Keeping Outdoor Hot Spots Cool For The Holidays

Monday, March 1, 2004

& &  a “Holiday€ En lertaining. Keeping Outdoor Hot Spots Cool For TheHolidays (NAPSA)—Theoutdoor rooms of America have becomeincreasingly comfortable for evening use and an extended “season.” A big reason for this is the great popularity of outdoor hearth appliances, including chimineas, portable heaters and fire pits. Now some 60 percent of gas grill owners are enthusiastic—and warm—enoughto cook outdoors year-round. The typical barbecuer now owns 1.6 grills—proof that backyard chefs have become more adventuresome and sophisticated as they buy more smokersandfryers each year to alternate with their primary outdoorgrill. With major holidays coming up, you can choose from several different ways to cook a holiday entre outdoors to free up your oven for the rest of the day’s feast. You can smoke it, deepfry it, rotisse it over the grill, or barbecueit indirectly on a charcoal or gasgrill. Onething that does not change with the season or the method you choose is the fact that outdoor cooking does entail spills, stains and sparks—anyorall of which can cause damage to expensive patios, porches or decks. The outdoor hearth appliances can also cause damage. Now there’s a very simple, inexpensive way to protect those areas—with The “Original” Grill Pad, from DiversiTech. This lightweight, flexible cement fiber pad comes in three shapes (round, oval and rectangular) and five designer colors (Earthtone, Granite Gray, Berry Black, Big Green and Brick Red), so there’s one that’s just right for literally any grill, chiminea or portable fire pit. Easily cleaned with a garden hose, the pad will outlast most any grill! At a time when U.S. homeowners are putting nearly $70 billion annually into exterior remodeling and renovation, isn’t it nice to know that patio and deck surfaces that cost thousands of dollars can be kept cleaner andlast longer for a cost as low as $25? For additional information on grill pads, visit www.diversitech.com.