Gender differences in grilling

Staff -- Casual Living, 5/1/2006 12:00:00 AM

Findings from the 2006 Grilling Man and Grilling Woman survey showed gender differences in frequencies of firing up grills and in grilling expertise but reported similar taste preferences.

About half of men surveyed described themselves as frequent grillers while slightly more than one-third of women said they grill frequently.

Another 48% of women respondents said they grill occasionally compared to 40% of men who grill occasionally. About 15% of women said they never grill compared with just over 10% of men.

Although nearly half of men classified themselves as an advanced or expert griller, only about 20% of women ranked their skills that high. Self-rankings at the intermediate level were more even, with about 53% of women and nearly 48% of men agreeing they have a few mishaps but are pretty good overall at grilling.

When asked, the majority said they prefer gas grills to charcoal with men at 61% gas/27% charcoal and women at 57% gas/30% charcoal.

Asked who is the better griller, three-fourths of men answered "I am" and only about 9% said "she is." Half of women respondents said their spouse/significant other is better at grilling while nearly 30% felt they were best. About 20% of women and 16% of men chose the answer, "We are equal."

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