By Molly Snyder Senior Writer Published Aug 16, 2023 at 9:01 AM

Female grillers are some of the most passionate and talented when it comes to weilding a tongs over an open flame.

OnMilwaukee and On The Rocks ready-to-pour cocktails teamed up and  tracked down a half dozen of local gal grillmasters. Grab your own OTR from a local store and get grilling! 

According to popular market research company NPD Group, only 19 percent of American women in heterosexual relationships assume grilling duties during a barbeque. These statistics have remained the same for at least 30 years.

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Dubbed "the one and only male-dominated appliance in America," the grill is seen by many cisgender men as a socially-acceptable place to wear an apron. 

But despite the uneven ratio, female grillers are some of the most passionate and talented when it comes to wielding tongs over an open flame.

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OnMilwaukee and On The Rocks ready-to-pour cocktails teamed up and tracked down a half dozen of local gal grillmasters. Each participating woman picked what they wanted to grill, where they wanted to buy their grillables, how they wanted to grill and the perfect OTR cocktail to accompany the process.

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This is the fourth episode of this series, and Amanda Brown shows us how it's done. And scroll to the end of this article for the shopping list.

Number of years grilling: 10

Gas or charcoal: Gas.

Grocery store of choice: Pick 'N' Save

What she grilled for this series: Chicken sandwiches on pretzel buns with bacon, arugula, onions and garlic/aioli sauce.

One grilling tip: "It ain't seasoned 'til you're sneezin'." Season the raw chicken generously before putting it on the grill.

OTR cocktail paired with meal: Margarita

Amanda's shopping list for two chicken sandwiches:

  • 1 package Pretzel buns
  • 2 chicken breasts, cleaned and trimmed
  • 4 pieces of bacon (2 per sandwich)
  • Arugla, 3-4 leaves (per sandwich)
  • Onion, raw and thinly sliced
  • Garlic/aioli sauce to taste (about 1 tbsp. per sandwich)
  • Butter (for buns prior to grilling)


Molly Snyder started writing and publishing her work at the age 10, when her community newspaper printed her poem, "The Unicorn.” Since then, she's expanded beyond the subject of mythical creatures and written in many different mediums but, nearest and dearest to her heart, thousands of articles for OnMilwaukee.

Molly is a regular contributor to FOX6 News and numerous radio stations as well as the co-host of "Dandelions: A Podcast For Women.” She's received five Milwaukee Press Club Awards, served as the Pfister Narrator and is the Wisconsin State Fair’s Celebrity Cream Puff Eating Champion of 2019.