BQQ Pit Profit Plan
Published in Cooking Capital
Design and Build Custom BBQ Centers
The view of a family barbequing becomes a frequent one as the weather becomes warmer. In addition, let’s face it, most men love to BBQ! They also love to show off their new BBQ grills and accessories. Offer those men a custom-built BBQ center. The business is there. All you will need to have is some knowledge and experience in the construction of custom built barbeque centers, a popular choice of homeowners.
Many popular restaurants are still using the barbeque tradition. Barbeque enthusiasts and outdoor cooking are becoming more popular each year. Barbequing is a must-do, for most summer holidays and entertaining in the United States. You will want to select a safe place to keep the barbeque pit, with no leaves, trees, or other things that can catch fire. If you are planning to have the barbeque pit in front of your home, some of your neighbors may think you are trying to make smoke signals by creating smoke for a rescue. You also may decide to keep the pit in the center of your backyard, to make it more impressive. Just make sure there is nothing nearby it that might catch fire.
If you have agreed on the exact placement of the barbeque pit, start digging a circle that will fit the metal grill you are going to place there. After you have constructed the custom barbeque, and the pit is ready for use, place wood, and charcoal of your choice in it. Remember choosing the wrong wood or charcoal can create a lot of smoke. Show this to your customer. Let them know; that charcoal is the basic item needed and most people select oak or hickory chips to burn with it. Most successful barbeques use this because it will pass on a popular mellow smoky flavor to the food. (They also should make sure they follow the instructions on the charcoal and wood containers for proper use of these items) By using these kinds of selected woods and charcoals, they can become a successful Barbeque Chef. They can expect their guests to be impressed with their barbequing skills.
Make sure you pass-on basic barbeque skills and handy tips with your customer when starting the barbeque for the first time, with them present.
Offering a gift of a basic cookbook for barbequing, when you have finished building the new barbeque is a great idea too. It can be a cookbook you may have written or compiled yourself, or a popular one that you prefer to use when barbequing.
Also, make sure you leave your business cards and/or advertising, in the gift, when finished with a happy customer’s barbeque center. His guests may want to contact you themselves for your custom design and building of a pit for themselves. This will help the future growth of your business.
You may also want to offer another gift or added barbeque tools or features to the customers that pass your information on to new buying customers.
Resources:
www.sba.gov/smallbusinessplanner/index.html
www.acheson-glover.com/community/build-a-brick-barbeque.asp
www.bobvila.com/BVTV/HomeAgain/Video-0209-01-0.html

