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Photo: Steve Berry (June 25, 2005 flickr)
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Number of U.S. barbeque grills sold in 2006:
17 million
According to the Hearth, Patio & Barbeque Association, sales barbeque grill shipments have increased substantially over the years, from 11 million in 1985 to 17 million in 2006.
Source: The New York Times, 5/27/2007
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Photo: Jim Winstead Jr. (Nov. 20, 2005 flickr)
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National Barbeque Month:
May
May is National Barbeque Month in the U.S. The Hearth, Patio & Barbeque Association reports that Memorial Day, Labor Day and The 4th of July are the three top-grilling holidays.
Source: The New York Times, 5/27/2007
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Percent of American homes with an outdoor grill:
81%
According to the Hearth, Patio & Barbecue Association, about 81% of Americans owned an outdoor grill in 2005. According to the NPD Group, however, 86% of Americans owned a grill in 2005, with 56% owning a gas grill and 30% a charcoal one.
Source: Associated Press, 5/15/06; Boston Globe, 6/14/06, 1/1/1900
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Inventor of the Weber Barbecue Grill:
George Stephen
In 1952, Stephen was a metalworker for the Weber Brothers Metal Works, which was founded by his grandfather. One day, while crafting a buoy for the Chicago Yacht Club, Stephen took one of the metal spheres which would become the buoy, drilled some holes in the bottom, put legs on it, and brought it home to barbecue. It worked fantastically, and from that point forward, Weber was in the barbecue business
In Weber-Stephen's first 50 years, an estimated 50 million Weber kettles have been sold worldwide, 30 million in the United States. About 40 percent of all grills sold last year were Weber kettles.
Source: Modesto Bee, 5/28/2003
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