I use charcoal grills and smokers as a general rule, but we are buying a dual fuel grill to replace the charcoal grill that died. I don't use lighter fluid, I have two charcoal starting chimneys. I also use smoking chunks as a replacement for part of my charcoal. Gas does have its place, when cooking large quantities of food. My wife has trouble cooking with charcoal, but then she had trouble with a gas stove until she was properly trained. She now hates electric stoves. I like my two level charcoal smoker, which also doubles as a small grill. It takes longer to cook with than a gas smoker, but the flavor is better. Like the gas grill, the gas smoker has its place, and is adaptable for deep frying whole turkeys and large quantities of fish. We'll also be getting a new gas smoker soon. We cook out more often than we cook in, and we also camp a lot, since I hunt when I can, and I'm also a Cub Master. We're camping this weekend as a matter of fact.