Q JAMES HOLBROOK
Gas gives you far more control and flexibility when it comes to cooking, with adjustable heat and nifty extras
Do I go gas or charcoal BBQ?
Oh boy. You’re basically asking people with tanned necks and meat sweats to send GaGu crayon-scrawled letters here, but he is not afraid. Guru’s own preference is for charcoal, essentially because it gets his testosterone flowing, and there’s nothing quite like being choked by smoke while annihilating burgers over uncontrollable heat. That, by your author’s estimation, is the true essence of the barbecue. Go premium, lest it rust out. Guru has his eye on the Kamado Joe Classic II ($2,299), a ceramic beast which makes few
