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I unloaded the silly Weber Genesis gas bbq on my step-son and bought a real barbecue...a CharBroil 860 charcoal grill. Anyone who understands the value of cooking in a cast iron skillet will appreciate its cast iron cooking grates, which provide incredible searing ability, even heat, and great grill marks.

meta at 2:57PM on 07/05/07

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The Char-Broil works ridiculously well for our needs, and here in SoCal we pretty much use it year-round. Four main burners, side burner too -- cooks up a whole mess o' food. Used to be charcoal guy, but the ease and convenience of gas when cooking for family and friends makes it too hard to pass up.

emg72 at 2:01PM on 07/05/07

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Char-broil direct feed natural gas grill with cast iron smoker box. Can't beat it for year-round grilling.

JimB at 9:10AM on 07/05/07

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Weber gas grill w/ side burners and a wood chip holder that nestles between the gas jets. Yesterday, we had mesquite smoked hamburgers. They were delicious!

pageycooks at 7:57AM on 07/05/07

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One more vote for the Weber - with natural wood charcoal. If you're using a gas grill, you might as well cook indoors on the stove, in my humble opinion. I have used my original-style inexpensive Weber in winter and summer. It also works well as a smoker -- can't beat a Thanksgiving turkey smoked on the grill!

cookbookchick at 4:56PM on 07/04/07

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We just got a Char-Broil 4 burner grill with a side burner at Father's Day. I haven't had this much fun burning animal flesh in years!

quest1962 at 11:18AM on 07/04/07

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Love my DCS gas grill..but there's nothing like the real thing..Charcoal just gives a flavor to grilled food that gas can't..

mallard at 9:03AM on 07/04/07

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my favorite grill is the new one i will buy if i win this book.

cl2040 at 8:56PM on 07/03/07

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The large, rectangular charcoal grill we bought at Costco ten years ago is sadly rusting out. It is called a "smoker," but any large grill where you can put food and charcoal on different sides works as a smoker, and that's essentially the method of this grill. I make ribs (on the off side) regularly, and there are two or three couples who won't come to dinner unless I promise to make those ribs! Soon it will be time to get a replacement.

Teachertalk at 8:17PM on 07/03/07

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I use the same grill my father did - a charcoal burning black Weber kettle.

I use hardwood lump charcoal and a chimney starter. I can get from zero to red hot coals in about five minutes.

This grill gives me fantastic flavor, excellent range and control of heat, and the ability to smoke, grill/sear or roast.

This grill cost about $65 some seven years ago.

There's a reason it's a classic.

keihin at 5:11PM on 07/03/07

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Weber charcoal burning is my fave

spanklin at 2:15PM on 07/03/07

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One of those "BBQ Boxes" in Central Park that you have to scramble for because there are only so many.

bpjc at 12:20PM on 07/03/07

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Well a charcoal grill is ideal, but my gas weber certainly is easier.

Josh Baugher at 10:31AM on 07/03/07

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Weber gas, three zone. Charcoal on special occasions

gavri at 10:11AM on 07/03/07

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any grill will do

hedgehog at 9:49AM on 07/03/07

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I use a gas grill for convenience. However, the taste of charcoal can't be beat!

Mich23 at 7:46AM on 07/03/07

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A cheap gas grill---we our grill so much ---year round---they wear out. We tried an expensive grill ---$500+ and it only lasted a year longer than the cheaper ones. Almost all of our meat is cooked on the grill come rain, sunshine,or snow.

goldexplorer at 1:46AM on 07/03/07

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Sadly, with no outdoor space here in my Manhattan box, my favorite "grill" is my All Clad grill pan -- perhaps the best thing to come off my wedding registry. I know it's a sad sub for the real thing, but I don't know the NYPD would take to kindly to us setting up a grill on the sidewalk in front of the building.

FKC at 1:05AM on 07/03/07

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I moved in with new roommates at the end of May and was so excited to find a huge charcoal grill on the tiny patio of our third floor apartment ... I have no idea how it got up the fire escape, but I'm glad I met the grill just in time for summer!

Littlebluesiren at 11:37PM on 07/02/07

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