Free Stuff: Memorial Day Grill Giveaway

Filed under: BBQ Grail, Bacon, General, Larry Gaian, MOINK Ball, Meatballs, Sam's Club, contest, free, freebies, giveaway — Jason @ 4:18 pm May 19, 2010

Free StuffWith spring in full gear, and summer coming fast, your grilling season should already be well underway. At this point the only valid excuse for not partaking in your first outdoor cook of the season is because you simply don’t own a grill or smoker. Lucky for you, Sam’s Club has stepped up and given us a grill to give away to one lucky backyard chef. Consider it a free jump-start to get your summer barbecue back on track!

Not only will you be cooking outside, but you’ll also be cooking in style with this stainless steel, cherry red patio grill from Sam’s Club. This year’s model features 33% more cooking space, and also hooks into a full size liquid propane tank to keep you burning hot all summer long. It’s mounted on sturdy wheels for easy movement and storage. You’ll also be receiving a custom cover to keep the grill in tip-top shape when not in use.

Patio Grill

Retail value of $199.86

To get qualified to win, simply let us know what your favorite barbecue meal is by posting a comment below or on our Facebook fan page. It can be as simple as grilled chicken or burgers, or as complex as smoked crown roast or seared prime rib. The type of recipe has no bearing on your chance of winning, we just want to get you into summer grilling mindset.

To get the creative juices flowing, we’ll start things off by naming a recipe created by our friend Larry Gaian from The BBQ Grail. MOINK Balls are smoked bacon-wrapped meatballs (Moo + Oink = MOINK). We love Larry’s recipe so much that we even included in our book BBQ Makes Everything Better, and you can bet that we’ll be celebrating World MOINK Ball Day on June 5th by cooking up a fresh batch of these tasty morsels of meat!

MOINK Balls
Photo Credit: Megan Day

Feel free to include your recipe in your post so others can enjoy the meal you love so much. The winner will be selected at random over Memorial Day weekend. Good luck!Similar Posts:

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Bacon Explosion Double Ups the Double Down

Filed under: Bacon, Bacon Explosion, Cheese, Chicken, Double Down, General, KFC — Jason @ 5:13 pm May 18, 2010

Kentucky Fried ChickenSince KFC released their Double Down sandwich, I’ve had a hankering to sample the sandwich that’s proclaimed to be “so meaty, there’s no room for a bun!” Sporting two thick and juicy boneless white meat chicken filets, two pieces of bacon, two melted slices of Monterey Jack and pepper jack cheese and Colonel’s Sauce, I have high hopes that this meal will fit nicely into my meatatarian lifestyle!

As I first laid eyes upon this glorious progression in the evolution of sandwiches, I was extremely pleased to see every advertised ingredient bursting from sides of the Double Down. The ends of crispy bacon strips were peeking out from underneath slightly melted squares of cheese while the Colonel’s Sauce was seductively tempting me to take the first bite.

Double Down

But before diving in, I decided to crack open this chicken-sandwich-of-doom to see what kind of bacony goodness lay waiting inside. To my surprise, what I found were the two most tiny and putrid looking pieces of pork belly I had ever seen. Each strip was three inches long, a half inch wide at best, and thin enough to see through. Combined, these two strips didn’t even cover a quarter of the fried chicken breast they lay upon.

Double Down

Around my house pork reigns supreme and never takes a backseat to chicken. So I did what any true BBQ Addict would do, and added a hot slice of Bacon Explosion to the middle of my Double Down sandwich to give it the true bacon kick that it was missing. And of course it was glazed with our Burnt Finger BBQ Private Stock Barbecue Sauce to enhance the mayo-based Colonel Sauce that was thoroughly caked on.

Double Down

I quickly reassembled the Double Down by capping the Bacon Explosion slice with the two bacon strips, the second fried chicken breast and eagerly took my first bite.

Double Down

Double Down

As expected, the Doubled Up Double Down was gloriously delicious! The smoky flavor of the Bacon Explosion was the perfect compliment to the crispy fried chicken, and it gave the sandwich the big bold bacon flavor that it deserves. And before you ask…yes, I ate the whole thing!!!

Double Down
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The Bacon Boom Is Sizzling

Filed under: Bacon, Bacon Explosion, General, press — Aaron @ 4:59 pm April 7, 2010

BACONThe “Periclean Age of Bacon” has arrived. Last night bacon was featured on ABC’s Nightline, and of course there can’t be a story about bacon without the Bacon Explosion being involved. We got a brief mention and a taste test from Josh Ozersky, who seems a bit hardcore about his bacon (even though he wrote a book on hamburgers). Apparently he thinks two pounds of bacon isn’t enough when there is a different kind of pork near it, but to each his own. Interesting piece all around with the main point being BACON IS HERE TO STAY!

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So whether it’s everyday items like Bacon Bandages, Bacon Salt, Bacon Air Fresheners, and Baconnaise (all of which we actually own and use), or if it’s the more over-the-top stuff like Bacon Lip Balm, Bacon Dental Floss, and Bacon Mints (not sure about those three), stock up on your bacon stuff now. If you want to read all you need to know about bacon, be sure to buy Bacon: A Love Story from our friend Heather Lauer over at Bacon Unwrapped.

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NCAA Tournament Bacon Bracket

Filed under: Bacon, Funny, NCAA Tournament, bacon bracket — Aaron @ 5:33 pm March 17, 2010

NCAA TournamentA couple days ago we got another bacon creation in our inbox. Ben “Sweet Lou” Krout is at it again (this might be turning into an obsession for him, but we love it)! If you remember, he created the profound and deeply mesmerizing Bacon Lombardi Trophy. Now, in honor of March Madness this year, we present you the NCAA Bacon Bracket!

NCAA Tournament Bacon Bracket

It’s too bad they’re KU fans, but I guess we have to see if that piece of Kansas bacon moves all the way to the final four!

KU Bacon Fans

Don’t forget to visit our friends at Intentional Foul for the Bacon Explosion Bracket Challenge; you still have until tomorrow to get in on it!

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Super Bowl Greatness: Bacon Lombardi Trophy

Filed under: Bacon, Funny, Lombardi Trophy, Super Bowl — Jason @ 4:20 pm February 17, 2010

Bacon This year’s Super Bowl brought a wave of party pics flowing into our inbox. People all over the world were feasting on our pre-cooked Bacon Explosion, or even smoking up a homemade version of their own. While we always have a blast looking through the fan photos, one particular reader’s photos stood out from the crowd. Not only were these guys rocking a Bacon Explosion at their Super Bowl party, they also sculpted a meat version of the most prestigious award in all of professional sports…the Bacombardi Trophy!

Huge props go out to Ben “Sweet Lou” Krout for constructing this delicious symbol of achievement, and also to Andrew Loos for sharing the photos with us. Keep up the good work gentlemen!

Bacon

Bacon
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