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BBQ guide: Choosing a new grill

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Complete barbecue guide
Baby your grill, select the tastiest steaks, and get easy grilling recipes


By Jennifer Danter
First published in Chatelaine's June 2003 issue.
© Rogers Publishing Ltd.

Choosing a new grill

 

Experts have argued that there are no significant differences in taste between charcoal and gas--insisting that smoky barbecue flavour comes from juices that drip down and create smoke. So depending on your lifestyle, choose your grill accordingly:

• Traditionalists and insistent fire-pokers often prefer charcoal. It's ideal for barbecue enthusiasts who love cooking in the great outdoors, experimenting with different charcoal and even wood. Kettle-style grills are the most popular.

• Gas grills appeal to time-pressed cooks and entertaining aficionados. They provide instant convenience and often have a larger grilling surface as well as side burners. Higher end gas grills even come with rotisseries and built-in smokers.



 

 

 

 
  • Intro
 
 
Spring cleaning
  • Choosing a new grill
  • Tools of the trade
  • Supermarket vs. butcher steaks
  • Steak cuts
  • 5 easy grilling recipes
  • Get grilling! cooking tips
  • Salad days
  • 65 barbecue classics
 

 
  • Light grilled dinner
  • Weekend grilling menu
  • Casual backyard sipping
 

 
  • Choose barbecue as your cooking method in our Recipe File
 

 
  • Swap grilling tips with others in our Food + recipes forum
 

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