Apparently Some People Don’t Think a Gas Grill Is a Real Grill

probably the strongest argument for charcoal.

There is something enjoyable about building the fire.

You light it.

You wait.

You watch the coals change.

You spread them out.

You adjust things.

You smell the smoke.

You know dinner is coming because you’ve been working toward it for twenty minutes.

Gas doesn’t really give you that.

Gas is more like:

Click.

Whoosh.

Okay, we’re cooking.

Which is fantastic when you’re hungry.

But maybe not as satisfying when the cooking itself is the activity.

And I think that’s the distinction I was