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It was unreal.
We didn't expect it to be that quick.
It would be nice for your backyard.
I wouldn't even need a man around here anymore.
Pretty good.
I'll give it a thumbs up.
This is excellent.
This is a great idea.
The best part, it was fast.
I kind of like it now.
Maybe I'll do it more often.
Ah, there's nothing like great outdoor fun.
Well, sit tight because you're going to learn about the neatest new idea in outdoor fun
that's literally sweeping the country.
Hello everybody.
I'm Tony Pessy.
What I'm going to be showing you today is going to revolutionize the way we do outdoor
grilling in this country.
You'll be so amazed at how quick, easy, and inexpensively you can enjoy the wonderful
taste of outdoor cooking.
You're going to want one of these little babies for your very own.
This is the Safari Quick Cook Grill and it's revolutionary because all it burns is ordinary
newspaper.
No charcoal, no lighter fluid.
In fact, just nine or ten crumpled up sheets of newspaper is enough to grill four good
sized hamburgers, chicken, fish, hot dogs, corn on the cob, you name it.
You probably saw the Quick Cook featured recently on the home show.
The response was tremendous.
Everyone wants to know how to get one.
The Quick Cook Newspaper Burning Grill has been called one of the hottest new products
by Business Week, Hardware Age, Casual Living, and the National Home Center News.
The Chicago Tribune highlighted it at this year's National Hardware Show.
And it's taking the country by storm, featured in the New York Times, the Chicago Sun Times,
and countless others.
Don't take my word for it, you'll see for yourself because we took our cameras out and
had some fun watching other people use the grill.
But first, you need to see just how the Quick Cook works.
So I invited some friends over to my deck to show you its incredible speed and simplicity.
Let's see how long it takes us to go from box to burgers.
Girls, if you'll set up the grill, Mike will have you handle the flipper and get that cooking
with the tin foil, and Cheryl, you'll start crumpling up some paper.
Okay, as you can see, the three components of the grill easily stack on top of one another.
And tin foil is wrapped over one side of the flipper's surface as the balls of newspaper
are tossed in.
Then we put the burgers on top of the tin foil surface.
Okay, it looks like it's ready.
Cheryl, will you do the honors?
Sure.
It quickly starts to burn in there.
Okay, let's put the burgers on.
Boy, that's hot already.
Now, that's about it.
We should be ready to eat in about 13 minutes.
About halfway through, we're going to turn over the burgers to cook both sides.
That's where the flipper really comes in handy because we don't need any tongs or spatulas
to keep the burgers nicely in place.
We simply turn the flipper over.
Well, it looks like they're ready to turn.
Let's just turn the flipper right over.
Oh, you can hear them cooking.
Oh, are they sizzling up?
Are these going to be great?
Yeah.
Guys, these look ready to eat.
All right.
Number one there for you.
Oh, thank you.
Okay, number two coming up.
And that's all there's to it.
Now let's get out there and really put the quick cook to the test.
Our first stop was Soldiers Field in Chicago.
It was a gorgeous day to do some tailgating.
A pre-ball game ritual where good friends get together in the parking lot, toss the
ball around, talk about the upcoming game, and do some serious outdoor cooking.
Coolers and barbecue grills are necessary tools of the trade.
Well, we sent our quick cook tailgate man out in search of skeptics.
We soon found a group willing to give the quick cook a try instead of their regular
grill.
They had the grill assembled in no time, stuffed it with 10 sheets of newspaper, and then got
the burgers going.
But they were still a little skeptical.
After all, these fellows were brought up on charcoal and lighter fluid.
Now, do I have to buy special hamburgers for this grill or not?
Are those specially made hamburgers that only will be cooked with paper or what?
No, no, no.
Cooking good, too.
Look at them.
Yeah.
I was wondering how you're going to flip them.
I was going to ask, how are you going to flip this?
Well, see, I want to see how they look when we take them off.
I want to see what the one side is burned and the other side is parboiled.
We'll see.
Yeah.
I want to see how the burgers are cooking, okay?
How do you do?
Now you can get one of these.
Have you got one of these?
You get to be the test guy.
Oh, I guess.
You guys eat on them.
He's the test guy.
After all that Canadian club last night.
I thought he was the test guy.
Yeah.
Flip that now.
Ooh.
Hey, look at that.
I'll say that again.
They look great.
Look terrific.
It's up to you.
They're plenty hot.
All right.
You can just let that lay down.
I just want you guys to tell me how they taste now.
Good.
Let me have a little bite.
No, I can have a little bite.
Yeah.
Very good.
Mm-hmm.
Very good.
Bring on the steak stuff.
Look at the grill going with the charcoals.
Yeah, this is outstanding.
What?
Terrific job.
Very good.
I'm really impressed.
Do you want to tell me what the best thing about the grill is that you like?
Well, just the time phase.
The time phase.
Well, it's been a long time.
They're fresh.
It's been a long time.
Do you want to tell me what the best thing about the grill is that you like?
Well, just the time factor.
It'll take me that long to get the charcoal going, and I'm eating my hamburger.
By the time I'd have my charcoal going.
Terrific idea.
I hate that fluid stuff, the fluid and the charcoal.
If you had to put the fluid in that stuff, I thought you get to taste half of the time.
All you cook.
If you put too much in there, all you get is the taste of the fluid, you get the taste
of the food.
If you can smell it now, can you smell it?
Somebody's using it right now.
I buy a newspaper every day.
of honey and fuel. Yeah. You guys can keep this unit now. Thank you. Well, mission accomplished.
The Quick Cook's a definite hit. Are you still grilling outdoors with slow, messy charcoal
and dangerous lighter fluid? Well, not for long, because now you can have that great
outdoor taste five times faster than conventional charcoal grills. It's the Quick Cook Grill,
which burns ordinary newspaper instead of charcoal. Just crumple up nine or ten sheets
of yesterday's newspaper, drop them in the Quick Cook Grill, and light the paper. Within
seconds, the patented design creates an intense fire, and you immediately hear your food start
cooking. There's no waiting for messy charcoal to heat up, and no hazardous lighter fluid
to blow up in your face. The patented flipper has self-contained handles and keeps your
food firmly clamped in place for easy turning. The Quick Cook regularly sells for $39.95,
but now it's only $19.95. You save $20, but hold on. Buy two Quick Cook grills and save
big because you'll get a 20% discount on your second grill. Limit two grills per person
at this low price. Keep one at home and one in your car trunk for those spur-of-the-moment
picnics or tailgaters, or give the second as a gift to your camper friends or to a college
student. They'll love you for it. You can use it for almost everything. Need a quick
meal for the kids? How about four scrumptious bacon cheeseburgers in less than 13 minutes?
Make delicious hot dogs and brats or lightly grilled chicken. Tender and juicy steaks and
chops always taste better grilled outdoors. You can even make luscious skewer kebabs,
fresh corn on the cob just dripping with butter, yummy popcorn, and light and flaky fish right
out of the lake. Do you live in the north? You can use the Quick Cook year-round. It's
so fast you're only outside a few minutes. Now you can enjoy the great taste of summer
all winter long. And the Quick Cook's convenient. It nests within itself, so you can take it
with you everywhere, camping, boating, picnics, and of course for use at home. Why mess up
the kitchen when you can have that savory outdoor grilled taste in only a few minutes?
And cleanup is easy. It cools down as quickly as it heats up. Simply empty a few ashes into
the tin foil, put it back into its handy tote box, and you're on your way. You'll also get
our handy cookbook, which tells all about your grill and is full of tasty, tested recipes.
So if you want the terrific taste of outdoor grilling without all the hassle, if you want
to save time, save money, eat healthier, help the environment, and have fun doing it, then
order your Quick Cook Grill today. Call the toll-free number on your screen. Operators
are on 24-hour duty to take your credit card order. Or send a check or money order for
the purchase price plus $7 insured shipping and handling to this address. It's completely
guaranteed. If you're not totally delighted, send it back for a full refund of your purchase
price. Why wait? Order today, and very soon your Quick Cook will be the talk of your next
outdoor grilling party. Call now.
Look, we've been here for like three and a half hours and our chicken still ain't done.
This poor fellow was really befuddled. It seems he and his family have been out there all
morning waiting for charcoal to heat up and food to cook. Then came Quick Cook to the
rescue. Okay, this is on for two minutes and 30 seconds, and it's almost half done. I can
see it bubbling, and that thing is for two hours, and it's only, we keep turning them
to get them done because you shouldn't eat raw chicken. I learned that as a scout. That
is great. I have never seen anything that just cooks with paper. But then, here we are,
we're talking not even seven minutes. Right now it is seven minutes, right to the watch,
and we're ready to eat. That's great. Done in seven minutes and 30 seconds. Is that what
it was? Why don't we look at that watch? Is it moist? Yeah, it's very moist. It is moist.
Very moist. Very good. It is tender. I can't believe all we use is newspaper to cook this.
That's the hard part to believe. Instead of going out and buying charcoal and charcoal
lighter, all we use is newspaper to cook this. This is good. Well, let's see what the ladies
have to say about it. It's very moist. It's very good. Very moist? Very good. Well, after
seeing the grill on action, what do you think is the best feature of the grill? Very fast.
It's compact. The cooking is moist and juicy, but it's compact. Even I could cook, and I
don't cook. My wife, all these years, she would probably trust me cooking on this thing
and not using the other stuff. This is just great. It's really great. All right. Thank
you for your time. Bye-bye. I would say we probably use it 30 times a year, and I mean
more than that, but I would say this way. I saved $1.50 every time I cooked. Let's just
figure it roughly that way. I saved $150 in convenience. Well, it's very easy to say we
want to cook out now. My husband has no objections. It's so quick and easy that he'll do it anytime.
I like to use my Safari at home best because it gets me out of the kitchen, and I don't
get the kitchen all hot. It's been such a warm summer this year, and we just grill the
hamburgers or steak outside, and it goes so fast, and there's not even anything to clean
up after it. How does the Quickook newspaper-burning grill compare to conventional grilling with
charcoal and lighter fluid? How about fuel costs? You can spend over $50 or $60 per season
for charcoal and lighter fluid. With the Quickook, it's free because you use only the newspaper,
which you'd probably toss out anyway. Convenience? The Quickook nests within itself, so it's
easy to take everywhere. You know what it's like to lug around clunky grills, heavy charcoal
bags, and dangerous lighter fluid. And cleanup? What do you do with this charcoal mess from
a regular grill? No problem with the Quickook. In fact, is there any comparison? And how
about cleanup compared to a regular grill? Well, there's no comparison to that. There's
no comparison. We've got to dump the charcoal, there's cans that dump the charcoal into someplace
where we've got to take it and walk it in the dark, let it burn out. Actually, you know,
you've still got to get rid of it and take it home. You don't want to take all the stuff
in your... There's nothing to clean up. Nothing to clean up. Friendliness to the environment?
Charcoal and lighter fluid emit harmful toxins into the air and your food, so much so that
many of them are totally banned in the Los Angeles area. Newspaper is much safer to burn
and the food tastes great. What about how long it takes to get your food? That's how
Quickook gets its name. It's up to five times faster than conventional grilling. Only 12
minutes start to finish for burgers. Less than that for steak. Why, charcoal takes 30
minutes before you can even start cooking. In a head-to-head comparison of all categories,
fuel costs, convenience, cleanup, friendliness to the environment, cooking time, the Quickook
wins hands down and what a perfect gift. Just think of the people close to you who would
love one. I really like the Quickook. I hate to take a long time to prepare meals and get
ready to cook out and I am a stickler for healthy food. My book Healthy Cuisine for
Busy People is used and endorsed by several hospitals and I think it's a lot easier for
people to eat healthy if we can make it convenient and fast and have it fit into their lifestyles.
I also like Quickook because it does not use charcoal or lighter fluid. They emit fumes
and you can get carcinogens in your food, which does concern me and so it cooks faster
and it's a lot healthier and the fat and the grease drip off. So this really works very
well for me and it's a lot of fun. Let's check in with our tailgaters. This playful
group of Viking fans was pleasantly surprised. They want to take a trunk full of Quickooks
back to Minnesota. I'll just crumple up these walls of newspaper. I think it's pretty cool.
You recycle your newspapers. It would be nice for your backyard. I don't even need a man
around anymore. Let's do this track. That's a good burger. That's a high-fiving burger.
What do you like best about the grill after cooking with it? You got them done in ten
minutes. That was quick, efficient, done. No problem. I didn't have to mess with anything.
I lit some paper and that was it. When you put it on the grill with the charcoal they
dry it up. At least mine do anyway. This really looks moist. I had a small bite. Quickook
by Safari. Recommended highly by Viking fans. All day long. Pay attention to a skill. It's
a great thing. They clean up easy. They last a long time. The handles slide in. It folds
easy. Everything goes back in the box and the box is convenient to carry and easy to
pack. I can see where the Quickook would fit in with just about any diet program. It would
make it a lot easier and simpler. I first got it from a neighbor who gave it to me as
a gift. I looked at it. I smiled. I said, that's nice. I put it away. I continued using
my charcoal grill and all of a sudden I needed to get a new charcoal grill. I took the Quickook
out and tried it. Instantly liked it. Never did buy a charcoal grill after that. We're
here now with a group of kids from the local school celebrating the end of the school year
with a Cookout and a unique volleyball game. It's unique because when we're done playing
volleyball one team is going to Cookout using the conventional charcoal grill and the other
team is going to use a Quickook grill. This should be fun. Okay gang, it's the girls against
the guys. When I blow the whistle, commence grilling. Get ready. Get set. Okay. The Quickook
grill is out and the guys are still fumbling with the charcoal and the grill is assembled.
One, two, three. And the crumpled paper is going into the grill. And the burgers are going
on. And the guys are still fumbling with the grill. Oh my gosh. Alright. Okay, as the girls
touch the match to the paper, the Quickook is immediately ready to cook food. It's time
for lighter fluid on the charcoal. A rapid generous dose appears necessary. Okay, the
girls are putting the burgers on now and they're on the grill. This is going to take a while
before those gold, those coals get gray. Try another match fellas. And now the coals are
red. Careful guys, watch those flames. Quickook burgers are sizzling. The girls' burgers are
already half done and it looks like they're about to turn a flipper over. Alright. Now
the girls will be eating and done before that even gets ready. Still more lighter fluid.
Girls are almost ready to eat. Bring on the condiments. Lettuce, tomato, onion, ketchup.
Well gosh, we got them ready. How do they taste? They're wonderful. They're great. I love it.
But it's so fast. I was so starving and I couldn't wait a half hour. And these guys
are still waiting for the grills to go. Well I just thought, well since this newspaper
won't have that good charcoal taste, but it tastes great to me. Tastes even better. How
about the flipper? Was the flipper easy to use? Oh it was absolutely easy. I mean I can't
even maneuver hamburgers on the grill, but I can just do them all at once. So I really
liked it. Absolutely. No spatula, nothing to worry about. Did it fall in the grill?
What do you think, off at college, would this be good out in the courtyard? Oh yes, definitely.
No more McDonald's for us. And no more macaroni and cheese or anything. I'll be cooking steaks.
You guys want to come over? Well what'd you think about the grill? Well there's obviously
worked. We have no burgers in a big mess of cleanup here. And we're only about ten minutes
away from starting. It looks like they're already eating. And we're starving, waiting
for the coals to turn gray. Look at how fast it is. I'm one of those guys who, when I get
hungry I want to eat now. And I'm looking at raw burgers while they're chowing over
here. And the next time I grill out it'll be with one of those. And these coals are
still not ready to cook. This rambunctious group of revelers had some definite opinions.
We'd like you to use these grills to cook some burgers and tell us what you think about
them. Want me to take this thing out of here for you? This is a commercial bill. It's going
to be out in the Super Bowl. Quickie cooker. Use it in the Super Bowl. We've got to do
good tromping. Tromping them up. How many we got in there now? About seven. Hey this
is a lot faster. It took us fifteen minutes just to hook that thing up. This is nice.
Alright what do you think of the taste of the food? Pretty good. I'll give it a thumbs
up. Thumbs up huh? Good job. This is a great burger right now. This is the first time she's
ever cooked. That's how great this girl is. She's never cooked before. She can burn water.
What did you think of the food? They were very good. Very good? Now is it true you don't
really cook too often? No I don't cook at all. This is the first time I've ever cooked
in my life. Was this easy for you? It was very easy. You could handle this? I kind of
like it now. Maybe I'll do it more often. There you go. You were skeptical when you
seen us cooking with the newspaper. What do you think about it now? I think it's great.
I couldn't believe the newspaper could do that. Okay and it tastes good for you? It
tastes good yeah. Hamburgers are great. Hamburgers are great? Yep. Oh that's good to know. I've
got three Coleman grills at home. Okay a double burner, a single and I'm throwing them all
out and buying one of those. That's what I need. Uh oh another charcoal casualty. It's
worth a lot for Weber. Talk about versatile. We used the Quick Cook this past winter in
a foot of snow and it worked just great. We were outside only a few minutes to light up
the grill and then we just brought the food right in. Just imagine the great summer taste
in the dead of winter. This is excellent. This is a great idea. I definitely would buy
one. Quick and easy. No charcoal to buy. Hey would you like a Quick Cook of your very own?
Take advantage of this low off season price. Give us a call and we'll rush one right out
to you. Better yet buy two and save even more. What a perfect Christmas gift. Probably the
most thing I like is that it's just so fast compared to the conventional grill. With the
Quick Cook like I said you just pack it up, you just stack it all together, you stuff
the newspaper in, light it, you're ready to go. You don't have to sit there and stand
around and wait for the charcoal to get hot. It's just all ready. One, two, three and you're
done. We would go to Cub Scout picnics with the kids and we'd get there and people were
setting up their grills and they were fanning and blowing and waiting for the charcoal to
get started. Well we would come in, set up our table, set up our grills, cook our hamburgers,
be sitting down eating and look over and they're still sitting there flipping burgers. They're
not done yet and we're ready to clean up. So it's quick. It's only a matter of minutes.
I have the good old fashioned outdoor flavor and that's what I want and that's done with
newspaper. You've got to remember now we're not using charcoal. We don't squirt on any
of that juicy oily stuff to make them really smoke up good. Hey do you know anyone who
lives in an apartment or condo? The Quick Cook is just perfect. It doesn't take up much
room and you don't have to keep dangerous lighter fluid or charcoal laying around. It's
also perfect for working men and women who don't have a half hour or hour to waste firing
up the charcoal grill. You can get home from work and be enjoying this great outdoor taste
in just a few minutes and when you're done you don't have to worry about disposing of
hot charcoal. Just slip the Quick Cook back in its box and put it in a corner of the closet
for the next time. Boy these are almost done. Well off we go in search of more skeptics
to convert but to our surprise we stumble upon a group who already owns a Quick Cook.
The fuel, the paper, it's great, it's fantastic. We used this in Florida, went to the Super
Walk, just about everybody here. And we tried to find one when we came back to Chicago and
we couldn't. A friend of mine, Steve, was watching TV late at night and he seen the
commercial and it was my birthday coming up and they all got together and I got this presented
last week and we're going to use it today. Oh that's great. We had a bunch cook in Florida
right? How fast did it cook? It was fast. You didn't have to wait all day to cook, you
know. And then it folds up and you just store it away and it's great. You don't have a transportation
problem with it or nothing. How about clean up? What do you think about clean up? Great.
I love it. Take it, dump it, fold it up and you're gone. How about about the environment?
The way they make the eats today, they're non-toxic so there's no pollution going in
here. I'm getting the hot dogs. I'm the meat man. There we go. We're all set. That's great
and as you can see they're sizzling. It does work folks. When you bring so much down to
a game like us, you got three tables and coolers and bottles and flags and umbrellas, who wants
to pack three big cumbersome grills like charcoal or gas? Two little boxes like this and bingo.
Seeing is believing. Would it take four minutes? Not even four minutes. We toast for everything.
Here's to the quick cook. I know one who cooks quick. Go Bears. The Great Cookout Challenge.
Ordinary charcoal cooking versus the Safari Quick Cook Grill, which will cook fastest
and deliver great outdoor taste. The Quick Cook Grill comes out of the handy tote box
for assembly. Look, the Quick Cook Grill uses only newspaper to cook, which is safer for
the environment. The bottom of the Quick Cook Grid is covered with foil. The meat is placed
on the foil. They both light up at the same time. But look, the food goes right on the
Quick Cook Grill to start cooking. Listen, the burgers are cooking already. Seared on
one side in four to five minutes, the burgers are turned to finish cooking for great outdoor
taste. Another four to five minutes and these burgers are ready to eat. And now the taste
test. But wait, only one is ready. The Quick Cook Grill burgers. It doesn't taste like
paper. It tastes like great outdoor cooking. Looks like we'll have to wait for the taste
test on the ordinary charcoal cooker. Now for cleanup. The Quick Cook Grill nests inside
itself. Just empty a few ashes in the foil, put it back in the handy tote box, and you're
on your way. Meanwhile, the burgers are just now going on the other cooker and you know
what the cleanup will be. Quick Cook Grill pays for itself in just one cookout season.
No more charcoal. No more hazardous lighter fluid. Just your morning newspaper. The Quick
Cook regularly sells for $39.95. But now it's only $19.95. You save $20. But hold on. Buy
two Quick Cook Grills and save big because you'll get a 20% discount on your second grill.
Limit two grills per person at this low price. You can use it for almost everything. Make
delicious hot dogs and brats or lightly grilled chicken. Tender and juicy steaks and chops
always taste better grilled outdoors. You can even make luscious skewer kebabs, fresh
corn on the cob just dripping with butter, yummy popcorn, and light and flaky fish right
out of the lake. Boil water in just a few minutes for your morning coffee at the campground.
Even fry up crispy bacon slices for mouth-watering BLTs. Be creative. Wrap up some fresh vegetables
in tin foil with a few drops of water and you have a healthy, flavorful treat the whole
family will enjoy. You'll also get our handy cookbook, which tells all about your grill
and is full of tasty, tested recipes. Do you live in the North? You can use the Quick Cook
year-round. It's so fast, you're only outside a few minutes. Now you can enjoy the great
taste of summer all winter long. And the Quick Cook's convenient. It nests within itself
so you can take it with you everywhere. Camping, boating, picnics, and of course for use at
home. So if you want the terrific taste of outdoor grilling without all the hassle, if
you want to save time, save money, eat healthier, help the environment, and have fun doing it,
then order your Quick Cook Grill today. Call the toll-free number on your screen. Operators
are on 24-hour duty to take your credit card order or send a check or money order for the
purchase price plus $7 insured shipping and handling to this address. It's completely
guaranteed. If you're not totally delighted, send it back for a full refund of your purchase
price. Why wait? Order today and very soon your Quick Cook will be the talk of your next
outdoor grilling party. Call now.