Sandwich Cooker

Good morning, today i'd going to show you a website that is dear to my heart.  It's www.SandwichCooker.com and they sell camping Pie irons, Pudgy Pie, or Mountain pie irons..  Well you get the picture.  Right?  They sell camping gear.

They sell, Pie iron Sandwich cookers of all shapes and sizes.  Like round, Square, and cast iron and aluminum.  like Double pie, and the panini or even a waffle maker.

They sell campfire or fireplace popcorn poppers, roasting and toasting forks, even this think called a bread maker.. to make bread over a campfire or fireplace.  Very awesome..!

The item i'd like to showcase today is Hot dog, Bratwurst, or cornbread maker..!

Dog n' Brat/Cornbread Cooker - Cast Iron
Beer dogs, brats & onions, grilled sausages?
You Betcha! The Dog n' Brat/Cornbread Cooker
lets you cook 'em all over the fire while sealing in
the juices. The cooking cavity holds 3 at a time.
Cornbread and other quick breads are simple to
make as well. With our cast iron design, you'll
get the meat sizzling without being charred by the
exposure of open flame.

They sell them for $34.95 and i've also seen them at several other sites such as Pie Iron USA, Pudgy Pies, and others.

Earth Hour

"Earth Hour", what an idea.. It seems to have worked. It's amazing how you can create an idea in today's world and turn it into a worldwide event in just one year.

I encourage everyone to go to the Earth Hour site and explore the information and learn more about the cause.

Earth hour was on March 29th at 8pm in your local time zone. The idea is to turn OFF your lights for just one hour. Originally created in Sidney Australia has blossomed to a worldwide event. Moscow, Chicago, over 200 major cities, and millions of people joined us in turning out the lights.

the whole purpose is for everyone to realize and wake-up to the amount of energy we all use and also to note how easy it could be to save just a little.

Here are a few photos on My family and I celebrating "Earth Hour".

Funny story about "Earth Hour" was my wife and I were out shopping and my 8 year old son called us from his cell about 7:55 and asked if we were coming home soon (he wasn't alone, our teenage daughter was with him). He was concerned that we were going to be out and about when the lights went off..!

We explained to him that the power would still be on, but that we were planning to turn them off ourselves... He thought.. How can Earth get the help it needs if only a few people to it.. I later brought up the Earth Hour site and explained that millions of people joined us in turning out the lights. He was glad we did and hoped Earth got the message that we care.

Mike Franks

Hotdog, Roasting, or Marshmallow Forks

That is the Question. What do you call a stick made usually of metal but could be wood. A pointed end or possible more than one end. Sometimes the tines are forward, other times for safety forks the tines are reversed. Even yet, Rome's new Marshmallow Tree the tines are pointing in lots of directions.

And where can you use these forks? Are they Camping forks? or are they meant for the Fireplace? Can you use them over a patio fire or maybe just a bonfire. I think the answer is Yes to the above..

I can imagine that hotdog and marshmallow forks have been around for hundreds of years and will continue to be around for many more to come. Some of today's retailers have really come to sell every shape and size they can find. Such a retail is CampingForks.com, I tell you there site is full of color and surprises. They even have a virtual campfire to pretend you're roasting your marshmallow with the camping fork that you just bought. The one That I liked the most was the Rome Marshmallow tree that they sell, the tree is an awesome idea and I think should sell well.

Today's Product: The Giant Roasting Fork...! this fork is the staple of American roasting forks. This for is 41 inches in length, and is made of quality strong steel. Put simply, it's the grand daddy of forks. yet, a simple design. the Giant roasting fork can be found at sites like Camping Forks, Marshmallow Forks, and other sites such as Pie Iron USA all of which seem to sell it for around $19.95 for a four pack.

Pie Irons - the Pudgy Pie - hobo Pie

Good morning, today I want to tell you about a product that we sell on our sites.  It's the Rome Pudgy Pie Iron.  It's two pieces of cast iron shaped to create a pocket.  Folks have been cooking with these for years and years.  Most likely started with making sandwiches with the square version to making pies with this version the round one.  We have created all kinds of goodies with these..  Like corn muffins, pancakes, hash browns, fried potato's, brownies, and more.

These are so simple, and so easy to use it's no wander why they are very popular at camp sites around the world.  but did you know you could use these at home as well.  If you have a burner, you can easily use these in your home.  The outdoor grill works well too..  Simply place the pie iron on your grill and cook-up your favorite treats.....

Ok, here's the skinny, you can purchase these at several website's on the net. Like Pie Iron USA, Pudgy Pies, Sandwich Cooker, and others.

Pie Irons, Pudgy Pies, Mountain Pies, or even hobo Pies.. whatever you call them, we call the good..  You name it you can cook in it.

These are a must for any camping trip. 

Everyone have a great day.  Tomorrow, I'll show you another product..! Mike Franks

Days 46 & 47 My Wife's Birthday

good day, Yesterday the 25th was my wife's birthday.  She's now 37...  I can say that because now that she's 37 and I'm ONLY 36 she is much older than I...

Today I'm working on camping fun shop changing it up a bit and hopefully making it a bit easier to sell pie irons camping forks and other camping and outdoor open fire cooking items.

Everyone have a great day.. go camping..!

Day 42 - 45 - Monday

Good Morning, Well.. It looks like I've skipped a few days of blogging.  With the holiday and the in-laws I'm not sure how I got anything done...

This past weekend I decided not to work, or at least not work much.
I took Friday off and spent it with my family, and did the same for the weekend.  I'm pretty sure we had a good time.
Today I'm waiting on an order from Wilcor International of camping items for www.firepies.com.  I'm not sure how, but it seems that I can't get them to change the address to the office versus here at home.  So I'll stay home until they come, then head to the office to ship when they get here.

This week my kids are on spring break, meaning they will be home all week and most likely bored... 
I'm planning on taking them a time or two to the office and maybe giving me a hand and things. My daughter enjoys using a camera and I'm sure I could use a few pictures taken of some product for any of our sites like www.campingforks.com or www.marshmallowforks.com, or even www.pieironusa.com for the pie iron and pudgy pie irons..  I'm not sure how to photograph roasting, toasting and camping forks.  (ok, enough plugging)..

Anyway's, today I'm planning on working on a new site, www.hobopies.com and others.

Have a great day everyone.!  Mike

Day 41 - www.MarshmallowForks.com

Good Morning, Well I'm sure you've figured it out by now.  Today i'm working on www.Marshmallowforks.com. I plan to make some pretty good changes including adding a video to the site as a test.  Yes, a video.  Most likely a simple video simply welcoming folks to the site and inviting them to browse the site and to give us comments on our site.  We're really curious what the reaction will be. 

I'm also planning on creating a new site, www.HoboPies.com and selling pie irons and such on it as well.  Only making it a bit different than some of our other sites.  I think it will look awesome.. Check it out soon. 

Well, Last night my daughter had her birthday and it seemed to go ok.  I think she had a pretty good time.  I did tell you yesterday that i had baked a cake so I thought i'd upload a photo of the cake.

So, Here it is...!

Have a great day everyone..!

Day 40 - My Daughters Birthday

Good day, well today is my daughters 15th birthday.  This means within the next 6 months she'll want her driving permit and want to drive...  Actually I kinda look forward to teaching her.  Although ask me that again in 7 months and I might tell you otherwise. 
This also means that in a year she'll want to drive and get a job...  Now that I do look forward to.  giving her a chance to get her feet wet in the real world. 
I actually baked the cake for you today.  Yes, I did.. I baked the cake..  I think I did pretty good, and she said it looked just fine...  So I figure it's ok.  not doing much special for her, just a cake, and dinner out.  Oh, and that sims2 game extras.. H & M style stuff.

Speaking of Sims , I noticed today that have added a new Sims 3 link at http://thesims3.ea.com and you can check out the latest in the Sims arena ....!

During the cold winter months, seems my family sit around the warm home, and play Sims when we can't get outside.  funny thing I always make my Sims go camping.....lol.....

Anyway's, everyone have a great day and happy birthday Amber.

oh.. and the plug.. check out www.Campingforks.com

Day 39 - Tuesday

Wow.. what a day..  Sorry this is being written on Wednesday. Just that Tuesday was busy.  Busy with bob from www.firepies.com  and with things down at the braintree in Mansfield.

I did a little work on www.marshmallowforks.com ..

thanks, Mike

Day 38 - St Patrick's Day

Good morning everyone.  Today is green day.  the day to wear green so you won't get pinched..  Depending on who's doing the pinching depends on wether I wear green?...lol

Anyway, today I'm going to review some old photos of the Mansfield reformatory and of Kalahari resorts that we took in the 360 format.  I'm going to attempt to revive that part of the business and to get  the www.seemy360.com site up and running and profitable as well.

I also, might contact the Mansfield reformatory and see about coming out again and doing another shot of the DVD...  I might have to do a presentation or something.

Have a great day everyone.!  Mike

Day 37 - Sunday

good day.  What a day..  Got the prius back from its oil change and stopped by the verizon store for a quick fix. 

Today I'm taking a little break from work, and simply relax and watch the nascar race, and maybe the recorded nationwide race from yesterday. 

Also, plan to play a little Sims also.  Seems Sims have become a big part of our family weekends at home in the winter...

Have a great day everyone. 

Mike

Day 36 - Ustream.TV

Hello everyone..  today and yesterday has been exciting days at Franks Marketing Group.  We've added a new feature that we're going to implement though out the network.  V I D E O..

Yep video.  But not just the simple little video selling products...

Our plan is to have two segments.  first at least a monthly live show broadcast on www.pudgypietv.com and others.

Also, we want small, like 15 seconds or less, videos for each and every product.  I'm talking a small video explaining the benefits and features of each item.  Allowing our customers to get as much information on the product before taking the leap of faith.. and purchasing the product.

Our goal is to assist our customers anyway we can to remove any walls that would prevent them from making the decision to buy from us.  This year we've already added "live assistance" and now adding videos will help greatly. 

More information to come...

We're planning on using www.ustream.tv for our provider.

Also,  check out www.marshmallowforks.com and www.sandwichcooker.com

thanks,

Mike

Day 35 - a new division

Good day, I'm writing this a day late, but I've been really

working on a new division of the company. Our new Video Production and distribution division..  Awesome..

More to come..  check out www.pudgypietv.com

Day 34 - Pie Iron recipes

Good morning, today I'd like to share a web site with you.  the site doesn't sell anything but simply has useful information for campers of all kinds.  Simple a camping recipe site.  www.Campfire-recipes.com I think it will turn out to be a pretty good little site. so please anyone who has a camping recipe please submit it to them...

Thanks, Mike

Day 33 - oops I missed a day

Good morning, the day after. I'll write more in a bit.

Got to run to the office, go to lenscrafters, and maybe walmart for a small fridge.

mike - Buy Pie Irons

Day 32 - Pie Irons and Roasting Forks

Good morning everyone..  Today is going to be an awesome day...   Today I'll be shipping some product to customers around the country.  Seems that Pie Irons and Roasting Forks are my current hot items.  the Pie Irons range in shape from Square, round, and double to material like cast iron or aluminum.  Some, for example, have shorter handles like the jaffle iron, to be used on an ordinary gas stove or grill.   People from all over the country use these pie irons for all kinds of foods.  Actually depending on where you are you might call them pudgy pies, mountain pies, or even hobo pies.  Either way that are two pieces of metal enclosing to make a treat or meal. See www.PieIronUSA.com or www.Pudgypies.com for more information.

Roasting, toasting, camping and Marshmallow forks are our second most popular items. I can tell you we have tons of different styles to chose from.  We have the standard camping fork, the awesome safety forks, the marshmallow tree, and forks that extend... We have Wood and metal sticks. See www.campingforks.com or www.roastingforks.com for more information.

Here is a photo of a square cast iron, pie iron - www.pieironusa.com

Day 31

Cool.  good morning everyone..  Today is my 31st day of blogging...

I think that's a huge undertaking for me.  I hope it pays off in the future. 

Today I'm heading to Elyria to do a Forbidden kingdom standee and then heading to Mansfield to do another most likely.

I'm also going to be doing a few minor changes to www.campingforks.com today...

 

Have a great day everyone!

Day 30 - Race Day

good day everyone, today is a dig out day.  What a mess..  Snow everywhere.  Snow piled so high it's crazy.

Got dug out, and got the cars ready for the week. 

today I'm planning on working on www.sandwichcooker.com and maybe www.pieironusa.com and www.rvlightsusa.com to just do some simple changes and updates.

Plan to watch the Nascar race in Atlanta today and relax and enjoy the family...

Have a great day everyone.

Day 29 - the Blizzard of 2008

Good morning, well this is the day.  The day of the blizzard of 2008 here in northern central Ohio.  We're in Norwalk, just south of Sandusky, and Cedar Point.

the snow has been coming down fast.  So fast that yesterday I ran to the local walmart to get some groceries (ok, simply junk food to get through the weekend).  when I went the snow had just started, and there wasn't any snow anywhere...  But, when I come out of walmart after about an hour.  The Snow was coming down really hard.  So hard I had to scrape the windshield.. and guess what..  The other day I was scraping my wives windshield and broke her ice scraper so I switched them with mine so she'd have one.  So today I had to use the broken one...   I know, I know..  I was sitting right there at walmart..

Here is a little video of me coming home from walmart...

Well, later I hope to have new video of Jenni out smok'n in the blizzard...  that will be funny.

well, today my soul mission is to at least begin some new web sites.  I have nearly 30 to 40 domains that need to get up and running.  I'm also going to do a little to Sandwich Cooker .com and Pie Iron USA.com .  Also I've spoken to "Bob" and we're lowering our prices on most of our pie irons across our network.  including on www.firepies.com .

Well, until later.. Mike

Day 28 - The day before the Ohio blizzard of 2008

ok, ok..  they haven't actually called it that yet, but they will tomorrow.  You know, the TV channels like 3, 5,8 19, 11, all those channels here in northern Ohio..  I can see the little graphics guys working overtime today just to make the graphics for the weekend....  Maybe I should start selling T-shirts say I survived the blizzard of 2008.. Cleveland Ohio....!

Today we're heading to Elyria around noonish to do a standee for the movie "Forbidden Kingdom" and then heading back home.

I plan to run to walmart and get some groceries for the major storm coming here to northern Ohio..  you know.. the blizzard.

I'll be working on just a few sites today. www.campingforks.com and marshmallow forks .com hopefully I'll have some real progress on them.

Have a great day. and stay safe..Mike

Day 27 - Thursday

Good Morning everyone, today is going to be a busy day.

I'm already at the office, and working on getting all my paperwork done before the cinema here in Mansfield opens.  Jenni is with me and we've only got a few more of these standees to go.

Other than that, I've been working on www.sandwichcooker.com and www.pieironusa.com this morning hoping I can finish the projects soon.  Well got to go, have a great day everyone..!

Day 26 - The day after the Primaries here in Ohio

Good Morning.. Well.. Clinton done it.  she won Rhode Island, Ohio and Texas.  Congratulations to her and her campaign. 

Today me and my wife (Kathy) are working on several sites together.  We just finished www.SandwichCooker.com and I think it will be an awesome site.  Did some touch-up work on www.pieironusa.com, www.campingforks.com, and www.marshmallowforks.com .  I also plan on calling Jenni to see if she needed anything for www.roastingforks.com  .

today is a pretty day.  Lots of snow and ice..   Ok.. maybe it pretty but that doesn't mean fun...

This evening I plan to spend some time with my kids, maybe play the nintendo wii with them or something like that.

I have been debating on starting a "video" blog on here and on www.youtube.com to see if I'd get any hits...  just an idea...

Everyone have a good day..!

Mike

Day 25 - Second post

Ok.. my daughter come home early due to the ice storm...  it's crazy..

just raining ice, and windy.  check this video out..

 

Ohio Ice Storm

Day 25 - Ohio Primary Day

Good day,  What a great day.. it's the primaries here in Ohio.

and well, I got out this morning, and went and voted.  and I hope you do to.  Do you part, and vote. 

What gets me, is folks wining, boo hoo ing, and complaining about our elected officials, then on election day they don't vote.  how can you complain if you can't even get down to the voting booth and cast your vote.  So..  vote folks...

ok.. onward.. today I stayed home and worked on a few web sites like www.roastingforks.com and www.campingforks.com and also did a little to www.funatcamp.com . 

Picture of the day...

Well, I did it, I put my old blackberry 8830 worldphone on eBay.  You're going to laugh.. But the office needs a new little fridge.. so, I put the blackberry on eBay to help pay for it...lol....

Here it is... my blackberry... 

everyone be careful out there today..  Mike

Day 24 - Wow what a day.

Good morning everyone......    Wow... it's Monday, a new month.

I am looking forward so much to March.  Sales ought to be picking up, the weather should be getting warmer, and the smell in the air...

Today is going to be a whopping day.....  first, I had to shuffle a bunch of paperwork around.  Now I've got to pack some boxes.. (thank you customers) and then some more paperwork.

Then I'll attempt to get 2 standees in my car.  "Forbidden Kingdom" and "Meet the browns" and head to Toledo with Jenni and put them plus "Prom Night" up....  going to be a long evening......  ooh.. and a "Harold & Kumar 2" light box artwork...  all in one theater...

Also, today, I'm going to work on www.campingforks.com and www.marshmallowforks.com and hopefully get a chance to work on campfire-recipes.com and add some product to it.

Well, everyone have a good day..!

Day 23 - The Video Factor

Good day, Another exciting day at Franks Marketing...  We've bought video cameras for our next big project.

Our goal is to have small 15-30 second videos demonstrating each product.  small video screens on each product page that shows the visitor the product benefits, features, etc..  We think this will revolutionize the way our customers shop.  Our plan is to test this feature soon on one of our sites like www.marshmallowforks.com yeah you read it Marshmallow Forks .com   yep...  it our newest web site..   www.MarshmallowForks.com ...

We also want to begin having 360 degree photos of products, giving the customer the complete view of the item..  This will allow the customer to get much more information on the product they are purchasing...

1.  The still - At least 2 per product
2.  The 360 GIF
3. The Video
4.  Reviews by our experts
5.  Reviews by our Customers
6.  Complete description from our manufacturers

PLUS..  we're planning on LIVE Webcasts broadcast on pudgypietv.com and youtube.com.

Today i am going to be working on www.campingforks.com by adjusting some of the buy buttons, etc.

Also, possibly be working with Jenni on www.roastingforks.com

ooh.. and today is race day for nascar.  In Las Vegas.. 
Kathy and I are currently planning our retirement their...  I can't wait..

ok.. I've also made some big changes to www.franksmarketinggroup.com and www.franksmarketinggroup.com/control ..  I think they will help things a bit.

Picture of the Day....   The welcome to Vegas Sign...
Once in Vegas we had our limo driver take us here...   Lots of fun...

Well, everyone have a great day...  Mike

Day 22 - It's Saturday

Good day mates, it's Saturday... 
Yesterday ended up being a pretty good day.  We were able to complete www.campfire-recipes.com and get a big jump on www.funatcamp.com now we just need some pricing and some normal information to place on the site. 

Today I plan on working a little on www.campingforks.com and on of our other sites RV Lights USA .  Jenni yesterday worked really hard placing images and descriptions on Fun at Camp.  She added fun packs and more sporting items.  I think the site is turning out pretty good.

Last night my wife and I spent the evening with my wives brother and his wife; Jenni.  We pretty much started out working on web sites like Roasting Forks .com and Pie Iron USA.com.  What actually ended up was that we had a bit too much to drink and didn't really feel like doing much more work.

We are also working hard to get ramped up for the spring.  We're increasing our inventory levels and stocking up on all kinds of items.  We figure we can have even better service this year than last and attempt to ship orders within a day or two getting the order. 

Last year, with Fire Pies .com and with Camping Fun Shop .com we did really good and averaged 36 hours of shipping time.

Well enough for today, maybe more later..