Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet News and Press

Copley News Service Home Zone Feature
March, 2006

With spring in sight, it's time to gear up for backyard barbecuing. Check out Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet, a grill maker that offers a line of sturdy stainless steel grills.

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Dad had a grill in Kalamazoo

Linda Pescatore
Copley News Service
March, 2006

With spring in sight, it's time to gear up for backyard barbecuing. Check out Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet, a grill maker that offers a line of sturdy stainless steel grills.

Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet was born in 1998 when Geoffrey Bullard, head of Kalamazoo Sheet Metal at the time, stumbled upon original plans drawn in 1906 by his great-grandfather for a grill.

Bullard is now the chief grill designer, and his products offer innovations such as Dragon Burners, cast stainless steel burners shaped like a bow tie that heat up quickly and evenly, and stay hot despite bad weather.

Other features include a side-mounted smoker box; dual-fuel grilling drawers that allow backyard chefs to use any combination of charcoal, hardwood or gas; a deep hopper that reduces flare-ups and increases heat; and a fully framed design that doesn't wobble.

Kalamazoo grills are hand-built of heavy-gauge stainless steel, using advanced laser-cutting and bending techniques, expert TIG welding and hand grinding and polishing. Grills can be ordered as built-ins, islands or free-standing. You can even ask for your grill to be personalized with engraving on the grilling surface.

Prices range from $3,790 for a chic sculptured charcoal grill to $20,590 for a top-of-the-line dual-fuel grill island. You can also use modular components to put together your own custom outdoor kitchen.

The company also sells grilling accessories including stainless steel martini bars, grill covers, racks, grilling rubs and specialty woods like hickory and mesquite for grilling or smoking.

For more information, including an interactive grill selection tool and a collection of recipes and grilling tips, visit www.kalamazoogourmet.com.

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GREAT GRILLS - Check out Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet’s line of sturdy stainless steel grills. Clockwise from rear: its 180-degree Martini Bar, Steadfast Two Plus Smoker Box, Steadfast Dual-Fuel Grill Island, Steadfast Two, Bread Breaker Two Plus Smoker Box. CNS Photo courtesy of Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet.