| POIKIEBOIKI IS THE BRAINCHILD OF JOHN HAMMAN, BUSINESSMAN AND INTREPID
POTJIEKOS COOKER. THE POIKIEBOIKI RANGE OF PRODUCTS ORIGINATED
FROM HUMBLE BEGINNINGS; MR. HAMMAN HAD BEEN LOOKING FOR
A SAFE AND EASY TO USE IMPLEMENT FOR LIFTING AND STORING
THE POTJIE LID DURING COOKING. WHEN HE DISCOVERED THAT
THERE WAS NO SUCH PRODUCT ON THE MARKET, HE DESIGNED A
LIFTER AND STAND FOR PERSONAL USE.
THE FURTHER IDEA FOR A PORTABLE POTJIEKOS BRAAI, THE MAINSTAY OF THE POIKIEBOIKIT RANGE, ORIGINATED WHEN MR. HAMMAN REALISED THAT THERE WERE NO PRODUCTS AVAILABLE ON THE MARKET THAT ARE SMALL AND LIGHTWEIGHT ENOUGH TO BE SUFFICIENTLY PORTABLE, WHILE STILL PROVIDING THE USER WITH FEATURES THAT ENABLE COMFORTABLE POTJIE COOKING.
MR. HAMMAN THEN PROCEEDED TO DEVELOP A PORTABLE POTJIEKOS BRAAI, INCORPORATING ALL THE ELEMENTS IN THE DESIGN THAT HE, AS A CONSUMER, WOULD REQUIRE: A SOLID BASE, GOOD AIRFLOW OVER THE COALS, SUFFICIENT SPACE TO TEND TO THE FIRE, NO PROTRUDING PARTS, ETC. THE RESULT OF HIS MANY PROTOTYPES IS THE PORTABLE POIKIEBOIKI BRAAI; A POTJIEKOSCOOKER, FRYER AND CONVENTIONAL BRAAI IN ONE COMPACT UNIT.
FROM THIS BASE, HE EXPANDED HIS THINKING TO INCLUDE AN ENTIRE RANGE OF EQUIPMENT AIMED PRIMARILY AT THE POTJIEKOS MARKET AND DECIDED TO MARKET HIS PRODUCTS TO THE GENERAL POPULATION. |
