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"This weekend, you should do the American thing, and cook up a million pounds of meat to send Summer off in a charcoal-y blaze of glory. Or actually, a gas-powered one. Yep.\n\nWe sat down with meat kings Pat LaFrieda Sr. and Jr., plus company president Mark Pastore -- who collectively provide the beef for basically every burger that matters in NYC -- and they told us something bordering on what many would call sacrilege: forget the charcoal, and go with gas. \n\nAlright guys, let\u2019s start with the big question: Gas or charcoal?\nPat LaFrieda Jr.: I prefer gas.\nPat LaFrieda Sr.: Gas!\n\nReally?\nPat Jr.: I know I\u2019ll come under scrutiny from some \u201Cfoodies\u201D who love charcoal, but for me, gas is the way to go.\n\nAnd why is that?\nPat Jr.: When I\u2019m grilling, we don\u2019t have all that time to mess around with the charcoal, we want to get right to the point and get cooking.\nMark Pastore: Gas is neater, cleaner, and tastes better, with no lighter fluid or charcoal taste. Charcoal is great for the beach, not the backyard.\nPat Sr.: Charcoal puts a different taste on the meat, and it\u2019s apparently unhealthy, too! It\u2019s such a mess. You get it all over your hands, your clothes, and anything else you touch.\n\nSo what\u2019s your gas grilling technique look like?\nPat Jr: Well, the gas grills that we use always have heat stones, or lava rocks, that heat up so that there is a buffer between the gas flame and the meat without the mess."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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