Hank Hill’s Best Grilling-Related Burns on ‘King of the Hill’
Everyone knows that, according to King of the Hill’s Hank Hill, sweet lady propane is the only way to grill. And despite being a polite, upstanding, God-fearing Texan, Hank has been known to throw shade at other methods of grilling — if only to illustrate how inferior they are to the clean-burning fuel known as propane.
Here are Hank’s five best grilling-related burns, mostly at the expense of non-propane sources of heat…
On Charcoal
In the Season Five episode “Hank and the Great Glass Elevator,” Peggy and Bobby try charcoal by accident and begin indulging in its smoky goodness behind Hank’s back until he finds a briquette in their kitchen. Hank feels betrayed and treats the situation like a parent who found drugs in their kid’s bedroom. His best line on the matter is when he shouts at Peggy, “There’s soot under my boy’s nails. You don’t get that from a clean-burning fuel!”
On Electric Stoves
When Hank and Peggy feed the dogs of Hank’s boss, Hank is horrified when Peggy points out that Buck Strickland, owner of Strickland propane, owns an electric oven. His reply is perfect: “Well, it better be self-cleaning because I think I’m going to vomit.”
On Novelty Grills
When Hank meets George Foreman, the boxer asks Hank if he’s open to selling his trademark grills at Strickland Propane. Hank apologizes, explaining that they have a strict policy against “novelty grills.” When Foreman gets offended at the term, Hank doubles down, saying that Foreman’s grills are “more like an iron” and that they’re “a great product for dieters or little girls who want to play barbecue.”
On Mesquite
In Season One, when Hank brings his new neighbor Kahn a propane tank during a barbecue, Kahn declines it, saying, “I cook with mesquite — gives meat nice taste of wood.” To which Hank replies, “And I cook with propane — gives meat nice taste of meat.”
On Well-Done Steaks
Hank’s best grill-related burn isn’t reserved for a specific type of fuel, but for fools who prefer well-done steaks (even when cooked with propane). While Hank is showing his son how to cook the perfect medium-rare steak, Bobby inquires, “What if somebody wants theirs well-done?”
“We ask them politely, yet firmly, to leave,” Hank correctly replies.