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Posted on: May 28 2015,08:09 |
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Hey guys, I'm in the market for a new grill but would also like to try my hand in some smoking.
So are there any grill/smoker combos that you can recommend? Is there such a thing? charcoal, propane, electric doesn't really matter to me. Probably stick with propane for the grill but the smoker could be either, I don't know much about smokers.
Any suggestions or tips will be much welcomed. Also, nothing too expensive, would like to keep the price below $500.
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GORDON 
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Posted on: May 28 2015,08:15 |
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Charcoal makes 30% better food but has 90% more hassle. To me it isn't worth it. Once or twice a summer I will just make a fire with wood from my cherry tree and cook a steak in the backyard fire pit. I use the propane grill year round.
Never did or wanted to do smokers. No input.
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GORDON 
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Posted on: May 28 2015,08:21 |
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I would like to change my "90% more hassle" line. It's more like 250% more hassle.
Charcoal is a process, with significant cleanup in between, and make sure those middle coals are cool before they go in the bin or you burn your house down.
Propane is just "Turn it on 5 minutes ahead of time." I don't even clean the grill surface, but rarely. Just give it a quick scrape with a metal spatula if carbon is getting built up.... otherwise, just burn that shit off during a pre-heating.
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GORDON 
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Posted on: May 28 2015,08:22 |
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fake edit - I believe charcoal/hybrid grills exist, but are expensive. I won't spend more than $300 for a grill, personally, and those are probably $800+.
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TheCatt 
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Posted on: May 28 2015,08:35 |
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We have a Weber Sprit 300-series from 7-8 years ago.
It's worked great. Those are right about $500 though.
We use gas (installed a gas line at the house) so we wouldn't even have to deal with tanks.
Charcoal's way too much of a pain in the ass.
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Vince 
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Posted on: May 28 2015,08:50 |
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Nothing beats the flavor of charcoal when you do it right. I don't have to deal with crying hungry kids though, so I can wait on the coals. Just not a big hassle to me.
Can't speak to smokers either. Hopefully within the year I'll be doing some of that as well.
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TheCatt 
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Posted on: May 28 2015,09:16 |
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(Malcolm @ May 28 2015,11:54)
QUOTE QUOTE Charcoal's way too much of a pain in the ass. Says the BBQ snob. If I were making BBQ, I'd be smoking it anyway.
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TPRJones 
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Okay, now that I've read the rest of the thread, I see it didn't get any better. Â *sigh*
If you want to grill something, then propane, electric, or charcoal would be good choices. Â Charcoal would have the best flavor IMO, but you can approximate that with creative use of an electric grill and a metal pie pan full of wood shavings and save yourself the hassle of actually cooking with charcoal.
But if you intend to do any BBQ you must use wood. Â Nothing else can possibly result in anything that deserves the name BBQ. Â And I would urge you not to look for any sort of combo grill/smoker as a smoker of any worth will be specifically designed to slow-cook meats over times of eight to twelve hours and I can't imagine wanting to grill a burger over something that would cook it that slowly. Â If it will cook faster then it's not a smoker of any worth.
Edited by TPRJones on May 28 2015,10:18
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Malcolm 
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Real grilling is done over the heart of an active volcano.
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Stranger 
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Posted on: May 28 2015,10:39 |
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Grill/Smoker combo
Ok, this is kinda what I was talking about. Let me start by saying that ill be a first time smoker and I'm just interested in giving it a shot and seeing if I like it. So I'm hesitant to jump full on into a real smoker.
This seems like a decent thing to me because it has the propane on one side and charcoal on the other. The smoker box on the side if you wanna smoke. Admittedly this is a cheapo and it prolly wont last all that long, but I definitely need to buy a new grill and just thought getting something with a smoker attached to it would be a good idea.
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TheCatt 
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Posted on: May 28 2015,11:12 |
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I honestly don't know. I only use natural gas, and have never (except at friend's houses) used propane. Taste-wise, I noticed nothing. I only know that you need an adapter if your grill is made for one, but you want the other.
I just love the convenience of never having to fill a tank.
TPR's right, but I don't BBQ on my own. But the last time I made ribs, I actually made them sous vide style, finishing them in the oven (broiler). Tasty.
As for Malcolm, I bet he has a George Foreman grill.
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