Propane vs Charcoal Grill Taste Test

- Should you be grilling with charcoal or gas? - Let's talk about that. (upbeat music plays). "Good Mythical Summer". - We're about to compare charcoal to propane cooked foods, but first, this portion of today's episode. is sponsored by Saily, the affordable eSIM service app. brought to you by Nord Security. - Saily is the eSIM that helps you stay connected. to the internet no matter where you are in the world.

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to get started today. And thanks again to Saily for sponsoring. this portion of today's episode. - Now that it's summer is time to bring out the grills, but before you do that you got a major choice to make. - Robots or dinosaurs? - Close. I was thinking propane or charcoal? - Okay. - And which one will deliver better results? And can you make that call across the board. or does it depend on what you're cooking up? (screen whooshes).

- [Producer] Okay, Colby grilled some steak. on a charcoal grill and a propane grill and-. - I saw him out there doing it. - Yeah, mm-hm, he did. - [Producer] Well, for those who weren't there, we're going to prove it with a B roll clip. - Oh. - Ah. Well, there he is. - [Link] Yep, yep, that's what we saw. - [Rhett] Yep, that's him. And that's his meat. (crew laughing). - [Colby] When did you take this? - [Producer] All right, don't say that anymore. - Okay. - [Producer] Each round. - You didn't know you were being filmed? - [Colby] No. - Okay, well, that's what happens here. (crew laughing). - [Producer] Each round you're going to be guessing.

which was cooked on the charcoal grill. and you're in danger of losing some dad privileges if you. fail to correctly guess. On this round, you're potentially gonna lose the ability. to instantly sense when the thermostat. has been adjusted, so... - Oh, yeah. - Oh, no. - That, I mean, that's a real problem. - [Producer] And today's overall winner. will get 5,000 towards their. charity total, but be really. careful about the thermostat thing. - Yeah, yeah, that' more important, right? - As you can see, we can't, which means we are ready. - Okay. Is it food?

Oh, I hear food. - [Link] So let's go to your side first. Oh. - Are you going hands or are you going fork? - I'm going hands. I got a little piece. Mine's stuck. Mm. - Where, where? - Mm, that is good, Colby. - Okay. - [Colby] Thank you. - Mm-hm. - Yeah, man, that's good. - I mean, I'm assuming that I'm gonna like charcoal. in every round. - You're probably gonna like both of 'em though, right?

I mean, they're both gonna be good. - Oh. They are both very good. - Mm. - Did you get into the second one? - [Rhett] I am now. - It's good, isn't it? - Well, I'm just holding it. - Mm. This is tougher than I thought. - Yeah, mm-hm. - [Link] But the steak is not tough. - [Rhett] Hm, huh. - I'm even smelling it and I can't tell the difference. - [Colby] For the record,

I thought this would be easy, but... (crew laughing). - Why don't you try putting on a blindfold? (crew laughing). You've just done too good. - I'm gonna end up eating a lot of meat. - I can't really believe that this isn't easy. - There's definitely a difference. - I'm eating so much little pieces of steak. - There's one that's better. - All right. I think I'm ready to guess. And it will be a guess for me. - [Producer] Hands over the charcoal grill.

in three, two, one. - Oh, we're disagreeing. So you think-. - I taste more... I taste what I think is a charcoal residue. on the one on your side. - All right, you can pull up your blindfold. We disagreed. Even by looking at it. - [Producer] The steak cooked on charcoal. is on Link's side. - Yeah. - Oh. - [Producer] So Link, say bye-bye to your ability. to instantly sense when the thermostat has been adjusted.

- Oh my gosh. I, that's kind of part of my identity. - Forever, man. - No. Why is this so good? And why couldn't I tell the difference? - Well, it's grilled steak. It's good. I mean, it's not like you do it on gas, it's bad. I'm not gonna say that it's so much better. when it's done by, on charcoal. - When you're out there cooking, the smell and the flame and the-. - It's another layer of flavor I do prefer. - You know, so even though I was wrong, I'm team charcoal.

I'm not going off that yet, so-. - Okay. - I'm agreeing with you. - All right. - It is better with the mask off. - [Rhett] So, if you're grilling steak... - [Rhett and Link] Go with charcoal. (graphic sizzling). - What do we have here? - [Producer] We've got shrimp and veggie skewers. Please don't stab yourselves or each other. - Whoa, that's a heavy one. - Well, I have to choose. Someone's gonna get stabbed. (crew laughing). - [Producer] Now on the line this round is the ability. to diffuse any situation with a well timed, "that's what she said", so you're not gonna want to get this wrong.

- Okay, mm-hm, mm-hm, mm-hm. - Is that a mushroom? - [Rhett] Veggie, huh? - I don't think I wanna taste that. - Huh. - What's that? A little squash? - Oh, God. That's just a shrimp. I just bit right through the tail. - That is a sh, a juicy shrimp. - Every other thing is a shrimp. Okay. - [Link] Let's go over here. - What'd you learn on that one? - That the shrimp were juicy, not overcooked. And then there was a mushroom that I didn't wanna eat. Well, there's a tail.

- Okay, hm. You know, charcoal doesn't have coal in it. - Right. Charcoal is not a form of coal, in a strict sense. - It's a wood. It's wood that has been like, burned in a low oxygen environment, I think. - It's like, I think I should smell like, the charcoal smoke on one of these. - I don't know if I'm grabbing mine or yours. - Maybe I do.

It, again, this is pretty dang subtle, isn't it? - Well, there's a difference, but it's hard to tell. - I'm gonna put my hand over the one that I like more, assuming that that's charcoal. - Okay, I am ready to guess. - [Producer] All right, three, two, one. - Over here. Oh, okay, so we're agreeing. Why did you choose that? - Well, because it's got more flavor. - Yeah. Okay. No, not any grill marks over here. - Hold on, I think we're wrong.

- Over here, I see more grill marks. - But I think seafood may be better on gas, I don't know. But let's just, let's find out. - Huh. - [Producer] The skewers cooked. with charcoal are on Rhett's side. - Yeah. - [Producer] Which means you're both losing the ability. to say "that's what she said". - Well, it's outdated anyway. Okay, listen- - Gosh. - I think this is definitively... This is better. Now Colby, do you think they we're right about that? That seafood cooked over gas is better than charcoal? - [Colby] I completely agree because heat control.

So, I was able to turn down the gas instantly. and drop the heat, but the charcoal is so hot. and the only way to drop the heat is to move it to the edge. So, I had way more control on the gas. - Yeah, yeah. - [Crew Member] That's what she said. - I wish I could say that. - Somebody who hasn't lost their privilege. is really rubbing our faces. - So much power. All right. - So you're not partial to charcoal even though. your name is Colby. - [Colby] I'm not. I like that. - You weren't named after the charcoal. - [Colby] No, I have no A in my name. - Did anybody ever call you Charcolby?

- [Colby] Hm-mm. - All right, Charcolby. - Charcolby. - Hey, we, we ain't lost that privilege. - But what about Gascolby, I think is what he's saying this round. - Yeah, okay. That doesn't ring quite as well. - Hey, I mean, you just learned something. You got the versatility of temperature control. so if you're going with grilling skewers of shrimp... [Rhett and Link] Go with gas. (graphic sizzles). - [Producer] Fresh off the grill, it's corn on the cob. - [Rhett] Ooh. - [Producer] And on the line this round, the ability. that I know you both have, the ability to win a chili cook off.

- Oh, I don't think that this man can. - Okay, so less at stake for me. - Unless his family is entering. and he's just, you know, going along for the ride. - At your house, you have a gas grill. and a charcoal grill. We have a pellet grill, which kind of counts, right? - You're, you were wrong about both things. (crew laughing). - I have a gas grill and a charcoal grill. What do you have? - I have a pellet grill. - And that's it. - That's all. I used to have a charcoal grill. I had a Weber and that's what I used. in California for many years.

And then I did a pellet grill that takes the little pellets. of hardwood and keeps burning it. And it's really good. - I never use my gas grill. I've used it like, twice. If I'm gonna grill, I go with the charcoal. I go with the lump charcoal. It just seems like there's an art to it. There's a challenge to it. I just feel like I'm giving up with gas, you know? - [Colby] Yeah, asking for a friend, Rhett.

How did you clean the charcoal ash out of the Weber? Just, just for a friend. - I bought an ash vac. - A what? - They make an ash vacuum and I bought one. and I still got it. - Oh, I just bought a miniature shop vac. and I'll go over-. - You're not supposed to use a shop vac on it because it'll, because it gets into, it gets in the filter. An ash vacuum has a special filter that keeps. the ashes from clogging up the filter.

These are things dads know. I'm not gonna lose that privilege. - Colby, did you, were these wrapped in foil. and then finished out? - [Colby] No, I let them go just completely as is. So, there's char on, on some of 'em. - This round is easy. This is by far the easiest round. I mean, this is like obvio. - I didn't think so. - You don't think so? Interesting.

Okay. Well, I'm for one, ready. - [Producer] Link? - Lemme smell my cobs. (crew laughing). - [Producer] All right. Lemme know when you're done with that. - Okay, yeah. - Did you learn anything? - I think so, yeah. - [Producer] Ready to guess? - Yep. - [Producer] Three, two, one. - Oh, okay, yeah. - It's strong. The charcoal is strong. - I smell more of the smokiness over here. - And it's better. - It is better. - [Producer] The corn cooked on charcoal. is on Rhett's side.

- Yes. - [Producer] Congrats, Link. You can keep winning those chili cook offs. - The- - Yeah. - The corn really, it sucks up the smoke. and it gives you a nice little retort. - I like it. And I saw a woman on TikTok call it corny on the bob. - Sounds like an Australian thing. - I think she was confused. - Corny on the bob? - She was talking about all the things. that she had on her plate to eat. And she was like, going around. and it wasn't, it was actually just corn.

that had been taken off the cob. And she said corny on the bob. - Off the cob, on the bob. - You've seen that? - [Colby] Yeah, I've seen it. There's two, actually, and I didn't realize it, but there's one. where she's drinking Big Red at the beginning. and then there's another one where she's just, she has liver and engines, but it's onions, but she calls it engines. - Really? - [Colby] Corny on the bob. - Okay. - Liver and engines. (crew laughing). - It must be kind of a regional thing. I don't know. But I, we're in agreement here, right? - Oh yeah. - If you're grilling corn on the cob. or corny on the bob... - [Rhett and Link] Go with charcoal. (graphic sizzling).

- [Producer] Next up, barbecue chicken. And on the line is your ability to always be a minimum. of 100 feet ahead of your family at any theme park. - Oh, come on. - Like walking ahead? - [Producer] Yes. (crew laughing). - Jessie gets so mad about that. We get in so many arguments about me walking ahead. - [Producer] Well, this might help your marriage. Maybe you should lose. - Okay, all right. - Chicken thigh. - I'll do my worst. - Best thing to grill. in the chicken world is a chicken thigh.

Now do you require the skin to be on when you grill it? 'Cause I do prefer that. - Yeah, I mean, sometimes you go in. and all they got is a boneless thigh. - Yeah, I like the skin. - I do boneless when I do my my chicken sandwiches. Or do I not? I can't remember. Do I? - I'd be surprised if you did that. Do you do that? - I dunno. - Well, you bread it, anyway. - I bread it. No. - That's a good chicken thigh on the right. - I leave the skin on.

Hm. - Hm. - Huh. - Okay. - Okay. Chicken. - Now you sauced these as you grilled them, I think. - [Colby] Yes. - So this isn't a post sauce. This is a while grilling saucing. - [Colby] A while grilled sauce, yes. - Okay. I don't do that. - [Colby] How come? - I don't know. I just, I like pure grilled meats, but this is very good. - [Colby] I like when it glazes on there. and like, the sugar caramelizes. - Oh yeah. - That's good.

- Always, so my favorite, one of my favorite things. to make is thighs and I rub 'em first and then I grill 'em. and then I put the sauce on at the end. - You've eaten all the chicken. - Everybody loves 'em. - So, I mean, there's no, there's a whole chicken, but there's no little piece. - Really? I'm sorry. (crew laughing). - No he's not. (crew laughing). - Okay, I think I know which one.

I like one more than the other. - I like both of them so much. - [Producer] Ready? - Yep. - [Producer] Three, two, one. - Yep, yep. - [Producer] The barbecue chicken cooked on charcoal. is on Rhett's side. - Okay. - Congrats, Jessie. - Yes. Look at that, guys. - When you get those like, like the skin is on there. And when you get like, the like burnt, charred.

edge of the skin, that's what told it. - Chicken's better for sure. - See, look, there's two whole more pieces. over here and there's none over there. - That was a dead giveaway. Well, I said I like one more. and it was clearly the one that I ate all of it. - Well, yeah. No, I didn't think about that, but yeah, that could have been a dead giveaway. - All right, so if you're grilling barbecue chicken, go with charcoal. (graphic sizzles). - We wanna invite you to check out our Mythical Society. We have over 500 hours of video content exclusive over there.

and we created a Summer of Society playlist. to get you in those summer vibes. All the summer type stuff. that we've done on the Society is all there in one place. So, check it out. Also, you can watch the "Behind the Mythicality" episode. for this episode. Yes, mythicalsociety.com. - [Producer] All right, hot dogs. and on the line, something I know. you both care deeply about. The ability to still command respect despite wearing khaki.

shorts and Skechers. - Yeah, yes. - Skechers have really pushed hard. - Yeah, I don't care how many. former NFL players they put in a Skechers commercial. I'm not gonna buy any. We're not gonna de, gentleman's agreement, we're not gonna de-wiener these dogs. We're not gonna go wiener out on these dogs. We're gonna keep 'em together in their package. - I'm ready. I think.

So this is my two wieners. - So my wiener's gonna be. on the right side of the plate for both? - I'm holding both my wieners right now. I'm just, just wagging 'em around and everything. - [Producer] Neither of you are allowed to say, that's what she said, so watch it. (crew laughing). - I was gonna say, what are you, a shark? (chuckling). Sharks have two penises. - What are you, a snake? - Don't look at my lip. I know it's messy.

- Scent is a big part of taste. and that's what I'm relying on in this one. And I do have it. I do have it. They're both totally good, but I do think that the one that I'm voting for, which I believe is charcoal, well, I have to vote for charcoal, but I believe that's better, that's what I'm saying. - [Producer] Ready to guess? - No. (crew laughing). - Smell of 'em. Just put your nose up to it.

- [Producer] Rhett is busy finishing the equivalent. of one full hot dog. (crew laughing). - Come on, dude. What are you doing? Are you that hungry? He was tell- Rhett was telling me before we started. he's like, you know what? I don't really eat that many hot dogs. because they feed 'em to me on the show. and I'll just kind of wait for my next show hot dog. to completely devour. - Okay, I think I finally got it. I'll wipe myself later. (chuckling). - [Producer] Three, two, one. - Yep. - Yeah.

- We're in agreement. - It really, it took me-. - It's just better. - It took me a lot of licks. - [Producer] The hot dogs cooked on charcoal. are on Link's side. - Yeah. - [Producer] So you can both keep your khakis. and your Skechers. - Yes, well. - How did you, how'd you do that in such a small bites? (crew chuckling). - It, like I said, it really is in the scent. - But can I just say, this one was really good. Even a, honestly, even a boiled hotdog, like when you put.

everything, because like a New York hotdog. is like a boiled hot dog, right? It's just sitting in this hot dog water. - I don't-. - And they're really good. because it's about the toppings. So, I agree that it's better-. - But the meat gets, absorbs all that smokey and it get, and the skin gets that char on it that you can't. get somewhere else. - If the standard that we're going for is like, which ones is better if you have the choice? Okay, I agree. If you're grilling hot dogs, go with charcoal. (graphic sizzling). - [Producer] All right, last up it's burgers.

and be very careful because on the line is your ability. to have a secret second family. - Oh, come on, really? I don't wanna give that up. I haven't taken advantage of that yet. - Ability to have a second family. - Every man can do it. Okay, here we go. - Oh, there's some spicy on this. What is that? Jalapeno? - [Colby] Jalapeno. - Mm, man, that's a good burger, Colby.

- Yeah, that's a good burger for the right hand. - Colby! Man. - [Link] Lemme see if I can get me another burger. for the left hand. - Are you burgered up yet? - Mm-hm. - Okay. - Mm. I mean, the jalapenos are making it more difficult. Didn't make it easy for us. - [Colby] I had to put a curve ball in there. - Boy, here we are again. - [Link] If I had to only take one bite-.

- You with two things. - I'd say this one was better. But I'm gonna take another bite. - It's a hard thing to do. - Hm, all right. It's easy to do. I've done it. - [Producer] Link is ready. Rhett is still going to town on his burgers. - Not done yet. - [Link] You know you can eat. more of the burger later if you want to. - Okay. - Are you thinking or just eating burger? - I'm thinking, man. It's not easy for me.

- All right. - [Producer] All right, in three, two, one. - Oh. - Good. - Did we just disagree? - 'Cause this is the only way. that we can tie is if we disagree. I'm losing, so, all right. - [Producer] All right. The burger cooked on charcoal is on Rhett's side. - Oh. - [Producer] Sorry, Link. No second family for you. - I can't believe it. - No, dude, it was really, really hard to detect. and I finally got a last bite. where I've tasted real definitive charcoal. - [Colby] Was it an edge piece? - Edge piece. - [Colby] That's what I was noticing.

- Yeah, uh-huh. - Only on the edge can you notice. - What did you think you tasted? - I thought I tasted smoke over here. - Did you brioche? - [Colby] Yeah, I brioched. - You brioched. Colby, brioched. (laughing). Well, Link, I'm sorry. - Oh yeah, I taste it now. - Yeah, I'm sorry. (crew laughing). - It's better with charcoal. So we're both going charcoal with this one. If you're grilling burgers, go with charcoal, yeah. - [Producer] And Rhett has earned $5,000.

for Reading is Fundamental. - It's fundamental. And what we also learned is fundamental. I think is charcoal, because it was better. for every meat except the shrimp. - If you really need control. and you're not good with your charcoal, well, you need to get better. Which I also need to get better. - Yeah, speak for yourself. - But if you, if you want all that controlled, then you gotta go with the gas. But other than that, charcoal it up, right? - It is, charcoal- - Right? - Thanks for being your Mythical best. - You know what time it is. - Hey, we're floating down the Cape Fear River.

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