Get Your Grill On

Abt Abt: Electronics & Appliances Store 888.228.5800 | www.abt.com Pleasing People.Since 1936 Get your GRILL ON Almost 9 out of 10 households own an outdoor Barbecue, Grill or Smoker. 99% of all grill owners used their grill this past year. Are you in the 1%? 69% of those owners 69% own a Gas Grill Followed by 47% owning a Charcoal Grill 7% owning an Electric Grill 47% How heavy is one million bags of charcoal? 2,087 African elephants 731,707 50" LED 1.2 million deck chairs HDTVS CHARCOAL 77% Fourth of July Consumers 62% Memorial Day believe the top grilling holidays are: 60% Labor Day 23% see the grilling area as a place to rest and relax 28% view the grilling area as an entertainment area Don't get too comfortable! In 2011 there were 16,600 visits to emergency rooms due to grilling accidents. MEDICAL This year, Burgers 84% meats top the list of the mOst Steak 83% popular food prepared using a grill: Hot Dogs 82% Chicken 74% The world's largest hamburger weighs 777 lbs, is five feet in diameter and takes 14 hours to cook. One of the biggest mobile grills has a burner that weighs 27 tons and can cook 750 brats at once. = 100 Brats In 2009 competitive eating champion Joey Chestnut ate 68 hot dogs with buns in 10 minutes. = 10 Hot Dogs PERFECTION Whether male or female, the primary grillers in 7 out of 10 households consider themselves to GRILLED be extremely proficient or better than average. The male head (63%) most often makes the decision to cook, lights the grill (77%) and cooks (72%) on the charcoal / wood grills. EVERY TIME Among all grill owners, the most popular utensils are: 68% 60% 54% Long-Handled Cleaning Long-Handled Long-Handled Tongs Brushes Fork Spatulas SOURCES Abt HPBA: Hearth, Patio & Barbecue Association 2012 State of the Industry Report www.juicysfood.com/menu.html www.bigtastegrill.com en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan's_Hot_Dog_Eating Contest www.nfpa.org