George Shirley wrote:
> Gloria P wrote:
> > Nexis wrote:
> >> Last night we decided at the last minute to grill some chicken for
> >> dinner rather than go out as we'd planned earlier. Unfortunately, no
> >> one ever thought to check the propane! :/ We were making the sides and
> >> wondering why we couldn't smell the chicken much yet, so we checked it
> >> out and saw the flame was as gone as the thrill. I neded up putting it
> >> under the broiler to finish cooking, it turned out fine...but you can
> >> be sure I'll be checking the propane level (and maybe buying a second
> >> tank, just in case!) in the future.
>
> > When we moved into this house 24 years ago, I was delighted to see that
> > the grill was piped into the natural gas line. �In our former house (no
> > natural gas line available in the town) I was always afraid of running
> > out. �I love this solution.
>
> > Daughter has two tanks bu they don't always remember to fill the empty one.
>
>
> Natural gas (methane)has less BTU's so cooking with it takes a little
> longer than propane does because of the higher BTU

I had natural gas at my last house and I have bulk propane here, for
my same kitchen range and same Weber grill... after properly
converting the regulator and orifices there is no perceptible
difference. In fact I tested it, takes the same seven minutes to boil
the same quantity of water in my same 8 qt pot. The propane company
tech told me when the appliance is properly converted there is no
difference in BTUs.