Gas or Charcoal

OK, I guess I'm hybrid also. My weber has a gas lighter that I put a chimney thingy on top of to get it lit.

And, although I don't have a turntable, I have lots of tubes to keep things real.

lump hardwood charcoal, chimney start
GAS IS FOR BOILING WATER

Wow! and I was gonna buy a new grill soon.. was looking at the GAS Weber's at Home Depot.. now I'll have to look into those charcoal units! IM LEARNING SO MUCH FROM THIS THREAD.
oh yeah: Rega P-9 table, Benz silver Ref MC, Benz Lucaschek SS phono, custom passive "pre", SS power amp: Eagle 4.

So maybe Tubes = charcoal, SS = gas?

yes Xie, coal is the way to go, unless you really don't like cooking and 'get into it' - it definitely leads to better food, but there is the whole Zen aspect as well (like Vinyl!)
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Xiekitchen, gas is not something to dismiss out of hand. Like anything else, you should base your decision on your priorities.

For example, my wife wants to barbeque all the time, so at some point, I'll replace our gas grill with a new one, and use that in the winter. It's basically light it, and cook. With charcoal, you need to dedicate 20 - 30 minutes to getting it going. If you don't have the requisite patience, it's not for you.

OK, forget what I just said, HERE's how to light a charcoal grill http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8V53P2m2peU I've got to give this a shot. I mean, what else are you supposed to do with a propane tank?