GAS or WOOD

bomp · 12-07-2013, 12:17 PM

im new to smoking. What should i buy? gas or wood? which requires less attention?

Bludawg · 12-07-2013, 12:24 PM

BBQ is a No Gas Zone.

Pappy Q · 12-07-2013, 01:07 PM

Gas has no place in BBQ

Mo-Dave · 12-07-2013, 01:16 PM

Gas can be, and is used with success , but wood fire is a lot more interesting and fun. Remember gas, and even electric will have to use some kind of wood product to achieve a smoked flavor so why not just go with wood to start with? Otherwise why not just cook in a crock pot or kitchen oven?
Dave

FatCoyote · 12-07-2013, 01:53 PM

Gas is a Petroleum based product unless it comes out of an AXX, do you want either near your food???

SITM BBQ · 12-07-2013, 02:18 PM

Wood only for bbq. If you don't want to pay attention to it buy a pellet grill or an insulated vertical with guru. Stick burning is more fun though.

SmittyJonz · 12-07-2013, 02:20 PM

Get a Kamado Style Grill/Smoker and run Charcoal n Wood without having to babysit it. And Great in Cold Weather because they are heavily insulated.
Kamado Joe, Big Green Egg, Primo, Etc....,Etc......

JazzyBadger · 12-07-2013, 02:22 PM

If you're talking about a stick burner being feed splits of wood versus a gas cooker, the gas cooker is easier to run. It's as easy as turning on a gas stove.

As has been mentioned though, if you buy a cooker that uses lump charcoal or charcoal briquettes it'll be a really simple process as long as you're buying a quality cooker, and you'll get the best of both worlds.

SmittyJonz · 12-07-2013, 02:31 PM

http://bbq.about.com/od/charcoalgril...ado-Grills.htm

sliding_billy · 12-07-2013, 02:43 PM

Gas has a purpose. Weed burners and log lighters are useful.

RevZiLLa · 12-07-2013, 08:45 PM

I have had success with gas, wood, briquettes, and lump. They all have their advantages, but I must confess that wood burned down to coals is unparalleled. I just don't have time for it often. Once I decide which one I want to use forevermore, I will tell everybody who disagrees that they are woefully wrong...

Shagdog · 12-07-2013, 08:49 PM

Gas is for stoves. Wood is for BBQ. You'll never get the true BBQ flavor you seek from gas or a plug IMHO

Smoke Dawg · 12-07-2013, 08:51 PM

Pellet Poopers are a good option to get wood flavor and no attention needed.

Kloogee · 12-07-2013, 09:15 PM

There are many different types of smoking devices available. And if you peruse the pages of this forum, I think you'll see people having success with all of them. If your sole requirement is to have a "set it and forget it system", a gas device may be best for you. But there have been some good suggestions above for low maintenance wood/charcoal based smokers. I personally have a UDS (ugly drum smoker) and it was extremely cheap to build and is very easy to run with great tasting results.

However I think you'll find many people on this forum enjoy the process as much (maybe even more!) than they do the end result. Many people relish learning how to master a keeping a small hot fire in a reverse flow offset wood burner by throwing another stick on every 30-45 mins.

Me personally, I'm with most of the traditionalists above. I don't foresee a gas burner any time in my future. But I can see why some might choose to go that direction.

nucornhusker · 12-07-2013, 09:40 PM

Wood! The more I used wood fueled cookers, the less I had any desire for a gas fueled grill. I have only used a gas grill twice in the last four years or so, and I don't miss them one but.

12-07-2013, 12:17 PM	#1
bomp Got rid of the matchlight. Join Date: 12-05-13 Location: Toronto,On	GAS or WOOD im new to smoking. What should i buy? gas or wood? which requires less attention?

12-07-2013, 12:24 PM	#2
Bludawg somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 07-04-09 Location: Jonesboro,Tx	BBQ is a No Gas Zone. __________________ I'm a Proxy Vegetarian> Cows eat grass & I eat cows.

12-07-2013, 01:16 PM	#4
Mo-Dave Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 09-18-06 Location: Hurricane Deck Missouri	Gas can be, and is used with success , but wood fire is a lot more interesting and fun. Remember gas, and even electric will have to use some kind of wood product to achieve a smoked flavor so why not just go with wood to start with? Otherwise why not just cook in a crock pot or kitchen oven? Dave __________________ Let us have a drink and by God lets us not think about the things we ain't never going to know about.

12-07-2013, 01:53 PM	#5
FatCoyote is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 10-10-13 Location: Austin, Texas	Gas is a Petroleum based product unless it comes out of an AXX, do you want either near your food??? __________________ What ya smokin there?

12-07-2013, 02:18 PM	#6
SITM BBQ Knows what a fatty is. Join Date: 02-26-13 Location: Fairview, nc	Wood only for bbq. If you don't want to pay attention to it buy a pellet grill or an insulated vertical with guru. Stick burning is more fun though. __________________ Smoke in the Mountains BBQ Team; Southern Q Limo Elite

12-07-2013, 01:07 PM	#3
Pappy Q is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 04-08-10 Location: Elk Creek, KY	Gas has no place in BBQ

12-07-2013, 02:20 PM	#7
SmittyJonz somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 07-17-13 Location: Burleson Tx	Get a Kamado Style Grill/Smoker and run Charcoal n Wood without having to babysit it. And Great in Cold Weather because they are heavily insulated. Kamado Joe, Big Green Egg, Primo, Etc....,Etc...... __________________ NO Such Thing as Over Smoked - just Over Dirty Smoked.............

12-07-2013, 02:22 PM	#8
JazzyBadger Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 04-12-10 Location: Jazzy Gerbil Land.	If you're talking about a stick burner being feed splits of wood versus a gas cooker, the gas cooker is easier to run. It's as easy as turning on a gas stove. As has been mentioned though, if you buy a cooker that uses lump charcoal or charcoal briquettes it'll be a really simple process as long as you're buying a quality cooker, and you'll get the best of both worlds. __________________ The Life of the Knife is Ended By! The Wife. Geld responsibly.

12-07-2013, 02:31 PM	#9
SmittyJonz somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 07-17-13 Location: Burleson Tx	http://bbq.about.com/od/charcoalgril...ado-Grills.htm __________________ NO Such Thing as Over Smoked - just Over Dirty Smoked.............

12-07-2013, 02:43 PM	#10
sliding_billy somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 08-27-13 Location: Princeton, TX Name/Nickname : )	Gas has a purpose. Weed burners and log lighters are useful.

12-07-2013, 08:45 PM	#11
RevZiLLa is Blowin Smoke! Join Date: 07-02-07 Location: Richmond, VA	I have had success with gas, wood, briquettes, and lump. They all have their advantages, but I must confess that wood burned down to coals is unparalleled. I just don't have time for it often. Once I decide which one I want to use forevermore, I will tell everybody who disagrees that they are woefully wrong... __________________ www.BowlingBallExchange.com on Facebook Brinkman water smokers (elec and charcoal) Weber kettle grill Uniflame Gold Stainless 5 burner propane grill / rotisserie BBQ Grillware upright propane water smoker A trench filled with wood coals and covered with chain link fence

12-07-2013, 08:49 PM	#12
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12-07-2013, 08:51 PM	#13
Smoke Dawg Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 06-22-13 Location: Montana Name/Nickname : IMF	Pellet Poopers are a good option to get wood flavor and no attention needed. __________________ A bunch of stuff to build a Fire so I can hang out and Smoke, Grill, or cook with! More stuff for Cutting, Grinding, Stuffing, Canning and so on! Double down Zero Club Champion Only Brethren to win a TD with all the votes! IMBAS Certified Moink Baller

12-07-2013, 09:15 PM	#14
Kloogee Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 09-05-12 Location: Midwest	There are many different types of smoking devices available. And if you peruse the pages of this forum, I think you'll see people having success with all of them. If your sole requirement is to have a "set it and forget it system", a gas device may be best for you. But there have been some good suggestions above for low maintenance wood/charcoal based smokers. I personally have a UDS (ugly drum smoker) and it was extremely cheap to build and is very easy to run with great tasting results. However I think you'll find many people on this forum enjoy the process as much (maybe even more!) than they do the end result. Many people relish learning how to master a keeping a small hot fire in a reverse flow offset wood burner by throwing another stick on every 30-45 mins. Me personally, I'm with most of the traditionalists above. I don't foresee a gas burner any time in my future. But I can see why some might choose to go that direction.

12-07-2013, 09:40 PM	#15
nucornhusker Babbling Farker Join Date: 08-29-11 Location: Lincoln, NE	Wood! The more I used wood fueled cookers, the less I had any desire for a gas fueled grill. I have only used a gas grill twice in the last four years or so, and I don't miss them one but. __________________ Yoder Smokers YS1500, Kamado Joe BigJoe & Joe Jr, IMBAS Certified MOINK Baller