| A company that once was known solely for | | | | when the pizza is done (long before the roast). |
| indoor and outdoor electric barbecue grills is now a | | | | Maverick also offers a Candy & Oil |
| major retailer of all things cool in the kitchen. | | | | Thermometer,, which is ideal for homemade |
| Maverick Industries, founded by Edward Mackin in | | | | candy or deep-frying. The thermometer boasts |
| 1982, was the major player in the grill business | | | | 14 pre-programmed settings, perfect for the |
| until the early 90s when the company realized it | | | | baker who's mass-producing candy or even for |
| needed to change its strategy due to market | | | | Mom, who wants her holiday candy just right for |
| saturation. | | | | the family. |
| Maverick indeed found its niche. Instead of limiting | | | | Maverick also has come up with other cool |
| itself to large appliances, the company shifted its | | | | kitchen gadgets. The Maverick food slicer is a |
| focus to smaller electric items like steamers, | | | | deluxe household slicer with a 7-inch stainless-steel |
| pasta makers, toasters and other basic products | | | | slicing blade. Don't worry, though. The kids will be |
| while maintaining its line of grills. | | | | fine. The slicer is outfitted with a bevy of |
| Today, it's not certain which Maverick is more | | | | safeguards to ensure that only food - not fingers |
| known for ... its grills or its digital cooking | | | | - comes into contact with the cutter. The |
| thermometer. Maverick introduced the first digital | | | | Maverick slicer is safer than commercial slicers |
| cooking thermometer in 1991 as an instant-read | | | | because the product, whether you're slicing bread, |
| cooking thermometer for outdoor grilling. The | | | | roast beef of cheese, is held in place with a press |
| thermometer was an instant success. It wasn't | | | | plate and glides along a feeder track. Never are |
| long before the thermometer became an integral | | | | your hands actually on the food. |
| part of Maverick's line of products. | | | | Your Maverick Bean Pot will be the center of |
| Maverick's introduction of the thermometer came | | | | attention at your next dinner party. The glazed |
| out just as the USDA launched a big push to | | | | stoneware bean pot has a temperature range |
| educate American consumers and cooks to use | | | | from 115F to 195F and is perfect for making |
| meat thermometers to test their food. This was | | | | great bean recipes from scratch. Included is a pot |
| an obvious boost to business. | | | | thermometer (of course, it's Maverick!) and a |
| But Maverick didn't stop there. In 1998 the | | | | bean recipe book with 10 great recipes for bean |
| company created the first remote cooking | | | | soup. |
| thermometer, the ET-7, which has been wildly | | | | Maverick certainly hasn't forgotten about its |
| successful. Today, Maverick is a leading producer | | | | dedicated grill customers, either. Many accessories |
| of digital thermometers in the United States. | | | | are available, including the Portable Grill Light, which |
| Maverick's RemoteCheck Instant-Read | | | | attaches to your outdoor grill and provides plenty |
| Thermometer and Monitor is a hit with | | | | of light when you're barbecuing at night. You |
| professional and amateur chefs all over. The | | | | know how tough it is to check your steak under |
| thermometer helps you keep track of the internal | | | | a dim patio light. The portable grill light has a |
| temperature and cooking time of either one or | | | | 10-inch adjustable neck that allows you to position |
| two separate locations ... maybe the oven and the | | | | it to suit your grilling needs. It includes four AAA |
| grill. It includes a beeper with a range of 75 feet | | | | batteries and fluorescent light bulbs. It's also |
| that will alert you when both items are done ... at | | | | heat-resistant. |
| separate times. Perfect for families with finicky | | | | Maverick offers a plethora of unique kitchen |
| eaters. Maybe the kids want homemade pizza but | | | | products, including electronic kitchen scales, digital |
| you've already got a roast in the oven? Put that | | | | cooking thermometers, egg cookers, clocks and |
| pizza in, at the same temperature, and the | | | | timers. Whatever your kitchen needs, Maverick |
| Maverick remote thermometer will alert you | | | | has it. |