Hello Grilling Nation!
I hope you are all grilling up storms of delicious food and enjoying the Spring weather not to mention getting inspired by the fires of your kamado! For the last few years I have been, as all of you probably know, on hundreds of decks throughout the Nation's Capitol and beyond, inspiring my clients and introducing people all over the place to the wonderful "grilled to obsession" lifestyle that I'm obsessed with and love to share with the world. What I have noticed on my travels however, is something that really concerns me on many levels and that's the massive problem with all the old, rusty, worn out not to mention cheap gas grills that litter our planet and end up at the end of the driveway for scrap destined for the dump for sure! I mean think about it for a second, if only 10% of our Nation bbq's (and we know it's more than that) and there's roughly 35,000,000 people that make up our over all population, the math is scary but true nonetheless of the massive situation we need to deal with now! It means that there are millions and millions of useless grills rusting away and polluting our planet!
I think its important to realize that if you venture out to any mass merchant retailer or otherwise in search of a bbq that's going to last you a lifetime, I have some advice for you all, save your time and save your gas money because you are only going to end up being disappointed with your purchase and you are only going to get a few years of life out of the bargain you think you got! Now for the record, I'm not saying head on out and spend triple the amount of money on a kamado, nor am I bashing the gas grill industry because the fact is kamado cookers are not inexpensive and they are an investment for life that needs to be thought out because not everyone can afford a kamado cooker, although , mark my words grillers, the competition is getting thick out there and you have choices and you all have me on your side to make sure you make the right purchase and pricing is getting better and coming down thanks to new players on the scene like Kamado Joe and Saffire who both have very nice cookers at very nice prices not to mention better quality accessories kits than the market leaders like Big Green Egg and Primo.
Remember a few posts back when I mentioned my wife and I spending close to $1500.00 for our BGE, money at the time we didn't really have but the investment for life was what I expected and hoped for and today that same BGE kamado is looking like it did almost a decade ago as are all the other kamado's that I own that bring me and my family endless and awesome not to mention delicious meals day in and day out. The reason they do this is because they are quality oriented products that are simple and are made to last and made to hold up in our ever changing weather and harsh environment. There's no servicing little parts or maintaining tubes or dealing with rust with these marvelous earthen vessels. No grillers, its about the ancient ways and products that existed on our planet thousand's of year's ago, that have been revolutionized for modern day use that are now starting to become popular again and are gaining the attention of the masses!
So, if you, like me, once upon a time, can't afford the investment right away, worry not, but save your money instead of burning it on cheap metal shit ( pardon the expression, but it's a fact) that sells by the boat load in stores all over North America for somewhere between $99-$899 because your not doing yourself or our planet any favor's. Also, don't just go anywhere for your bbq or kamado purchase, find the pro's, the specialists like your's truly who will give you the straight talk and facts before you open up your wallet and part with your hard earned money. In our current fast paced world we need to develop crap filter's that help us make better purchase's because god only knows there are piles of crap for sale out there in the big world!
This goes for the kamado business/market as well. Yes indeed grillers, there are companies out there that claim they make state of the art kamado's which I have personally tested and I have quickly turned them into beautiful planters for the garden if you get my drift, LOL! Now that "kamado's" are gaining attention and this tiny little market is becoming a full blown category I'm expecting Tom, Dick and his brother Harry to be on the scene anytime soon boasting about their skill set and knowledge on the subject when in actual fact the truth is, that they know squat about anything kamado related and are focussed purely on the money, so be careful!
One thing is for sure, you don't buy a kamado, you invest in one and a lifetime of grilling and cooking bliss! That's right grillers, I sell and market a lifestyle which I have adopted years ago as a way of living my life to the fullest and in doing so I get to share this lifestyle with my clients, my family and my friends and "K" as I refer to her as in my "gto" poetry which I use to close my posts is now my vehicle to drive my passionate message around the globe for all to read and be a part of. I also get a huge amount of satisfaction out of being a physical part of the transaction when my clients take delivery of their first kamado cooker and I get to be deck side with them showing them how to become "grilled to obsession"! I feel really fortunate to be making a living and making people happy doing what I truly love to do with my partner, "K".
Until next time grillers, feed that fire and the desire to take your grilling games higher!!!!!!!!!
The latest inspirational "gto" words were inspired by K-OS and DJ Tricky and as usual some lyrics were borrowed and altered by The Grateful Griller!
The Grateful Griller's Kamado Revolution, Evolution
If I understand things right, I'm gonna take it to the global mic.
I'm gonna tell your story "K" and start a "gto" revolution.
Family, friends, food, music,
on decks around the world.
An evolution of your body, yet the cooking secrets are the same.
Airflow dictates temperature as your aroma's penetrate my brain.
Same old song, same old dance,
there I am again in this kamado like trance.
The old ways are new again,
a revolution, an evolution without pollution!
A solution that's plain and simple.
If I understand things right, I'm gonna take it to the global mic,
cos this revolution has just begun.
This is not a love song, its a sonnet, dam it feels good to have people upon it.
I'm just a savvy fool and I'm play'in with the master's tools.
I'm breaking the rules of this one kamado companies coup.
We'll let them form the cults "K".
The Grateful Griller will construct the cathedrals around the globe called earth,
for all to worship your fire, your ash, smoldering hot like the sun.
Man is it fun knowing this journey's just begun.
Feeding the fire and having the desire to inspire!
With outstretched arms, we purchase our food from organic farms,
and welcome people in to feast and at least taste the difference you make "K".
If I understand things right, I'm gonna take it to the global mic.
We're gonna start a kamado revolution together "K".
Come January, February or May we'll always get to say that you provide us all from day to day,
with this food cooked in such a special way.
It makes me grateful for all I have, so may it never stop,
this chillin and grillin on all these decks called home.........
GG on Fire!
xx
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