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Find Your Grill Find Your Grill From "Fire Up the Grill" episode DFUG-101

In her tour of the Hearth, Patio and Barbecue Association trade show, host April Adams learns all kinds of interesting facts about America's grilling craze. For instance:

• Most U.S. households have a barbecue grill -- 75%, in fact!
  
• Gas so dominates the market that 70% of grill owners own a gas grill.
  
• Over half the marshmallows purchased in the U.S. are toasted on household grills.

For details and on the featured grill models, read on ....

Weber

It used to be that charcoal was the most popular grilling fuel out there, but now everyone's buying gas because grilling is convenience-driven; people come home and want to get grilling right away. Weber designs their grills with this in mind: they know that grill owners like the ease of pressing an igniter button, turning a knob ... and being ready to go in 10 minutes!

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Kitchen Aid

Kitchen Aid's stainless-steel "outdoor kitchen" provides even cooking, heat distribution, and consistent results. The manufacturer has even added a smoker box that inserts into a slot below the grates, so you can get the same results that you would get with a charcoal grill, but not the mess.

Viking

The Viking outdoor grill also serves as an oven. In addition to preparing your entire meal, you can also bake bread or a dessert, and at the same time keep your other meal components warm until everything is ready to go.

Fiesta

A leading consumer data magazine has listed Fiesta gas grills as a "best buy" for the last two years in a row. The Fiesta line includes 15 models -- all of which assemble with no tools!

Vidalia

Owning the Vidalia Grill is like owning two grills in one. It's a multi-fuel grill, meaning that you can cook with gas, charcoal or wood -- or a combination of either.

Big Green Egg

This ceramic egg-shaped cooker can serve as a grill and a smoker. Fueled by charcoal or wood, it can heat quickly in order to grill, but the temperature can be regulated to smoke something really slow.

Zeffiro

The Zeffiro is a modular grill that is designed for the do-it-your-selfer. Zerffiro's grills come in about 15 parts, and can be built up in about four or five hours.