Someone once asked that we explore the differences between propane grills and regular charcoal burning grills – as if there is really any comparison at all between propane grills and any other type of grill!

Propane grills – also simply known as gas grills – are barbeque grills which use propane gas as the primary fuel for cooking food. Propane grills can be of a “portable” type which is on wheels and uses a refillable propane tank or propane grills can be a more permanent grill which is fed propane via a pipeline that connects to your home.

A charcoal grill, in comparison to propane grills, uses charcoal briquettes which must be loaded and cleaned out every time the grill is used and which usually must be ignited with some form of lighter fuel – usually liquid butane or some similar flammable liquid.

The benefits of using propane grills to cook on are fairly obvious. Propane is a cleaner fuel than charcoal and, although propane grills will require cleanup to remove bits of food, there is less mess after cooking on propane grills than when using charcoal.

Propane is much safer to cook with as well and, unlike charcoal grills where overuse of the starter fluid can result in burgers and chicken that tastes like butane, you will never taste the propane fuel in your food when using propane grills.

Propane grills are much less costly to use than charcoal as well. Sure, a tank of propane will cost considerably more than a bag of charcoal and a can of starter fluid, but that one tank of propane will fuel the grill dozens of times while the bag of charcoal is probably good for one or two cookouts at best; making propane grills a very inexpensive cooking option.

No matter how you slice it, there is simply no comparison between propane grills and charcoal grills. If you find yourself standing in the store trying to decide whether to purchase charcoal grills or propane grills, the choice should be obvious.

Propane grills will cost more, but the money you save and the headaches you alleviate with it will make all the difference in the world; not to mention the fact that propane grills will help you to serve up some tasty meals.