The BBQ Report

BBQ Nerds Rejoice!

If you are a hardcore BBQ nerd, check out this new grilling gadget DIY kit. Even though cooking is an elegant art form, the at-home chef often has a number of fancy gadgets. From counter top grills to USB coolers, high end electronics have made themselves available in most aspects of modern food preparation and [...]

Bacon Sunflower Seeds

Those crazy Bacon Salt guys are at it again! This time, they’ve somehow managed to cross breed pigs and sunflowers apparently, because now you can get their new bacon flavored sunflower seeds from Bigs. They are actually really good. I passed a bag around the office to all my bacon loving friends, and everyone thought [...]

Giveaway: Brew-B-Q Kit from Mug Root Beer

The kind folks at Mug Root Beer have sent us a gift pack to give away to one lucky reader. To “enter” just post a comment to this message telling us about your Father’s Day grilling plans. The winner will receive a gift pack featuring everything you need to make Mug Root Beer’s Souther Specialty [...]

2009 AT&T Battle of the Brisket

Mission, KAN (June 8, 2009): Team applications are now available for the annual “AT&T Battle of the Brisket” Kansas state championship barbecue contest scheduled September 18 and September 19, 2009, in Mission, Kansas, according to Suzie Gibbs, Chairman, Mission Convention and Visitors Bureau. The event is a part of the Mission’s annual “Arts & Eats [...]

Lump charcoal burns best

If you are serious about grilling and BBQ, you should be using lump charcoal, not briquettes. Lump charcoal it is 100% hard wood, and it burns 300-400 degrees hotter. It burns much longer and adds a real wood flavor to your food. Briquettes appear to be more convenient, but they aren’t that much cheaper, and [...]

Baconnaise can cure cancer

Ok, maybe that’s a slight exaggeration, but I bet it could even make a horrible disease taste better. Baconnaise is the latest gem from “The Bacon Salt Guys” J&D. Delicious bacon flavored mayonnaise. Of course! Why didn’t someone think of this sooner. Mayonnaise as nature should have made it in the first place. I don’t [...]

Bacon and hot dogs? Yes please!

Wright Brand Bacon has currently teamed up with The Food Network’s Aaron McCargo Jr. Aaron has created some fantastic recipe demo videos that show how to make bigger, bolder and better summer meals using Wright Brand Bacon. Check out this recipe for a Bacon Burger-Style Hot Dog.