Americans Master Rewarding Ways to BBQ

Americans Master Rewarding Ways to BBQ Check out what Americans have on the menu this summer More than half of Americans (56%) plan to barbeque more than 15 times this summer What's cooking? Hamburgers (45%) are the most common barbeque entree followed by steaks (26%) Who's cooking? 87% of men 39% of women say that they take on cooking responsibilities The majority of both men and women (61%) are self-taught when it comes to barbequing Can you handle the truth? One out of ten (10%) Americans admit they are very likely to bring a store-bought dish to a barbeque and claim it's homemade Keeping them entertained Hosts keep their guests occupied with: (in order of popularity) 1 music 90% of Americans feel that games barbequing is synonymous with entertaining 3 swimming Barbeque Budgeting 101 Half of Americans (50%) think the hardest part of planning a barbeque is staying within budget How do Americans control costs? (in order of popularity): 2 3 4 buy in bulk ask guests to bring items buy generic/ sale items use coupons 43% of people use their rewards credit card to help pay for groceries Show us how you BBQ by posting your pics with #123BBQ. View tagged photos at seriouseats.com/123BBQ 1,114 respondents surveyed in April 2014 ©2014 Bank of America Corporation Bank of America