Yo, Yo, Yo I Gots A New Grill!!!

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Originally Posted by Homeslice

Charcoal grills taste good, but they put cancerous hydrocarbons on your food

Who cares? It's delicious.

edit: So I just read a little bit about it. PAHs form when fat from the meat falls to the burning embers and then burns. The longer the meat cooks, the more at risk you are. Of course, these threats are pretty much eliminated if you A: don't cook directly over the charcoal (like you are supposed to do anyway) and B: if you don't eat your meat "well done" (which you shouldn't, because it sucks that way.)

[AquaPython]

since you guys are sort of talking about cancers and cooking, i thought i would add my 2 cents. regardless of the heating method, when meats get charred (blackened) , there are free-radicals that are carcinogens, so you should avoid these charred parts. if you use a marinade, it is supposed to reduce free-radicals by ~ 90%+

[shmike]

I need a new grill.

What this infared nonsense?

[goof2]

Originally Posted by shmike

I need a new grill.

What this infared nonsense?

Rather than cooking over a direct flame, a flame heats a ceramic plate which emits heat to cook. It is supposed to heat up faster, get hotter, reduce hot spots, and reduce flame ups. They work well but for the money I would get another Weber.

[Homeslice]

Originally Posted by Tennessee Stud

Who cares? It's delicious.

edit: So I just read a little bit about it. PAHs form when fat from the meat falls to the burning embers and then burns. The longer the meat cooks, the more at risk you are. Of course, these threats are pretty much eliminated if you A: don't cook directly over the charcoal (like you are supposed to do anyway) and B: if you don't eat your meat "well done" (which you shouldn't, because it sucks that way.)

Everytime I'm over at someone's place or at some kind of picnic, 80-90% of the time they're cooking it right over the charcoal.

And for those dudes that are REALLY old-skool, who don't have gas grills, and use old-skool charcoal and lighter fluid, the cancer risk is much worse due to the chemicals in the lighter fluid. I remember when I was a kid, people used to squirt fluid on the coals even when there was food on the grill......to give their food an extra "flame burst taste"

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Originally Posted by Homeslice

Everytime I'm over at someone's place or at some kind of picnic, 80-90% of the time they're cooking it right over the charcoal.

And for those dudes that are REALLY old-skool, who don't have gas grills, and use old-skool charcoal and lighter fluid, the cancer risk is much worse due to the chemicals in the lighter fluid. I remember when I was a kid, people used to squirt fluid on the coals even when there was food on the grill......to give their food an extra "flame burst taste"

I remember as a kid, I had a buddy whose dad would do this.

I just buy regular charcoal and use a chimney to get it started. Good stuff, just need newspaper.

[goof2]

One of my buddies has one of the 4 or 5 burner Charbroil infrared grills. The burners themselves still work nicely but it wasn't designed particularly well. It transfers way too much heat to the front panel where the controls are. It got hot enough to melt the inside of the plastic control knobs to the point they no longer actually turn the controls. He uses a pair of pliers to turn the burners on and adjust the flame.

I do like the Big Green Egg but think it is a bit too expensive and not very convenient. After my experiences with Weber grills those are probably the only brand I will buy.

[Homeslice]

Originally Posted by goof2

One of my buddies has one of the 4 or 5 burner Charbroil infrared grills. The burners themselves still work nicely but it wasn't designed particularly well. It transfers way too much heat to the front panel where the controls are. It got hot enough to melt the inside of the plastic control knobs to the point they no longer actually turn the controls. He uses a pair of pliers to turn the burners on and adjust the flame.
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[marko138]

This just in: Being alive causes cancer. RUN.

[Particle Man]

that sounds like an interesting grilling concept. I have my old 15 year old propane grill and an old charcoal grill for when I want a really good tasting steak.