The Shopping Block

This fancy Kitchen Cutlery Clock emphasizes the space between meals with a starburst of shimmering kitchen utensils fanned out around a sleek clock face.

Treat your minor cuts, scrapes and scratches with the incredible healing power of meat. The sterile Bacon Strips are cut to look like small slabs of bacon.

The irresistible allure of bacon has crossed over into the world of fashion with this bacon watch.

If youre tired of styrofoam coolers that leak more than a political operative, and rubber “maid” coolers with their fancy bright colors and all, then step up to this aluminum diamond plate ice chest.

Featuring satin finishes and 18/8 stainless steel construction, these handsome stainless steel martini glasses outlast, and keep your drinks colder longer than their glass counterparts.

The KutMaster Diamond Tech martini glasses add an unmistakable style to your bar… moreso if your bar is in your garage, like mine.

What could be cooler than a shot glass made of ice? Four of them. Drink alone, or with your pal Johnny Walker, and his brothers Black and Red.

Frequently loosing your beer at BBQ’s? This may be one electronic solution to the problem. The “Incredible Remote Controlled Beer Pager” locates your lost or stolen beer instantly.

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.