August 2020 Monkeybox Production Notes
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Zootility Co.
Made in Portland, Maine, USA
Production Notes
Monkey Box: 03
Contents: Grrilla & Fast Fasten Keyrings
Release: 08/2020
Greetings again, on behalf of the Zootility team! We are excited to share with you our latest creations. Thank you for your patience on Box 03, Summer days seem to slip by more quickly than anyone intends.
Grrilla is a grilling tool born out of necessity. Wire bristle brushes, the most popular method for scraping grill grates clean, eventually corrode, depositing metal bristles that risk being eaten by accident. News of these incidents have caused consumers to look for alternatives, and that was when ACE Hardware reached out to us to design a solution.
As Makers, we didn’t miss an opportunity to infuse a personality into this item, dubbing it the Grill’n Gorilla: Grrilla! We positioned the various grill grate cutouts to become a messy hairstyle and added a toothy bottle opener, with laser engraved artwork to bring the character to life.
A member of our Development Team, Aaron, visited our local Ace Hardware store with calipers and a notebook to meticulously measure all of their grill grates down to 0.0005” precision. We spent countless hours on numerous trips testing our prototypes, iterating on new prototypes, and testing again. Ultimately, what emerged is a design with shapes that should work with almost every grill grate out there.
A few notes on usage:
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Turn the grill gas off while scraping, or wait until a charcoal grill has cooled off to scrape clean.
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V-shaped slats can be cleaned by leaning the tool to make the apparent angle match the angle of the slats.
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Square slats have varying widths, so twist the scraper to make the apparent width match the width of the slats.
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It’s stainless steel with a brass chain, so throw it in the dishwasher. Yay! Finally a scraper that can be cleaned.
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