my friend has a gas grill and the burgers or steaks have no grill flavor. same as when i cook on my pan in the kitchen. its the same to me. i BBQ for the flavor experience. i use different kinds of wood for different kinds of cooks. its a process and depending on what i cook, it could be hours, though burgers and dogs only take 15 minutes on a good hot charcoal grill. the difference from the gas grill and the charcoal is it takes time to get the charcoal grill going. i use a charcoal chimney and lighter cubes, so it takes me about 20 minutes for that fire to get ready for action. thatson my 22inch . on the 14 inch though, i can have that fire ready in ten minutes and cook burgers and dogs in no time. the difference to me is negligible over gas. i spend the extra minutes just cracking a cold one and enjoying the outside. its kinda silly to be in a rush to grill food for yourself. ive been BBQing for over 30 years and i got my grill game on point.