Bacon Explosion On Gas Grill

Place the bacon explosion on the grates over the drip pan.

Bacon explosion on gas grill.

The thin ones may be fine for other dishes but this bacon explosion recipe depends on sturdier strips to hold everything neatly together. Charlie turn off half the burners on your grill and put the bacon explosion over those. You will end up with charred bacon or worse bacon ash. Repeat with remaining bacon until all 10 strips are tightly woven.

That fateful year the meat lover genius at bbq addicts brought us the original bacon explosion it went viral a month or so later when the bbq addicts across america found a tail gater s dream. This is called indirect heat. But you can t just throw strips of bacon on a hot grill. Bacon wrapped with pork and then wrapped with more bacon.

You decide to throw the bacon directly onto the grill grates because you don t want to go through the hassle of cooking the bacon inside the house. Cook for an additional 3 to 5 minutes or until golden and crispy. Open the grill and use tongs to turn the bacon over. As it cooks sprinkle bacon weave with 1 tablespoon barbecue rub.

Lay the bacon out on the skillet close the grill and let it cook for 7 to 10 minutes depending on thickness. Watch 4 4 more images. 2 hrs 10 mins. Remember moderation is the key when eating a bacon explosion.

Bacon grease will drip down and catch fire. For one thing always err on the side of thicker bacon slabs. Just make sure not to grill over direct heat. It s quite gorgeous and unlike stove top bacon.

I hereby declare 2008 to be the year of bacon. That will create dramatic flare ups as the bacon fat renders. Preheat smoker or grill to 225 f. You may want to do this to avoid saturating the entire house with that bacon.

If using a remote temperature meter insert the probe into the center of the meat. Your smoker will pump extra flavor into the hot bacon explosion but you can still buy bacon already infused with other ingredients. An idea pops into your head if you cook bacon to go on those burgers you ll be remembered as the best host and possibly a grill master. Read our tips for grilling bacon below and start a new backyard tradition.

Done correctly grilled bacon is smoky delicious and just the right amount of crispy. Evenly spread sausage on top of bacon lattice pressing to outer edges. Crumble fried bacon into bite size pieces. Take a moment and be amazed at the color.