Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84 exptools; site ihu1e.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!ihu1e!jgpo From: jgpo@ihu1e.UUCP (john opalko) Newsgroups: net.consumers Subject: Re: Electric Outdoor Grille Message-ID: <460@ihu1e.UUCP> Date: Tue, 21-May-85 10:34:04 EDT Article-I.D.: ihu1e.460 Posted: Tue May 21 10:34:04 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 22-May-85 02:18:38 EDT References: <66@biomed.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories Lines: 35 > > I have seen advertisements for electric outdoor grilles that use "lava > rocks". I thought this might be safer than the propane grilles. I am > currently a diehard charcoal and ligher fluid person. How does food taste > on a propane grille? What about one of these new-fangled electric rock > grilles? > Comments appreciated. I, too, used to be a diehard charcoal person, but I bought a Sears propane grill about a year ago and I wouldn't go back to charcoal for anything. Besides not having to worry about dumping the ashes, etc., I've found the propane grill to be cheaper to operate. I get my 20-lb. propane tank filled for about $6.50 and it lasts for twenty or more grilling sessions. What's a bag of Kingsford up to now and how many grilling sessions can you get from a bag? Then there's the cost of the lighter fluid, too. Food cooked over propane and lava rocks tastes pretty much like that cooked over charcoal, because the fats dripping from the meat hit the lava rocks and vaporize, just like they do over charcoal. That's what gives your meat that nice "outdoors" flavor. If you're into exotica like mesquite, hickory, or alder, you can soak some wood chips and dump them onto the hot rocks, just like you'd do with charcoal. I've never had any experience with the electric grills, but I would suspect they'd be on par with propane and charcoal. As a guess, I'd say the propane grill would be less expensive to operate than the electric one. Happy Grilling! John Opalko AT&T Bell Labs Naperville, IL