Summer isn’t complete without this many barbecues

Summer isn’t complete without four cookouts, three getaways, two concerts and two festivals, according to a recent poll.

The survey of 2,000 Americans uncovered the must-haves for a perfect summer, barbecue trends and the most popular barbecue foods and flavors on Americans’ grills.

Two-thirds of Americans (66%) said summer grilling season is their favorite time of year and over a quarter (27%) confessed that no matter what season it is, they’re always looking forward to next year’s summer barbecue season.

Conducted by Talker Research on behalf of SpartanNash, the study found that Americans plan to attend five barbecues this summer and host four, on average.