Q: Gas or Charcoal?
A: There are people more fluent than myself in the language of BBQ that can tell you the reason why charcoal is better than gas, but in the end, it's all a matter of preference.
The one thing - and as far as I'm concerned, the only thing - that gas grills have going for them is the convenience of having a hamburger or hot dog within a matter of minutes.
In every other aspect of grilling, I think charcoal grills lead the way.
Q: What kind of grill do you use?
A: Currently, I use a Weber grill that my father gave me a few years back. It's very old, but it does the job beautifully. My ultimate goal is to own a Big Green Egg one day, but that's a lot of money to spend on a grill.
Q: What kind of wood do you use?
A: It all depends on the meat. I like mesquite quite a bit for chicken, beef and even pork. I also like a nice fruit wood - apple or cherry - when I'm cooking pork. I think like grills, wood is all a matter of taste. Try different woods and choose for yourself.
Q: With all the BBQ websites and books out there, what makes you qualified to have one?
A: I am far from qualified to tell anyone how to grill. I'm just a guy that likes to spend his weekends cooking meat and shooting the bull with friends. I still have a lot to learn about grilling, but I figure I could share the limited knowledge that I do have with people that enjoy grilling. It doesn't hurt to share ideas, does it?
Q: What is your favorite thing to grill?
A: I think my two favorite things to cook are brats (I love Johnsonville cheddar brats) and pulled pork.
