On August 24th, the City of Kansas City, Missouri held a council meeting in which they voted on the Kansas City Climate Protection & Resiliency Plan. In this CPRP plan, the city is talking about restricting the use [...]
A clean grill is a happy grill, and fortunately, cleaning your grill is much simpler than it seems. If you have a gas grill, pellet grill, charcoal grill, or kamado grill, we will show you how to clean it properly [...]
The quick answer is a resounding “Maybe” and to ensure no one feels we’re waffling and sitting on the fence we will categorically declare “It depends”. We don’t need to go into long descriptions as to what a [...]
Every year we send our team members to the Hearth, Patio, and Barbecue (HPBA) Expo. This is the one time of the year that all the suppliers in our industry gather for a week of educational seminars and [...]
The fire features in your outdoor living space need periodic cleaning and routine maintenance. Before the start of the season, it’s especially important! So, you might want to add these tips to your “to do” list. GAS LINES – [...]
This question comes up quite frequently in retail fireplace shops. To thoroughly answer this question, it helps to understand the basic ways that heat can transfer from one object to another. THREE TYPES OF [...]
Whether it’s gas or wood, fireplaces, stoves and inserts have always been popular among homeowners. But perhaps you don’t use the one in your home because you are concerned about its safety. Maybe you’re not sure about operating or [...]
Turkey talk time!Fresh or thawed turkey is preferred to frozen, of course. And you can definitely speed up cooking time with the Low n Slow method. Just spatchcock your turkey. Spatchcocking is another fancy term for ‘butterfly cut’ your bird. [...]
I’ve been in the fireplace industry for over 25 years now and I have never seen the incredible demand and lack of supply for fireplaces that I’ve seen in 2021. We’ve taken calls from manufacturers recently who say, “We are no [...]
Fireplaces have undergone dramatic changes in the last 30 years. In the 1980s fireplaces were mostly still masonry versions with brick-and-mortar construction. Then, in the 1990s fireplaces transitioned over to the prefabricated type, which means they were constructed out [...]
