Fun Facts About Outdoor Grilling
Summer Entertaining Centers Around The Grill
(Source: Propane Education & Research Council) - Three in five adults (59 percent) – and 72 percent of parents – say barbecuing with family and friends is their favorite way to spend the Memorial Day holiday.
- Barbecuing tops the list of activities American adults are most looking forward to when it comes to July 4th. In fact, 44 percent say they are most looking forward to barbecuing with family and friends, followed by 37 percent that say they are most looking forward to going to a fireworks show.
- A barbecue or cookout tops the list of the types of events American adults most want to be invited to this summer, with a picnic a distant second place (64 percent vs. 25 percent respectively).
- Almost two-thirds of parents (63 percent) say that barbecuing or grilling outdoors is the most fun way for their family to eat dinner together during the summer months. Less than half (28 percent) as many say the same about sitting down for a home-cooked meal.
- While 84 percent of gas grill owners say it is very important to follow basic safe grilling tips, only one in three (35 percent) say they know “a great deal” about such tips.
Americans Love Backyard Barbecuing
(Source: Hearth, Patio & Barbecue Association)
- 74 percent of U.S. households have a barbecue grill
- 91 percent of grill owners have cooked outdoors in the past year
- 62 percent of gas grill owners cook outdoors year-round
- Men are far more likely to barbecue than women (66 percent vs. 34 percent) and even more so when entertaining (72 percent). Women are more apt to decide when and what to barbecue.
- The most popular barbecue staples continue to be hamburgers, steak, hot dogs, and chicken breasts.
