
If you ask any traditional food lover, they would tell you that they would prefer to consume their favourite ingredients with its taste unaltered by external influences or factors. The interesting thing is that you do not need to dwell into the intrinsic value of authentic tastes, to understand why it makes a certain dish so appealing. Sometimes fancy gadgets and machinery can help cook your food in the most efficient and time-saving way.
However, not all of them are able to preserve or create the particular taste that you seek. Sometimes it is the type of cooking fuel that you choose to use. Take BBQ sessions as an example, charcoal briquettes are used as the main cooking fuel and it gives that unique and smoky flavour to your grilled meat. Sure, there are many other types of cooking fuel that are available as alternatives. But can they replicate that 'homemade' taste that everyone is familiar with? Below are 4 reasons why using charcoal grills for your barbeques are better than using gas grills.
Cost
The outdoor cookout season is here and your family and you plan to have a barbeque together soon. But you may be planning it with a limited budget, which is quite a bummer if you asked me. If you plan to hire BBQ caterers, you may be delighted to know that they offer very affordable options such as an inexpensive charcoal grill setup. It might help you cut out unnecessary costs and allow you to even hire a minimal number of service staff, to ensure that your BBQ is an enjoyable one!
Convenient and portable
Wherever the location is, you can be sure that the equipment you ordered or purchased, reaches its destination without any difficulties. I believe some of the readers here have experienced before the headaches of organizing the BBQ at a beach or park, unless they own a van and some available hands to help.
Flavour
If you have enough experience to tame a charcoal grill the right way, you can easily caramelise your poultry and steaks to get your taste buds going. Gas grills are not able to get certain flavours, when you add flavoured wood chips such as apple or hickory to charcoal grills. Being able to enhance the fragrance of your cooked meat, distinguishes you from conventional barbeque cookouts and if you happen to be quite particular on this form of cooking.
Authenticity
If you choose your BBQ caterers who use real charcoal, you are definitely in for a real treat. Getting that authentic and real BBQ flavour is an experience like none other. BBQ lovers love to trigger fond memories of the famous 'Grill Taste'. Experts do believe and have proven that cooking with charcoal, enables the food item to seal in their juices under the low and slow cooking process.
Final word and some cooking recommendations
If you are adding hardwood chips into your charcoal grill, make sure they are soaked with water but not to the point that it drips constantly when you remove it from the water. If it still dripping, live it aside to settle until it stops. Once the fires from the coals have died down, you may add the wood chips to it. I believe at this point, you are already ready to cook. There is no point to add the chips, just for the sake of creating smoke.
On some occasions, you may feel the hassle and pains of organizing and facilitating the whole BBQ cookout from start to end by yourself. It would be a good idea to engage the services of a BBQ caterer, as they provide, setup and tear down all the equipment you need before and after your cookouts.