Am I the only one who responds borderline physically to people whining about this?
I grew up in a family who only used gas because "charcoal is too dirty"
I have seen them practically recoil from the force of my rebuttles, so apparently its something I am passionate about.
My first legitimate charcoal grill was a jumbo joe. I figured I am no stranger to getting my hands dirty...
Only to find that the only times I got my hand dirty was handling the cooking grate... And that was more of a dirty cooking grate thing then a charcoal thing.
I loaded the coal with tongs. It burns to ash and falls into a pan or the bottom of the grill... then I removed the pan and dumped it in the trash (once cold), and likewise could pick the whole grill up and dump the ash into the trash with out touching anything. Nothing really dirty about it. No need to get coal or ash on your hands.
Again, stepping up to a performer... Load with tongs, all the ash fall into a pan with a handle... Never touch anything but metal.
What the hell are these people doing that is so messy? Shit if anything, my gasser that didn't really facilitate using a drip pan is what was dirty. The grease trap on that thing....
Just me? (I am guessing no...)