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Now that the summer season is underway and we\u2019ve all enjoyed some delicious grilled burgers, dogs, chicken, veggies and more, we pay tribute to the many inventors who\u2019ve worked so hard to allow us to enjoy these savory treats \u2013 and with such ease!<\/p>\n
Technically, one could say that grilling dates back to the domestication of fire, hundreds of thousands of years ago.\u00a0 And, possibly campfire grilling is a bit reminiscent of those early grilled feasts.\u00a0 So, how has grilling gone from the campfire to the backyard, poolside, deck-side and, even inside?<\/p>\n
Perhaps an invention before it\u2019s time, a Pennsylvania man, Ellsworth Zwoyer, patented the design for the first charcoal briquette in 1897.\u00a0 Not very practical to produce, it was Model-T inventor (and Mr. D\u2019s hero), Henry Ford, and a relative, E.G. Kingsford, who brought the briquette into commercial production and made it profitable.\u00a0 As we all know, Kingsford charcoal remains popular today.<\/p>\n
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Putting those briquettes to good use, military men, returning from World War II, began moving their families to U.S. suburbs with more outdoor space and experimenting with outdoor activities\u2026\u00a0like outdoor cooking!<\/p>\n
Up first was Swedish inventor, Hikmet Kuran\u2019s brazier grill, an open-air, charcoal grill that actually made outdoor cooking quite dangerous and often left foods burnt on the outside and raw on the inside \u2013 just the way some of us lovingly refer to as \u201cPittsburgh-style!\u201d<\/p>\n
Next, a Chicago metalworker at Weber Brothers Metal Spinning Company, George Stephen, designed a more modernized grill by adding a grate and vents to a harbor buoy he cut in half.\u00a0 With that, the Weber grill was born!<\/p>\n
Gas grills followed, when William Wepfer and Melton Lancaster, who worked for an Arkansas power company, were charged with finding a way to raise natural gas sales.\u00a0 The pair redesigned a charcoal grill to work with gas instead.\u00a0 Today, gas grills run on propane as well.![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.davison.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Fill-n-grill-300x225.jpg\" "\\"Fill")
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For those rainy, or snowy, days, George Foreman introduced his electric grilling station in 1994 and brought grilled goodness from the poolside to inside!<\/p>\n
Finally, let\u2019s not forget those Davison-designed products that contribute to a great cook-out, like the Fill \u2018N Grill, Burger Maker and Slider Maker \u2013 just to name a few! This was a corporate project that Davison developed and licensed for its own benefit.<\/p>\n
No matter which way you slice it (the brisket or pork BBQ that is), we owe a big burger-sized thank you to all the inventors who\u2019ve helped bring grilling to where it is today!\u00a0 Now, who\u2019s hungry?!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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