BBQ, Gas or Charcoal?

[Racecomp Engineering]

Hot take - grilling in general is overrated.

Exceptions are ribs, pit beef, and certain things cooked by skilled individuals. It can sometimes be magical.

Learn to cook well on a cast iron skillet in the kitchen first.

Best steak I've ever had? It wasn't grilled. Best chicken I've ever had? Also wasn't grilled. Best hamburger? Cast iron skillet baby.

Grills are a fun social experience and in the right hands can produce some really awesome food. But a lot of people just suck at it and I'm tired of eating your dry ass chicken and hockey puck hamburgers.

- Andrew....who's about to get metaphorically grilled on here.

[Racecomp Engineering]

I'm going to get blasted aren't I...

- Andrew

[brewloc]

Originally Posted by Racecomp Engineering

I'm going to get blasted aren't I...

- Andrew

ROFL - yeah. Hand a newb a cast iron skillet and watch your kitchen smoke up real fast. Take the battery out the smoke detector for sure.
In the right hands, all these tools can make the best: insert food item here. Ever had a sous-vide steak? Or pit pig (kalua)?

[NoHaveMSG]

Originally Posted by Racecomp Engineering

I'm going to get blasted aren't I...

- Andrew

Somebody in the poll voted microwave, I think you will be fine.

[Sapphireho]

Originally Posted by Racecomp Engineering

I'm going to get blasted aren't I...

- Andrew

Watching someone squeeze all the flavor out of a burger on the grill makes me cringe.

[Atmo]

Originally Posted by Racecomp Engineering

I'm going to get blasted aren't I...
- Andrew

Seared.

You're right though, most cooking shows are scripted for convenience using typical kitchen appliances and heavy pans to sear meats and oven finish if needed.

Here's my favorite way to grill burgers that I haven't equaled with any other cooking method including charcoal. It helps to age the formed burgers in the fridge overnight that keeps them firm on the grate and concentrates the beef flavor. 53M+ views:

[TommyW]

Originally Posted by Racecomp Engineering

I'm going to get blasted aren't I...

- Andrew

Yep we're pulling your man card. Real men cook dead animals over FIRE...... OUTSIDE.

Grilling properly is an art hence why some will prefer the pan.

When I'm cooking Top Surloin properly (baseball cut charred rare) I had the fire dept show up once. Apparently one of my neighbors wasn't bbq savvy.

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by Atmo

Here's my favorite way to grill burgers that I haven't equaled with any other cooking method including charcoal.

They look amazing, but geez the salt he uses, and of course he's assuming everyone likes theirs with the same condiments on them, which is typical of a restaurant of course.

Personally, I prefer the burger itself relatively plain, just enough egg to hold it together. Any seasoning, I'll add if I want it.

Butter is a hidden issue in a lot of restaurant food for those that have dairy allergies. A lot of time the wait staff doesn't even know that butter is put on just about everything that is grilled and they look at you strange when you tell them to make sure your steak doesn't have butter smeared on it when cooking.

[Atmo]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

They look amazing, but geez the salt he uses, and of course he's assuming everyone likes theirs with the same condiments on them, which is typical of a restaurant of course.

Personally, I prefer the burger itself relatively plain, just enough egg to hold it together. Any seasoning, I'll add if I want it.

Butter is a hidden issue in a lot of restaurant food for those that have dairy allergies. A lot of time the wait staff doesn't even know that butter is put on just about everything that is grilled and they look at you strange when you tell them to make sure your steak doesn't have butter smeared on it when cooking.

Ramsay shows 15 different burgers on his Las Vegas menu but guess he likes the one in the video best. Yeah, what's with all the salt? I back off on that and I'm a salt lover. I like mine simple too with a chuck/sirloin blend, Kosher salt, sometimes umami, pepper sparingly and a little whisked egg. No butter here, either. It's distracting and too often creates an unintended inferno. Instead, I'll lightly baste with a high temp neutral cooking oil like avocado or sunflower.

My wife likes my Hawaiian burgers that use the same meat and egg blend with teriyaki rolled in, alaea sea salt, and fresh grilled pineapple rings on top.

Hmm, think I'll go shopping for a fresh pineapple now.

[NoHaveMSG]

Originally Posted by Atmo

Ramsay shows 15 different burgers on his Las Vegas menu

I ate there once a few years back, was too hammered to remember what I had

[Atmo]

Originally Posted by NoHaveMSG

I ate there once a few years back, was too hammered to remember what I had

[RToyo86]

I messed around with a new burger recipe this evening.
Two finely shopped pieces of bread, milk, salt, pepper, worcestershire, garlic, ketchup mixed in with the beef.

Turned out pretty damn good. I used an extra garlic clove, I probably wouldn't do that again