That simply question created the Flavor Express2® marinator-flavorizor. Our primary business is medical needles and syringes. Injecting the family Thanksgiving turkey with melted butter inside a glass syringe had become an established traditional. Friends and family would marvel at the resulting moist white breast meat. For most people, dry, white meat was the accepted standard since that meat cooked before the darker, leg and thigh meat. Tenting the breast with aluminum foil helped somewhat, but the results were unpredictable.

However, problems using the medical needle raised their ugly heads. The glass syringe was too slippery for use in the kitchen and didn't bounce on the floor! Also, if left in the utensil drawer, the plunger would stick tightly and become nearly impossible to move. The syringe luer was too small to inject anything but the melted butter. Even coarsely ground black pepper clogged the luer so completely even the melted butter couldn't pass through! Worse yet, from a health standpoint, that needle was impossible to clean thoroughly. It would harbor unwelcome bacteria, especially if left sitting in the utensil drawer. A disposable stainless needle for the purpose of injecting in the home kitchen would be too expensive to make the "right" way.

That's when the famous light flashed on. Our medical company had the unique experience designing engineered pointed needles. We knew the geometry, the mold makers, and how to get the product manufactured. We would manufacture an open pointed needle made of a strong polycarbonate capable of penetrating tough meat. We would suggest pouring in the marinade to reduce or eliminate cross contamination, and we would make the unit operable safely and securely with one hand. And, we would proudly manufacture the unit here in the USA.

We formed a new company, patented The Flavor Express2® marinator-flavorizor, created a website and are operational for the world to enjoy deep flavor - the Flavor Express way!

Happy cooking!