This conductive property of aluminum, combined with four vents makes it much easier to achieve and control consistent, even heat inside the grill. Aluminum conducts heat four times more efficiently than steel. Moody: PK Grills are made from thick cast aluminum and they have four vents instead of two. What sets PK apart from other grills on the market? In addition to assisting with the PK story, we wanted to share some of his direct answers to the brand’s effectiveness and what lies ahead for the company. While we haven’t had the opportunity to cook with the PK experts directly, we did have the opportunity to catch up with one of the owners and Chief Marketing Officer, Scott Moody. The PK360 Grill and Smoker has an improved four-point venting system, a larger cooking area (360 square inches), a higher pedestal stand, and heat resistant, detachable shelves (available in either teak or synthetic versions). In the fall of 2016, Portable Kitchen launched the first new grill to its line in more than 40 years. In 2014, Brian Taylor (Paul James’ brother-in-law), Jeff Humiston, and Scott Moody bought a majority stake in the company from James and began to execute a strategy to create a brand around the PK Grill & Smoker. From his garage sale find, a new mold was created and a new generation of PK Grills and Smokers was born. He then located the same tool and die casting company that had poured the original grills. After some research, James purchased the intellectual property for Portable Kitchen. With an abundance of aluminum at his disposal in the company’s new location, the PK Grill’s operation continued to prosper until a fire and subsequent additional business issues caused the company to cease production in the mid-1970s.įast forward to 1998, when Paul James discovered one of the classic grills at a yard sale and, after a hiatus of almost two decades, the classic grill was back in business. In 1960, Meigs sold the business to Lewis Hamlin, who moved the entire operation to Little Rock, Arkansas.
The unique capsule design was constructed of thick cast aluminum which conducts heat more efficiently than steel and will not fall prey to the effects of rust like other grills. The first Portable Kitchen was created in 1952 in Tyler, Texas by Hilton Meigs, an inventor and businessman. Just as the mythical phoenix arises from the ashes of its predecessor, PK (Portable Kitchen) Grills had almost faded into obscurity before being reborn.
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