gas or charcoal

Hmm, I love bbq! Charcoal is always the best way to cook a bbq, you get a better tasting chargrilled flavour. Although you get a similar effect with gas bbq, the taste is not always the same. Enjoy your bbq.

We usually do bbq cookouts on a warm, sunny day with our families and friends to relax, to catch on news, and basically to just get together... so using a slow cooking CHARCOAL is more appropriate, smells better, healthier and safer than gas -

both are not healthy but what the heck,it's bbq! i like charcoal better because it brings out the best in any bbq.besides ,we don't always eat bbq so i guess it's ik to binge for once in a while.

I like it to be charcoal. I like it to be cook naturally.

I prefer charcoal cooked bbq. They are more tastier, juicier and it's more safe to eat. Gas cooked bbq is more dangerous because of the gas content.

I think a charcoal bbq tastes better, especially if you use chicory briquettes. The whole point of a bbq is to cook over a fire outdoors, by using a gas one its cheating as to me, you may as well cook the food in the oven. I know its quicker by gas, but if its a lovely day and the sun is shining, what the rush?

I love charcoal better, but the article below somehow makes me think for a second. =) With the weather heating up, barbecue season has officially begun. And while a little backyard grilling isn't going to ruin the environment, when 60 million people hit the BBQ at once--like they do on Fourth of July--the impacts can add up. To grill greener, try these tips: * Opt for a cleaner-burning propane or electric grill over one powered by charcoal, which contributes more to poor air quality. If you've got time to spare, a solar oven or stove avoids emissions altogether. * If you do use charcoal, look for lump brands (briquettes may contain coal dust or other additives as binders) made from invasive tree species or harvested from sustainably managed forests, and switch from lighter fluid, which releases smog-forming VOCs, to a chimney starter. * Grill organic, hormone-free meat and mix it up with fish, veggies, even fruit. * Minimize health risks (from carcinogenic substances that can form when meats are grilled or broiled at high temperature) by choosing lean meats and trimming fat before cooking. * Set your picnic table with reusable dishware and silverware and cloth napkins. If that's not feasible, look for biodegradable or recycled-paper dinnerware, unbleached cups, and recycled-paper napkins. * Clean up green with a natural cleaner like Orange Plus (made with orange oil) or SoyClean.