What is everyone's preference in a grill? Gas is quicker, probably cleaner, but they cost more up front. Charcoal is cheaper up front and you get that great charcoal flavor but you have to wait on the coals to get hot.

Flavor-charcoal----------Quick-gas

Real wood lump charcoal- best for flavor, least ash afterwards, best for smokers. It depends on what you plan on cooking and how, fast or slow.

I like charcoal, flavor is a little better. But for consistency, you can't beat the gas grill. Also the fat dripping on the lava rocks creates smoke that almost equals the charcoal effect. You can also roast a big piece ofmeat on a gas grill by setting it over a turned off burnerwith the heat coming from the other burner. Better roast than you get in the oven.

I have to agree with cr422 on this for the most part. However I still like to use the charcoal every once in a while. As, I do not think you can beat the flavor unless you are cooking off an old wood fire place with a lot of coals.

The past 3 years I have really gotten into BBQing. I have a barrell cooker that I use for pork butts and brisket. I cook over indirect heat. I use the Cowboy Chunks to get the coals and then add hickory. I have a smaller charcoal grill for smaller quicker things.

For conviencegas of course, for flavor charcoal

I've got both, depends on what I'm cooking and how much time I have.
Dan

I got rid of the gas grill years ago. I use charcoal and a mix of hickory, apple and maple woods.

Ditto.