Hey Van guy... you can get the hibachi like what miss LM said, but you can still buy the hockey puck burquet bbqs from places, I have one. I want to make the 'smoker' type thats popular with our southern cousins.
I have the natural gas monster as well, but to get the 'charcoal flavour' you can buy ceramic burquets that have different flavourings in them. When they wear away you replace them. I buy my bags from ukranian tire.
I have lotsa bbq tricks! But it might be easier to learn if you came over to my place for one of my bbq's to see how I do it...