one can't taste the difference between wood or gas fired bbq, so no chance on a vertical grill like this.
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backdraft (Dixie Normous: Image specialist)
Sure you can. Wood gives off smoke so the flavors a bit different.
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daftcunt (Old Spike)
There have been several tests done between Gas, Wood and even electric grills, when it isn't a smoker (the ones that keep the smoke inside the box) people can't tell the difference.
I think the myth holds because many burn the charcoal too hot so the meat gets burned giving it a distinct taste.
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backdraft (Dixie Normous: Image specialist)
"I think the myth holds because many burn the charcoal too hot so the meat gets burned giving it a distinct taste"
Could be. I use a gas grill and some times bbq on a small bonfire, and the result is different but could be that I just over cook it on the fire.
Never liked charcoal grills, I swear I can taste it, but yeah would be nice to do a blind test to see if it's really the case.
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daftcunt (Old Spike)
Here is one where they can allegedly taste it, but this was done on a closed grill, I found it interesting how the cooking procedure is different.
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Bobbob (Site Administrator)
I remember the first time I had steak from a gas barbecue. Tasted the gas immediately. Never tasted it again after that, so you got to wonder what part of your brain got dissolved not to be able to taste it thereafter.
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daftcunt (Old Spike)
Gas (butane or propane) doesn't taste or smell when burnerd correctly
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backdraft (Dixie Normous: Image specialist)
Nah I don't think you can taste the gas. It burns really clean.
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Bobbob (Site Administrator)
I'm telling ya. Mind you, in the instance I described above it was a brand new right out of the box barbecue, so maybe it needed to be broken in yet (not sure if that's a thing with brand new burners). Again, we never tasted anything after that.
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backdraft (Dixie Normous: Image specialist)
Not sure about grills but electric ovens need to be "broken in". Theres all kinds of shit from the factory that burns off.
We got a new oven a year ago and the manual said to clean it, then run it a few hours on high heat. The whole house stank of some chemicals. Might be the same with your grill.
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daftcunt (Old Spike)
A new bbq should be run full steam for a while before you actually start and eat off it.
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daftcunt (Old Spike)
I hope this is eaten in one day and not re started the next!
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Bobbob (Site Administrator)
Y'all are talking about our pallets not being discerning enough to tell the difference between gas and wood, like that's the only thing we'd fail to notice.
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(Site Administrator)
must taste good on that wood-fired grill
(Old Spike)
one can't taste the difference between wood or gas fired bbq, so no chance on a vertical grill like this.
(Dixie Normous: Image specialist)
Sure you can. Wood gives off smoke so the flavors a bit different.
(Old Spike)
There have been several tests done between Gas, Wood and even electric grills, when it isn't a smoker (the ones that keep the smoke inside the box) people can't tell the difference.
I think the myth holds because many burn the charcoal too hot so the meat gets burned giving it a distinct taste.
(Dixie Normous: Image specialist)
"I think the myth holds because many burn the charcoal too hot so the meat gets burned giving it a distinct taste"
Could be. I use a gas grill and some times bbq on a small bonfire, and the result is different but could be that I just over cook it on the fire.
Never liked charcoal grills, I swear I can taste it, but yeah would be nice to do a blind test to see if it's really the case.
(Old Spike)
Here is one where they can allegedly taste it, but this was done on a closed grill, I found it interesting how the cooking procedure is different.
(Site Administrator)
I remember the first time I had steak from a gas barbecue. Tasted the gas immediately. Never tasted it again after that, so you got to wonder what part of your brain got dissolved not to be able to taste it thereafter.
(Old Spike)
Gas (butane or propane) doesn't taste or smell when burnerd correctly
(Dixie Normous: Image specialist)
Nah I don't think you can taste the gas. It burns really clean.
(Site Administrator)
I'm telling ya. Mind you, in the instance I described above it was a brand new right out of the box barbecue, so maybe it needed to be broken in yet (not sure if that's a thing with brand new burners). Again, we never tasted anything after that.
(Dixie Normous: Image specialist)
Not sure about grills but electric ovens need to be "broken in". Theres all kinds of shit from the factory that burns off.
We got a new oven a year ago and the manual said to clean it, then run it a few hours on high heat. The whole house stank of some chemicals. Might be the same with your grill.
(Old Spike)
A new bbq should be run full steam for a while before you actually start and eat off it.
(Old Spike)
I hope this is eaten in one day and not re started the next!
(Site Administrator)
Y'all are talking about our pallets not being discerning enough to tell the difference between gas and wood, like that's the only thing we'd fail to notice.