charcoal grill being used is a kamodo which has a ceramic coating which retains heat. The gas grill doesn't have that feature. To make it a fair comparison an ordinary charcoal grill should have been used.
Please can someone explain to me the point of propane grill? I mean if I wanna cook steak using gas, may as well use cast iron skillet so I can butter paste with garlic and thyme which infuse more flavor. Also I do t have to clean the grate. The charcoal gives Smokey charred flavor. And it’s not even hard to clean with charcoal grill.
I have owned several charcoal and gas grills over the years. I agree propane grills are more convenient . However, food taste much better on charcoal and wood grills. Cleanup is somewhat more time consuming, but charcoal and wood grills brings out more robust flavor.
Thank you! I live in the UK and thinking of moving over from a gas Weber (30 years old!) and getting a bit rusty to Kamado Joe. You have a lovely family and hope you all stay well . Great video.
Thanks for watching. Yeah, I was using both for a long time but recently went all charcoal. That is mainly because of the experience I wanted to have and master. If you want convenience, then gas or pellet smoking might be an option. But, with fire torches you can get your charcoal fully lot a lot faster. Something to consider before you go all charcoal, is what kind of cooking experience do you want and what type of these will you be cooking.
Great video! New friend here from Phil! I really like the part where your fam are involved. Anything grilled i always look for the smoky taste, for me, charcoal all the way. Nice review. Watching w/o skips here! If you have the time my friend, pls pay our house a visit and give us some ❤️! Hope you will like what we offer as a family. Keep safe, lets support & grow together! ☺️
Thank you and glad you enjoyed it. It's always fun to get the family involved. We are a charcoal family too. Thanks for subscribing and will check your channel out.
My 4th grill is a Weber Performer and love the charcoal. But I do miss the easy of the gas grill. If I had a bigger cover patio I would get one of each! Thanks for sharing this excellent video! 🔥
My girlfriend and I have finally moved into a place with some patio space and I’ve been bugging that I want a grill. I have a propane tank already and was leaning towards convenience of a gas grill, but thanks to this video I’m really starting to lean towards charcoal. We love having guests, and so I’ve always had the thought of hosting really great cookouts in my mind. I love how you got your family involved in the comparisons, and I think for me, your daughters saying they loved the charcoal taste over the gas was probably the biggest point that could have been made. Of course in the future I plan to be cooking for my own family for events, and if I’m going to learn, I think it’s gonna have to be the ol’ fashioned charcoal way. Thanks a lot for this video! Glad I came across it.
That's great you got a patio space for a grill. Thanks for the feedback, and glad it was helpful in your decision of going charcoal. It's always fun to get the family involved. You have lots of options for charcoal grills if it's Kamado or not.
Without even watching, I know the answer. I cooked on a gas grill for 20 years while my wife and I started our careers and raised our kids. Gas grills are decent cooking machines and don’t take a lot of start-up time or clean-up. Now my kids are living their own lives and I have more time to “tend the fire”. Gas was better those first 20 years and charcoal is better now.
I love charcoal but it’s not convenient, more labour intensive and I always end up stinking of smoke. I want to relax when I’m having a bbq having said that my Weber isn’t going anywhere.
I totally understand that and it's personal preference. I got a new grill gun torch that starts my charcoal in less than 2 minutes. Thanks for watching & support!
Cool comparison, I’m definitely a charcoal, wood person. That being said you can cook up some good food on a gas grill, and then you got the intermediate pellet cooker which has the convenience of gas but more smoke flavor. Awesome job Scott!
Very interesting information. I will revert to this video when it's time for me to get myself a grill.🥰 Think I'm leaning towards the gas grill though.
I have a charcoal grill and my brother is a big propane guy and always teases me that “it takes a whole day to grill on charcoal”. Yea it takes a little longer but charcoal smells so much better grilling and the food in my opinion just taste better
I'm team Charcoal. Once you know how to rub a charcoal grill, it taste better and doesn't take forever starting. I use the grill torch to light in one minute.
I was charcoal for my entire life until last summer when my wife got me a gas grill. The convenience factor sold me on gas. I can fire up, clean, and cook in the time it took for my coals to be ready to cook. The only trouble I'm dealing with right now is cooking high-fat content meat (like burgers or sausages) without catching the grease on fire. Do you have any tips for that?
I totally understand the convenience factor of gas grills! A few things to check out with flare ups on the gas grill. Be sure to empty the grease pan regularly as that builds up and doesn't take much to ignite a fire. Be sure to scrap off the crud from the heat / flame flour protectors under grill grate. Left over droppings are ready to ignite on your next cook. Be sure to pull out the silver tray underneath all of that to clean too. Some folks like to lay down foil on that silver lining of catch pan. Some like grill mates or grill grate company has cool grill grates with less holes for things to fall through.
Awesome video, I wanted to do something similar and really like how you compared both methods. I wish the Mrs would let me include her like that...maybe I can do it with the kids 😉
Thank you so much! Absolutely, do it! It's a fun comparison video and would be great to see how you would do it! My kiddos like getting involved in these cooks! It's fun to see the reaction!
funny thing is if your a guy who uses charcoal, and strike up a conversation with someone who uses gas, you may be at a loss for words. Same goes with the "set-it-and-forget-it" pellet grill guys. All I can say is "at least your doing it" That being said, if you have ever noticed almost all competition cookers/chefs use charcoal. Reason being is you have more variables to tweak the outcome of the finished product. You can't do a "snake method" with gas. And there's only one way to smoke with gas. There's no glory in pellet grills, because you're not really tending the food. Charcoal needs no external power, such as gas or electricity, so if your good at using charcoal, you can cook anywhere, and even use an inexpensive table top grill, even sneaking in wood chips from time to time to smoke. Pellet grills can cavitate, while your away, and you lose all heat. Sometimes in conversation if someone says they use gas or a pellet smoker, I tell them I do it the hard way. From what I have noticed, is that most guys who like to cook, or are gourmet, or chefs, use charcoal, and/or wood. I personally like to cook and am very picky about my finished product. Example: Hand cut vs. machine. "Yes!" It takes more time. But it's about the finished product. You may get some serious results with gas, but your friends and family are not going to criticize you. I don't want false gratification, and I will also admit, I have screwed up a lot of food. But I have also got some of the best and most sincere compliments to some of my preparations, and have even exceeded some methods used by champions. There's a little science involved. Use whatever you want. Gas is easy, and so are pellet grills. But if you have time and want to get really deep into the art of grilling, BBQ'ing, smoking, or whatever you want to call it, you will have more variables using charcoal and wood. One more thing is if you can learn to mix your own spices for rubs and apply them in a good fashion, you may be a competitor. It all takes time, and a little trial and error. Just do what ever you want, but "do-it-yourself"
funny thing is if your a guy who uses charcoal, and strike up a conversation with someone who uses gas, you may be at a loss for words. Same goes with the "set-it-and-forget-it" pellet grill guys. All I can say is "at least your doing it" That being said, if you have ever noticed almost all competition cookers/chefs use charcoal. Reason being is you have more variables to tweak the outcome of the finished product. You can't do a "snake method" with gas. And there's only one way to smoke with gas. There's no glory in pellet grills, because you're not really tending the food. Charcoal needs no external power, such as gas or electricity, so if your good at using charcoal, you can cook anywhere, and even use an inexpensive table top grill, even sneaking in wood chips from time to time to smoke. Pellet grills can cavitate, while your away, and you lose all heat. Sometimes in conversation if someone says they use gas or a pellet smoker, I tell them I do it the hard way. From what I have noticed, is that most guys who like to cook, or are gourmet, or chefs, use charcoal, and/or wood. I personally like to cook and am very picky about my finished product. Example: Hand cut vs. machine. "Yes!" It takes more time. But it's about the finished product. You may get some serious results with gas, but your friends and family are not going to criticize you. I don't want false gratification, and I will also admit, I have screwed up a lot of food. But I have also got some of the best and most sincere compliments to some of my preparations, and have even exceeded some methods used by champions. There's a little science involved. Use whatever you want. Gas is easy, and so are pellet grills. But if you have time and want to get really deep into the art of grilling, BBQ'ing, smoking, or whatever you want to call it, you will have more variables using charcoal and wood. One more thing is if you can learn to mix your own spices for rubs and apply them in a good fashion, you may be a competitor. It all takes time, and a little trial and error. Just do what ever you want, but "do-it-yourself"
Thanks for the thoughts...I spent most of my life on a gas grill but then after researching doing bbq, I have switched to charcoal years and years ago. I agree, as kong as your just doing it that is what matters to bring you joy. I would agree, charcoal / wood live fire offers a lot of versatility! Thanks for watching & supporting the channel!
Charcoal hands down! Light up is easy peasy with a chimney start and clean up also easy with some Grease Lightning for normal or Easy Off extra strength for real burnt on caked on gunk. Cooking on gas might as well be using my kitchen stove... ain't no different.
You have a beautiful family. I think the video speaks for itself when you had 1 bite of the gas rib, followed by cleaning half the bone of the charcoal rib. Although I go to my joe every time now, I do find myself enjoying the side burner of the gas grill.
Thank you so much and it's fun to get them involved on the channel. That's funny and yeah...I did like the charcoal ribs. Appreciate you watching and commenting!
😂I salt brine my steak and then just add course ground pepper. That alone give incredible flavor from the meat! You got to try salt brining and just add course ground pepper. You won't regret it! 😀Check out a few of my other steak videos! Thanks for watching & supporting the channel (subscribing)!
Hey Stephen, great question. Typically, you can get a kamado setup to temp within 10-12 minutes using charcoal starter cubes ect. for low n slow. Using a grill gun a lot faster to light charcoal. I just did a video on the channel on fire management and temp control on the kamado's you might find helpful. Thanks for watching.
@@BartlowsBBQ Will check it out. Thanks! I'm currently a gas grill guy, but my grill is near end of life, so debating the move to charcoal, specifically Kamado.
@@stephen.lorefice Nice, I was in the same boat many years ago. I really enjoy the process of grilling / smoking with charcoal and ceramic eggs. I'm a Kamado Joe fan because of the efficiencies and innovation they do on the grills. The Joe Jr you see in this video is the smallest and around $299 right now with the holidays. Good entry egg.
Gas BBQs can never ever compare to the taste of a true Charcoal BBQ. In my town the gas berbecues are not even called barbecue, its just called Gas Grill. Like pork ribs on a gas BBQ is called "Grilled Pork" while pork ribs on a charcoal BBQ is just called "Barbecue Pork".
I’ve got a couple smokers a couple Kamado Joes and a Weber gas grill and sometimes when I get home late after climbing poles all day I fire up my gas Weber cook a couple steaks get in get out and have a beer. Wouldn’t give up my beloved gas grill ever . In my opinion quality gas grills matter and make a big difference.
No doubt they both serve different methods of getting great food! It's all personal preference but If I were to get a gas grill again, the Napoleon looks sweet!
Not sure if you do this in all your videos but flashing the pros vs cons overlay multiple times is pretty distracting. Leaving the overlay up until you finish covering them would be better.
Thank you for watching and sharing the feedback! I just been on the platform fir 1 year and continue to tweak my editing as I learn. Super helpful to hear what is valuable & distracting from a editing perspective. I don't do that on all my videos but appreciate you taking time to share! Hope to have you support the channel!
@@BartlowsBBQ Is the Nexgrill worth buying? I'm considering one. I live in a condo & have a small patio. I just cook for me. Grill maybe 1-2x a week. Not a grill master by any means.
@@barbs1298 With limited space I might recommend something different. It depends on if you want gas, pellet or charcoal. Portable table top pellet / charcoal grill is a great solution in addition to small gas grill. Google portable grills/ smokers and you will see all the brand options. If you want something small but has wheels then a weber is solid, kamado junior i showed in this video is small for your context. The next gas grill is solid for the price. All depends on gas, pellet or charcoal preference.
Yes charcoal taste better but you know what I don’t care charcoals a pain in the ass I’ll take propane over charcoal any day. I got other shit to do. Butless face it the charcoal grill u r using is like the top of the line that’s not a fair comparison
Yeah...charcoal is my preference but understand the convenience of gas or even pellet grills. The big idea for this video was targeted for new people to grilling to have a 101 understanding of gas vs charcoal.
@@BartlowsBBQ Roger that. So I actually do both. I do have a new grill gas , the Fuego F21C-H Element Hinged Propane Gas Grill. And let me tell you, holy cow! This really is a much better grill. You can also get a griddle top that stopped me from buying the Cuisinart 360 griddle . I am finally happy with my equipment. And thank you for your channel and your input
@@CaptGus Love making these connects and learning different setups. That's what I like having the channel. That set up sounds sweet and having a griddle setup makes that so versatile too. I don't have a griddle but have a cast iron half moon that I use on my Kamado.
I used the free youtube music. When filming the channel earlier I didn't even know who that was. 😂 I don't use it anymore although there is only so much good free youtube music that's within licensing. Thanks for watching!
I brag to all my buddies about my charcoal grills and my griddle and it’s like I can’t even give away my gas grill😂 But I saw the grill center talk about how a pellet grill and a charcoal will always last longer than a gas grill
Was charcoal for many years then switched to gas. Will never go back once you learn to control the temp with gas you can do anything on a gas grill. Great video and love that you listed all your pros and cons. We use small table top gas grills when we travel and most people don't realize they cook very well amd can cook quite a bit. I would use about 2 whenever we did big events and fairs and always were able to push out food quickly for our customers.
Thank you so much! It's always fun to do a comparison. I have both but love my charcoal grill for smoking purposes but see the value in both for different peoples needs. Appreciate you watching! Have a great week!
I just purchased my first house and I’m about to invest to a good grill.
This video was the first one I saw after looking “gas grill vs charcoal grill” and I don’t need to watch another one!
Good informative video. Thanks for your time!
Thank you so much and congrats on your purchase of a home. I'm glad this was helpful!
*Bought for my son. We have had one for years, works great. Can cook indirect and smoke meat. Done chicken, ribs, turkey, and the regular **MyBest.Kitchen** hot dogs and sausages. Excellent grill*
Awesome, thanks for watching!
I own both as well and I use my gas grill for burgers ,quick steaks, chicken breast etc for convenience. But at the end of the day the flavor of charcoal far outweighs the flavor of gas even with smoke boxes or tubes. Nice vid new supporter.
Awesome, thanks for checking out the channel! I agree, charcoal produces that better flavor every time. What type of charcoal grill do you have?
So charcoal is better than gas???
@@_KnivesCharcoal for manly folk who like to play with fire.
😂😂😂@@stampedmetalsword8099
Charcoal for me all the time. I don't know if it Psychological or what lool but I don't grill that often as it always rains here in the UK. but I suppose I should be open-minded, I loved your review it was interesting and informative Over here from Nessa New Subscriber here
Thank you so much for watching and checking out the channel! I agree, charcoal is what I love using! It was a fun video to put together!
This was awesome. I loved hearing about the comparisons. Showing the temperatures was interesting. The blind taste tests were fun. I like the fast forward chewing of your daughter.
Thank you so much! It was a fun comparison to put together. I'm glad you enjoyed the different tests. My girls enjoy being part of them. Appreciate the support!
Awesome comparison video! I loved all the different tests rather than just claiming an answer based on one thing. Getting your daughters involved was adorable, and they’re clearly loving all your bbq being able to identify what was what correctly.
Thank you so much! It was a fun comparison video to do! Yeah, my family is used to charcoal cooking and smoking. I was especially impressed with my youngest! They loved getting involved!
Propane and electric grill well out beat charcoal grill, specially dealing with heat, propane and electric grill, they heat up better and the heat is balance whole charcoal grill heat is unbalance. Propane grill is little better when you’re traveling you do not have to clean up dealing with charcoal and charcoal has too much chemical and it is not natural if anyone plan to use a non-guys or either a non-electronic grill the best one to use is the one where you burn wood 🪵 with in it. 🙏🏾
Thanks for sharing!
Team charcoal!
Me too! Thanks for watching!
Hell yeah
@@BartlowsBBQ team propane!
Hank hill is ashamed of you
What’s the best charcoal grill would u recommend? I love the flavor charcoal offers & the smoker
Excellent video, good dad and nice kids!
I’m currently watching videos trying to decide what to get for my first ever bbq, I’m currently in the process of buying my first house and definitely want a bbq, I’m leaning towards charcoal.
Thank you so much, glad it was helpful! A lot of great options to consider if you go Charcoal.
Here are a few of my favorite bbq things on my amazon store if that's helpful.
www.amazon.com/shop/bartlowsbbq
@@BartlowsBBQ thanks mate I’ll take a look!
Charcoal is way better, no comparison. Gas is way more convenient. I say have both, gas for during the workweek and Charcoal for days off. Then when you have company over you can have both going. Use the Charcoal for the low and slow and the gas for the hot dogs and beer brats.
Thanks, both have great purpose. I’m team charcoal and wood most of the time.
Being Uruguayan my choice of preference is wood,lump charcoal,briquettes then lastly gas.I have 7 different types of bbq/grills that can run all these types of fuels.
Side note:Uruguayans and Argentinian’s are the best bbqers in the world!!
Thank you for sharing. Live fire is my favorite way to cook.
@@BartlowsBBQ It’s the atmosphere,the taste that can’t be beaten.Great video all the way from here in Sydney Australia.
Not sure this is a fair comparison though. The charcoal grill being used is a kamodo which has a ceramic coating which retains heat. The gas grill doesn't have that feature. To make it a fair comparison an ordinary charcoal grill should have been used.
I totally see your point and appreciate you watching!
Also the gas grill is a cleaner fuel than charcoal and gas grill preserves the natural flavors of food. I have both
They all serve a different purpose for sure. Thank you so much for watching!
Just leave the pros and cons on the screen the whole time instead of making them disappear while we are trying to read them 🙄
Got to keep you on your toes. 😂 Thanks for the feedback. You can also take a picture.
Please can someone explain to me the point of propane grill? I mean if I wanna cook steak using gas, may as well use cast iron skillet so I can butter paste with garlic and thyme which infuse more flavor. Also I do t have to clean the grate. The charcoal gives Smokey charred flavor. And it’s not even hard to clean with charcoal grill.
Most people use it for convenience and add cast iron skillet on the grill for the basting ect.
I have owned several charcoal and gas grills over the years. I agree propane grills are more convenient . However, food taste much better on charcoal and wood grills. Cleanup is somewhat more time consuming, but charcoal and wood grills brings out more robust flavor.
Thank you! I live in the UK and thinking of moving over from a gas Weber (30 years old!) and getting a bit rusty to Kamado Joe. You have a lovely family and hope you all stay well . Great video.
Thanks for watching. Yeah, I was using both for a long time but recently went all charcoal. That is mainly because of the experience I wanted to have and master. If you want convenience, then gas or pellet smoking might be an option. But, with fire torches you can get your charcoal fully lot a lot faster. Something to consider before you go all charcoal, is what kind of cooking experience do you want and what type of these will you be cooking.
Thank you, man, for the comparison. I'm about to buy a new grill.
You are welcome! Enjoy your new grill'
Great video! New friend here from Phil! I really like the part where your fam are involved. Anything grilled i always look for the smoky taste, for me, charcoal all the way. Nice review. Watching w/o skips here! If you have the time my friend, pls pay our house a visit and give us some ❤️! Hope you will like what we offer as a family. Keep safe, lets support & grow together! ☺️
Thank you and glad you enjoyed it. It's always fun to get the family involved. We are a charcoal family too. Thanks for subscribing and will check your channel out.
My 4th grill is a Weber Performer and love the charcoal. But I do miss the easy of the gas grill. If I had a bigger cover patio I would get one of each! Thanks for sharing this excellent video! 🔥
Thank you so much Jim! Yeah, they both have good purposes for different needs. It was a fun comparison video!
My girlfriend and I have finally moved into a place with some patio space and I’ve been bugging that I want a grill. I have a propane tank already and was leaning towards convenience of a gas grill, but thanks to this video I’m really starting to lean towards charcoal. We love having guests, and so I’ve always had the thought of hosting really great cookouts in my mind.
I love how you got your family involved in the comparisons, and I think for me, your daughters saying they loved the charcoal taste over the gas was probably the biggest point that could have been made. Of course in the future I plan to be cooking for my own family for events, and if I’m going to learn, I think it’s gonna have to be the ol’ fashioned charcoal way. Thanks a lot for this video! Glad I came across it.
That's great you got a patio space for a grill. Thanks for the feedback, and glad it was helpful in your decision of going charcoal. It's always fun to get the family involved. You have lots of options for charcoal grills if it's Kamado or not.
I suspected the outcome but interesting to see the details of your results. Also, looks like you have a pretty good in house team of willing tasters.
Thank you so much and was a fun comparison! Yeah, my wife and kiddos don't mind jumping in on the fun!
Hahaha, best blind tasting ever! The explanation with the blindfold on was awesome 🙌👍👍👍
Thanks, Kevin! It was so fun to watch my wife and daughters guess blindfolded.
Without even watching, I know the answer. I cooked on a gas grill for 20 years while my wife and I started our careers and raised our kids. Gas grills are decent cooking machines and don’t take a lot of start-up time or clean-up. Now my kids are living their own lives and I have more time to “tend the fire”. Gas was better those first 20 years and charcoal is better now.
Thanks for watching. Yup, everyone enjoys both for different purposes for sure!
Love the family involvement
Thanks, James! It's always fun getting them to do blind taste testing. Especially, my daughters!
I love charcoal but it’s not convenient, more labour intensive and I always end up stinking of smoke. I want to relax when I’m having a bbq having said that my Weber isn’t going anywhere.
I totally understand that and it's personal preference. I got a new grill gun torch that starts my charcoal in less than 2 minutes. Thanks for watching & support!
@@BartlowsBBQ that’s a great idea actually I’ll keep it in mind for when I wanna use my charcoal Bbq thanks
The problem with charcoal is that you can developed diabetes and cancer fast because the chemicals
Thanks for watching and understand those possibilities!
Cool comparison, I’m definitely a charcoal, wood person. That being said you can cook up some good food on a gas grill, and then you got the intermediate pellet cooker which has the convenience of gas but more smoke flavor. Awesome job Scott!
Thank you so much, Charley!
Very interesting information. I will revert to this video when it's time for me to get myself a grill.🥰 Think I'm leaning towards the gas grill though.
Thank you so much! They both serve good purposes depending on your needs. Appreciate you stopping by and watching!
Super creative comparison! For the longest I was a gas grill girl but lately I've been leaning toward a charcoal grill.
That's great to hear. Same here, grew up on gas grills but have turned charcoal. Thanks for watching!
Charcoal and wood 🪵‼️💯🔥💪👍👏
My favorite
I have a charcoal grill and my brother is a big propane guy and always teases me that “it takes a whole day to grill on charcoal”. Yea it takes a little longer but charcoal smells so much better grilling and the food in my opinion just taste better
I'm team Charcoal. Once you know how to rub a charcoal grill, it taste better and doesn't take forever starting. I use the grill torch to light in one minute.
You are correct. Charcoal is so much better.
Takeaway: Get a gas grill if you're lazy, otherwise, get charcoal.
Team Charcoal!
Charcoal is CHEAP and tastes better, gas is more convenient.
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I was charcoal for my entire life until last summer when my wife got me a gas grill. The convenience factor sold me on gas. I can fire up, clean, and cook in the time it took for my coals to be ready to cook. The only trouble I'm dealing with right now is cooking high-fat content meat (like burgers or sausages) without catching the grease on fire. Do you have any tips for that?
I totally understand the convenience factor of gas grills! A few things to check out with flare ups on the gas grill. Be sure to empty the grease pan regularly as that builds up and doesn't take much to ignite a fire. Be sure to scrap off the crud from the heat / flame flour protectors under grill grate. Left over droppings are ready to ignite on your next cook. Be sure to pull out the silver tray underneath all of that to clean too. Some folks like to lay down foil on that silver lining of catch pan. Some like grill mates or grill grate company has cool grill grates with less holes for things to fall through.
Could try an infrared grill...no flare ups.
Awesome video, I wanted to do something similar and really like how you compared both methods. I wish the Mrs would let me include her like that...maybe I can do it with the kids 😉
Thank you so much! Absolutely, do it! It's a fun comparison video and would be great to see how you would do it! My kiddos like getting involved in these cooks! It's fun to see the reaction!
funny thing is if your a guy who uses charcoal, and strike up a conversation with someone who uses gas, you may be at a loss for words. Same goes with the "set-it-and-forget-it" pellet grill guys. All I can say is "at least your doing it" That being said, if you have ever noticed almost all competition cookers/chefs use charcoal. Reason being is you have more variables to tweak the outcome of the finished product. You can't do a "snake method" with gas. And there's only one way to smoke with gas. There's no glory in pellet grills, because you're not really tending the food. Charcoal needs no external power, such as gas or electricity, so if your good at using charcoal, you can cook anywhere, and even use an inexpensive table top grill, even sneaking in wood chips from time to time to smoke. Pellet grills can cavitate, while your away, and you lose all heat. Sometimes in conversation if someone says they use gas or a pellet smoker, I tell them I do it the hard way. From what I have noticed, is that most guys who like to cook, or are gourmet, or chefs, use charcoal, and/or wood. I personally like to cook and am very picky about my finished product. Example: Hand cut vs. machine.
"Yes!" It takes more time. But it's about the finished product. You may get some serious results with gas, but your friends and family are not going to criticize you. I don't want false gratification, and I will also admit, I have screwed up a lot of food. But I have also got some of the best and most sincere compliments to some of my preparations, and have even exceeded some methods used by champions. There's a little science involved. Use whatever you want. Gas is easy, and so are pellet grills. But if you have time and want to get really deep into the art of grilling, BBQ'ing, smoking, or whatever you want to call it, you will have more variables using charcoal and wood. One more thing is if you can learn to mix your own spices for rubs and apply them in a good fashion, you may be a competitor. It all takes time, and a little trial and error. Just do what ever you want, but "do-it-yourself"
All great points my friend!
funny thing is if your a guy who uses charcoal, and strike up a conversation with someone who uses gas, you may be at a loss for words. Same goes with the "set-it-and-forget-it" pellet grill guys. All I can say is "at least your doing it" That being said, if you have ever noticed almost all competition cookers/chefs use charcoal. Reason being is you have more variables to tweak the outcome of the finished product. You can't do a "snake method" with gas. And there's only one way to smoke with gas. There's no glory in pellet grills, because you're not really tending the food. Charcoal needs no external power, such as gas or electricity, so if your good at using charcoal, you can cook anywhere, and even use an inexpensive table top grill, even sneaking in wood chips from time to time to smoke. Pellet grills can cavitate, while your away, and you lose all heat. Sometimes in conversation if someone says they use gas or a pellet smoker, I tell them I do it the hard way. From what I have noticed, is that most guys who like to cook, or are gourmet, or chefs, use charcoal, and/or wood. I personally like to cook and am very picky about my finished product. Example: Hand cut vs. machine.
"Yes!" It takes more time. But it's about the finished product. You may get some serious results with gas, but your friends and family are not going to criticize you. I don't want false gratification, and I will also admit, I have screwed up a lot of food. But I have also got some of the best and most sincere compliments to some of my preparations, and have even exceeded some methods used by champions. There's a little science involved. Use whatever you want. Gas is easy, and so are pellet grills. But if you have time and want to get really deep into the art of grilling, BBQ'ing, smoking, or whatever you want to call it, you will have more variables using charcoal and wood. One more thing is if you can learn to mix your own spices for rubs and apply them in a good fashion, you may be a competitor. It all takes time, and a little trial and error. Just do what ever you want, but "do-it-yourself"
Thanks for the thoughts...I spent most of my life on a gas grill but then after researching doing bbq, I have switched to charcoal years and years ago. I agree, as kong as your just doing it that is what matters to bring you joy. I would agree, charcoal / wood live fire offers a lot of versatility! Thanks for watching & supporting the channel!
Charcoal hands down! Light up is easy peasy with a chimney start and clean up also easy with some Grease Lightning for normal or Easy Off extra strength for real burnt on caked on gunk. Cooking on gas might as well be using my kitchen stove... ain't no different.
I love my charcoal grills!
I know this is unpopular but I don't love charcoal taste. Gas for me, love to grill.
That’s great, it’s all about cooking no matter what tool you got or love!
I am one person alone making one steak twice per day, so charcoal doesn't seem practical for me... but oh... I would like that smoky taste...
Love it. Thanks for watching!
I'm more interested in the health risks of propane, charcoal, and lighter fluid in BBQing.
Thanks for sharing! Are you wanting a video on that topic?
You sir are raising your children right :)
😂
You have a beautiful family. I think the video speaks for itself when you had 1 bite of the gas rib, followed by cleaning half the bone of the charcoal rib. Although I go to my joe every time now, I do find myself enjoying the side burner of the gas grill.
Thank you so much and it's fun to get them involved on the channel. That's funny and yeah...I did like the charcoal ribs. Appreciate you watching and commenting!
Cute family! I’m all about taste so it sounds like charcoal is the way to go.
Thank you! Yeah, we prefer Charcoal!
Hahaha funny kids are brurally honest! Best video!!!
They are the best. Thanks for watching!
Wait a min, just pepper on the steaks . I’m calling the police for that lol
😂I salt brine my steak and then just add course ground pepper. That alone give incredible flavor from the meat! You got to try salt brining and just add course ground pepper. You won't regret it! 😀Check out a few of my other steak videos! Thanks for watching & supporting the channel (subscribing)!
How long does the charcoal in the kamado take to light and heat up to grilling temp?
Hey Stephen, great question. Typically, you can get a kamado setup to temp within 10-12 minutes using charcoal starter cubes ect. for low n slow. Using a grill gun a lot faster to light charcoal. I just did a video on the channel on fire management and temp control on the kamado's you might find helpful. Thanks for watching.
@@BartlowsBBQ Will check it out. Thanks! I'm currently a gas grill guy, but my grill is near end of life, so debating the move to charcoal, specifically Kamado.
@@stephen.lorefice Nice, I was in the same boat many years ago. I really enjoy the process of grilling / smoking with charcoal and ceramic eggs. I'm a Kamado Joe fan because of the efficiencies and innovation they do on the grills. The Joe Jr you see in this video is the smallest and around $299 right now with the holidays. Good entry egg.
I know the Charcoal tasted better when you took 2 bite’s and only one on the gas. Great demonstration
Thank you so much!
You’re more than welcome!!
Great video. Fall off the bone ribs, in my opinion are over cooked. I like them to have a nice steak like texture.
Thank you so much, glad you enjoyed it! I like the bite through test. But, honestly I'll eat both styles. 😂
Someday I'd like to do a grill off with you and see who grills the most burgers in an hour.
That's fun!
I can grill bout tree fiddy in an hour.
Gas BBQs can never ever compare to the taste of a true Charcoal BBQ. In my town the gas berbecues are not even called barbecue, its just called Gas Grill.
Like pork ribs on a gas BBQ is called "Grilled Pork" while pork ribs on a charcoal BBQ is just called "Barbecue Pork".
Thanks for watching!
Are the links to the grill grate tools you used for the Kamado Joe in the description??
Thank you Bobby for the reminder. 😀 I just added them in the description. Let me know if that works. Thanks for watching!
Food tests with kids seem to be so much more hones and to the point. Thanks for comparing! great video
They keep it honest for sure! Thanks for watching and subscribing!
Gas in more convenient charcoal tastes better
I would agree!
Sorry, meant to add that I might do as you do and go for both!
Nice!
Charcoal always wins
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I’ve got a couple smokers a couple Kamado Joes and a Weber gas grill and sometimes when I get home late after climbing poles all day I fire up my gas Weber cook a couple steaks get in get out and have a beer. Wouldn’t give up my beloved gas grill ever . In my opinion quality gas grills matter and make a big difference.
No doubt they both serve different methods of getting great food! It's all personal preference but If I were to get a gas grill again, the Napoleon looks sweet!
Charcoal alway win for me, Great video man your personality really shines.
I agree, Team Charcoal! I appreciate the encouragement and was a fun one to put together!
I feel like I would love both!
For sure, both have great purposes for different users.
Your ladies know what is up!!!
Absolutely, thanks for watching!
Thanks man, which charcoal grill is this?
You bet. This is the Kamado Joe Junior.
Thanks bud, I will check this out. Very convincing putting more effort to get this smoky flavor.
Not sure if you do this in all your videos but flashing the pros vs cons overlay multiple times is pretty distracting. Leaving the overlay up until you finish covering them would be better.
Thank you for watching and sharing the feedback! I just been on the platform fir 1 year and continue to tweak my editing as I learn. Super helpful to hear what is valuable & distracting from a editing perspective. I don't do that on all my videos but appreciate you taking time to share! Hope to have you support the channel!
What gas grill is that?
That is a Nex Grill!
@@BartlowsBBQ Is the Nexgrill worth buying? I'm considering one. I live in a condo & have a small patio. I just cook for me. Grill maybe 1-2x a week. Not a grill master by any means.
@@barbs1298 With limited space I might recommend something different. It depends on if you want gas, pellet or charcoal. Portable table top pellet / charcoal grill is a great solution in addition to small gas grill. Google portable grills/ smokers and you will see all the brand options. If you want something small but has wheels then a weber is solid, kamado junior i showed in this video is small for your context. The next gas grill is solid for the price. All depends on gas, pellet or charcoal preference.
Novice and not trying to advance = Gas Grill. Charcoal grill = Advance mode.
Gotcha, thanks for watching
Yes charcoal taste better but you know what I don’t care charcoals a pain in the ass I’ll take propane over charcoal any day. I got other shit to do. Butless face it the charcoal grill u r using is like the top of the line that’s not a fair comparison
Yeah...charcoal is my preference but understand the convenience of gas or even pellet grills. The big idea for this video was targeted for new people to grilling to have a 101 understanding of gas vs charcoal.
@@BartlowsBBQ Roger that. So I actually do both. I do have a new grill gas , the Fuego F21C-H Element Hinged Propane Gas Grill.
And let me tell you, holy cow! This really is a much better grill. You can also get a griddle top that stopped me from buying the Cuisinart 360 griddle . I am finally happy with my equipment.
And thank you for your channel and your input
@@CaptGus Love making these connects and learning different setups. That's what I like having the channel. That set up sounds sweet and having a griddle setup makes that so versatile too. I don't have a griddle but have a cast iron half moon that I use on my Kamado.
Are these non stick pans with plastic handles you put on your grill?
Yup, I know they aren't for grilling at high heat for long period but it's what I had at the time. I knew it wouldn't be on for long.
both are good depends how you prep it an cook it an at what temp
Agree, both are great options depending what your grilling needs are! Thanks for watching!
Are you using gugas theme music
I used the free youtube music. When filming the channel earlier I didn't even know who that was. 😂 I don't use it anymore although there is only so much good free youtube music that's within licensing.
Thanks for watching!
I prefer charcoal, but I use gas for convince all the time. Great video.
@Skull and Mortar Me too. Thank you so much and appreciate you watching.
I brag to all my buddies about my charcoal grills and my griddle and it’s like I can’t even give away my gas grill😂
But I saw the grill center talk about how a pellet grill and a charcoal will always last longer than a gas grill
So true! 😂 Love my charcoal grills and they are always conversation starters when people see them. Thanks for watching!
Hank Hill would be disappointed in all of you....
I have been waiting for a Hank Hill comment! 😂 Thank you!
@@BartlowsBBQ No problem lol
@@dylanthevillain7174 Cheers!
Taste the meat, not the heat
If Hank Hill was my neighbor, he would switch to Charcoal! 😂
When it comes to heating time, the smaller pan heats faster because of it's size, but I'm just crazy I guess.
Thank you for watching!
Was charcoal for many years then switched to gas. Will never go back once you learn to control the temp with gas you can do anything on a gas grill. Great video and love that you listed all your pros and cons. We use small table top gas grills when we travel and most people don't realize they cook very well amd can cook quite a bit. I would use about 2 whenever we did big events and fairs and always were able to push out food quickly for our customers.
Thank you so much! It's always fun to do a comparison. I have both but love my charcoal grill for smoking purposes but see the value in both for different peoples needs. Appreciate you watching! Have a great week!
You don’t like flavour I see!
Great job taste testing girls! Thumbs up was awesome.
Thank you. They were cracking me up!