Sorry guys, I have always been and always will be a guy who uses charcoal. I’ve never had any problems with tasting lighter fuel from charcoal because I give the coals sufficient time to light up before cooking anything. That extra time allows for me to better prepare any meat that I plan to cook.
Well...I like charcoal and some mesquite tossed in with it also. So no problem from me on this one. Matter of fact, I’m pretty much a ‘You cook it and I’ll eat it’ kinda guy.
I’ve been making my own charcoal. I even made a batch of briquettes using egg cartons. Charcoal has doubled in price in just a few years and I have access to a lot of hickory and oak, so why not?