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Barbecue statistics USA

Barbecue statistics USA with information on the huge popularity of barbecue oin the US.

There are more than 2.5 billion barbecues in the USA each year.
75% of US households own a barbecue grill.
66,200,000 individuals in the USA have barbecued in the past year.
48% of grill owners own a charcoal grill; 61% LP gas grill; 9% natural gas grill; 7% outdoor electric grill; 15% barbecue with an indoor grill.
The typical grill owner owns 1.4 grills. 48% of all grill owners own a gas grill only; 29% own a charcoal grill only; while 18% own both a charcoal and gas grill.
At 66% of US barbecues the food is prepared and cooked by men. Women generally decide what food will be barbecued and when.
58% of grills are used all year round. The Fourth of July is by far the most popular holiday for barbecuing, with 3 out of 4 (75%) grill owners barbecuing, followed by Memorial Day (58%) and Labor Day (51%).
The most popular foods at a US barbecue are hamburgers, steak, hot dogs and chicken breast. Unlike the braai, the majority of US barbecues are with inferior cuts of meat slow smoked with a sweet marinade or baste.
The most popular woods used to add smoke favour are mesquite, hickory and fruit woods such as apple and cherry.
A total of 426 176 000 Lbs of cooking wood was sold in the USA in 2005. Barbecue charcoal sales amounted to 994 050 tonnes.
There are 3,223 barbecue/grill specialty retailers in the U.S. and Canada. There are tens of thousands of mass market retailers all over North America include barbecue equipment and consumables in their product selections.

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