Hearthlist Digest #596 - Wednesday, April 18, 2001 Re: HPA Name by "Edwin J. Fackler" <[email protected]> Mergers and juicy mushrooms. by <[email protected]>
(back) Subject: Re: HPA Name From: "Edwin J. Fackler" <[email protected]> Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2001 21:44:15 -0400 > > Re: Vege meals on BBQ... > by "steve hanson" <[email protected]> > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Re: Vege meals on BBQ... > From: "steve hanson" <[email protected]> > Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2001 18:45:10 -0400 > > I have to say Im not a vegetarian but if you were to look around you > would find a few grills you can grill on and not have to eat meat. > Holland grills does a fine job making vegetarian meals with the taste > of grill'in.Thats the nice thing about knowledge we can give that > away for free. As for the name change HPA leave it alone, for the > people who know what it stands for now will know it also > includes patio and bbq items , For those that dont wouldnt care > anyway.If we bring them under our wings doesnt that make them a > hearth product? > > Steve > hearth and home design center > > [email protected] wrote: > > > Hearthlist Digest #594 - Sunday, April 15, 2001 > > > > Re: not excited about BBQ's > > by "The Stove Works, Inc." <[email protected]> > > There you go again, Hanson, screwing everything up with logic-----If I = have told you once, I have you a hundred times, don't bother me with logic when = I have already made up my mind. You're getting as bad as Roger. I.' not sure this HPA can handle you = both!!! Edwin.
(back) Subject: Mergers and juicy mushrooms. From: <[email protected]> Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2001 21:45:12 -0400 > Craig wrote: > Well, since I'm a life long vegetarian I find it tough to get too far > into the BBQ thing. HearthNet has no intention of going into this > stuff other than the fact that we would run ad campaigns, etc for > such clients..and always would have. However, you will not see any > articles on how to cook a juicy steak on hearth.com. Nor will you see > "plastic vs. wood" in casual furniture. Even with over 3000 pages of > information on hearth, there is still a lot to do and it would be a > distraction to branch out too far. When you pick up "Fine Woodworking > Magazine", you don't want articles on the best pickup trucks to buy. > You want fine woodworking info. We are following the same specialty > magazine type of format. Craig, A major reason to merge is still the reality that diversity can provide the growth to do what a narrowly focused trade association cannot do. Small and narrowly focused trade associations don't have the strength to do much or to be very influential. Your reference to the narrowly focused "Fine Woodworking" magazine being a better model for HPA, actually makes the best possible argument for the opposite, that of HPA not being narrowly focused. The more diverse magazines like "Popular Science" are much stronger and much more influential because they have a very large readership. If we want our trade association to be stronger, it needs to larger. Another reason to merge associations is that the merger of hearth, BBQ and outdoor products have already taken place at the consumer level. Customers these days expect more in a specialty retail store than a few stoves and tool sets like in the old days. They are now buying a lot of quality BBQs and outdoor stuff from us at good margins. Even more specialty retailers in the sunbelt are selling tons of BBQ and patio stuff, but just a little hearth stuff. Lets let our trade association catch up with our retail trends. On the personal side Craig, BBQs are not just for carnivores. One of the delights in our store is to demonstrate to customers just how great vegetables and fruits are when they are grilled. Since you are a lifelong vegetarian, I can understand why you might not be enthused about grills, but you're missing some fabulous food because of your stereotyping. Grilled, juicy portabella mushrooms are to die for, as are grilled button mushrooms. The only way to make a vegiburger edable is to either shoot it or grill it on the BBQ. You can't believe how good the various kinds of squash and bellpeppers are when grilled. Grilled eggplant with a little olive oil is incredible. Grilled pineapples, apples and peaches an absolute delicacy that you won't believe. You can't do much with rice on the grill, but grilled potatoes are just great. A grilled shishkabob of bellpeppers, onions, mushrooms, tofu, squash and pineapples is an exceptionally tasty and complete meal. Craig, you can be a stovehead and vegetarian grillhead too. On the humorous side, just think of the "heated" discussions that Hearth & BBQ Digest could have about the combined health risks for those folks that are grilling red meat and heating with vent-free. Roger Sanders Fireside Inc. Bend, Oregon