/ck/ - Food & Cooking

if you have to ask...

>>9353860
Charcoal. But honestly I prefer propane and propane accessories.

>>9353875
What's the point of a gas grill? Just use a stove.

did you get those from cracker jacks?

>>9353860
I like the high pitched bell-like sound that briquettes make when you handle them.

Why don't ya fellas just use propane? Taste the meat, not the heat.

>>9353887
>i cant find asmr videos of this on youtube

>>9353860
It seriously doesn't matter.

Every now and again you can find a chunk of metal or pvc or some other industrial debris in lump charcoal though. Also, whatever wood they tell you it is, they're 100% lying.

In the end it's pretty much just carbon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFhp2eg7f1Y

great doco on japanese charcoal

>>9353887
I meant lump charcoal.

>>9353887
>>9353890
>>9353904
https://youtu.be/GzLvqCTvOQY?t=4m44s

>>9353896
I find it does matter.
Brickettes burn very consistently, but they produce huge amounts of ash.
If I smoke using brickettes I'll have to empty all the ash from the barbecue after about 4 hours.
I have also found that lump wood burns hotter and produces less smoke.

>>9353875
>>9353888
>hank pls
>>9353880
This.
cast iron on the stove > propane/charcoal grill

>>9353929
This guy pretty much nailed it. I've tried every BBQ fuel you can think of. For me it boils down to convenience. I'm a busy guy and if I'm hosting a BBQ, I'm probably running ariu f doing a bunch of stuff. With that in mind, my pleb-tier friends and family just want meat that has grill marks on it. Go-to is gas.
I love slow smoking meat. I've done it over a pit, in the ground, and in a kettle. Have not yet done it in an egg. That said, again, convenience. I have a cheapo electric smoker that makes incredible tasting food. I can wake up at 4 am, put in a prepped brisket and but, go back to bed, tend it through the day and have it ready for dinner.
My ends are good to high quality, so I don't give a shit about the means

>>9353955
Grills are bigger and it's a matter of communion. People gather and you can cook a relatively large amount of food at once in an outdoor, picnic like setting. If you don't see the appeal of this than you either have no friends or your family hates you...or perhaps both.

Take your pick.

>>9353920
>amazing, informative videos
>10/10 camera work
>no shilling
>doesn't speak because he doesn't need to to show what he's doing
>doesn't even monetize despite the ridiculous amount of views he gets (last I checked)
He's the hero Youtube needs but not the one it deserves.

>>9353875
>PROPANE
WHY DON'T YOU JUST MAKE BBQ IN YOUR STOVE YOU FUCKING MONGOLOID KYS

>>9354195
I only use my stove for ramen and peach cobbler.

>>9353900
>that ringing sound at 5:15
holy shit

>>9353900
Good Christ old Japanese farmers look like burn victims.

>>9353987
Doesn't speak because he's autistic.

>>9353860
lump

depends, charcoal if you're in a hurry and briquettes if you're grilling for more than yourself. briquettes are more consistent but takes longer to get a good heat, charcoal is more volatile but gets warm faster.

>>9354195
Hank btfo

>>9354195
>being the assblasted about gas.
You giblet head charcoal lover.

>>9354347
No, the anti-propane fags have a legitimate argument. I've owned an expensive stainless propane grill for some time and while the shell is in excellent shape I've had to replace the burners twice and they're failing again. Couple that with the hassle of rigging a woodchip pouch to get a smoke flavor and the expense of the (((unregulated propane))) pricing. Fuck paying $70 for another set of burners, I'm drilling air holes and converting to a charcoal grill.

>burn shit
>produce shit that burns at even hotter temperatures

what kind of sorcery is this?

>>9354323
Oh hey we used to have a street vendor that made undercooked chicken on one of these things. He claimed it was some Japanese shit and was safe to eat. Last I saw him out was a few months ago when he mentioned something about trying to hide from the health inspector. Haven't seen him since.

>>9354466
Sounds like you bought a piece of shit grill.

>>9353860
lump coal. the biggest problem with it though is the lack of consistent sized pieces. be prepared to spend more money on it.

>>9354572
The carbon left behind after everything else is burnt off is a more efficient fuel

Is it okay to use tiki fuel as lighter fluid for charcoal?

>>9353987
He's got a patreon page where he gets like $6k/video. No wonder he doesn't churn them out, he does one every two-three months and that's more than enough for him.

>>9354872
yeah but using an actual fire to light your coals is preferable as it doesn't taste of anything

>>9354872
>tiki
fuck off nazi

>>9354872
Get good, one of thse suckers, a paper napkin doused in some olive oil is all you need

>>9353860
Lump charcoal, since briquettes have dirt and gravel in them.

>>9353860
Lump but only because my cheap grill doesnt seal very well and the hardwood coal seems to go out faster. Briquettes just keep burning after i close up the grill.

Do your neighbors get mad at you for stinking up the entire block with the smell of BBQ and grilling?

>>9354872
ew no

>>9354956

>>9354315
ya probably would too if you spent as many years as they did round flames as hot as they do

>>9353963
I love my green egg and it's perfect for slow cooking. My favorite are 12 hour cooked brisket and Boston butt.

I prefer propane. True, American propane. Charcoal is too dirty.

>>9355393

everybody loves that smell

>want to smoke beef brisket
>go to supermarket
>see that it's literally $10/lb

>>9353987
he does explain what he does if you turn on closed captions

Lump. Lights easier.

>>9353887
Came here to say that exact thing. It's just so nice

>>9355971
that's cheap

>>9354290
>>9356343

>>9354290
It sounds like a fucking iron bar, what the fuck

>>9354317
So when civilization collapses it's the autists that will survive?

>>9353900
>cried at the part where the old people are making and giving out charcoal
am i a pussy

>>9356618
oh thats nothing, watch every doco from that series, you'll be a bawlin fuckin babby. esepcially the episode about dogs god damn that poor old dog

>>9353860
I prefer a nice wood fire.

However, if I can't have that, I'll take a gas oven.

Lump charcoal for grilling, briquettes for low & slow.

>>9353860

>>9353987
I can with 100% certainty tell who are you talking about without even opening the link

>>9353900

>1 gram of activated carbon has a surface area in excess of 500 square meters

>>9357982
It does.

>>9353860
Standard briquettes are fine for metallic pits. Don't ever let anything contaminated by lighter fluid touch your setup if you ever plan on cooking a piece of meat for longer than 1 hour.

>>9353860
Mesquite wood all the way senpai

>>9358350
This

>>9353880
In case the power or gas gets cut off. Gas grills are an amazing back up.

>>9353860
Lump charcoal is better but I buy briquettes because they're cheaper.

>>9353875
I'LL TELL YA HWAT

>>9353860
Lump for grilling. Charcoal for smoking.

>>9357982

It seems absurd but it is true.

Old Chemfag here.

>>9353860
kingsford original