The Shopping Block

Who says sporks are just for grade school? OK, no one said that, but I was thinking it… a thin, flimsy, plastic spork that I ate oh-so-many horrible USDA Grade-F meat meals with at the cafeteria table.

The best in turkey fryers and all the accessories you need to prepare your bird… all in one place.

Guinness recently introduced a pint-sized iPhone app called the Guinness® Pub Finder. The main feature is nice… little Guinness pints locate bars around you on a Google map that serve Guinness. But some faults make the $2 app a waste of good beer money.

Back in June, I excitedly told you about Bakon Vodka, billed as “the only vodka you’ll ever want to use to make a Bloody Mary, a great Bar-B-Q companion and the essence of a delicious crisp slice of peppered-bacon.” Here is our review.

Thank you, Conan O’Brien. The new Tonight Show host piqued my taste buds earlier when he mentioned Bakon Vodka in his monologue. Bakon Vodka is a “superior quality potato vodka with a savory bacon flavor.”

When I have the time for some REAL grilling, I fire up my Weber Kettle grill using a Weber chimney starter. This is an inexpensive device that works on the principal that heat rises to help speed up the process of heating coals.

I received an email yesterday from Brookstone promoting the tools and accessories they sell for “a successful BBQ.” I took one look at some of the crappy things they were pushing and decided to list the caveats of 5 items that jumped out at me… maybe the things you wouldn’t think about before you purchase these–either for yourself or for a gift.

Wouldn’t it be cool if someone invented a powder that turned regular tap water into beer? Powdered Beer has been formulated by Munich-based research chemist, Hans Schattenhose. All hail Prof. Schattenhose!

Look at that picture… how could you not appreciate a cookbook with a big fatty slab of meat on the cover?

Forget the hair of the dog, wash away your morning hangover with a bar of beer from the Beer Soap Company.

A fun addition to your boogie nights, or a lame disco duck?

Now here’s a fun way to start the grill. Despite the way it looks, the Shoot and Cook Rifle BBQ lighter will help you light your grilling flames safely.

Are you a straight-from-the-bottle beer bottle drinker or do you like unique beer glasses? Or like me, are you a little of both? The Hopside Down glass gives you the look of drinking from a bottle that is upside- er, Hopside™ down.

The Tabasco family consists of Green Pepper Sauce, Garlic Pepper Sauce, Habanero Pepper Sauce and a bottle of their Original Pepper Sauce. Turns out that great Tabasco heat comes in a variety of flavors.

We’ve had experience with several companies that deal with buffalo meat (American Bison) on the web. Here are two that we have ordered from and were very happy with what we got.