Bacon Explosion On Gas Grill

Evenly spread sausage on top of bacon lattice pressing to outer edges.

Bacon explosion on gas grill.

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. Bacon grease will drip down and catch fire. 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. The thin ones may be fine for other dishes but this bacon explosion recipe depends on sturdier strips to hold everything neatly together.

For one thing always err on the side of thicker bacon slabs. Just make sure not to grill over direct heat. 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. If you re using a gas grill and want to use grilling pellets either use a smoker box or make these easy aluminum smoking pouches.

You will end up with charred bacon or worse bacon ash. Bacon wrapped with pork and then wrapped with more bacon. Done correctly grilled bacon is smoky delicious and just the right amount of crispy. Charlie turn off half the burners on your grill and put the bacon explosion over those.

Remember moderation is the key when eating a bacon explosion. Your smoker will pump extra flavor into the hot bacon explosion but you can still buy bacon already infused with other ingredients. Place the bacon explosion on the grates over the drip pan. 2 hrs 10 mins.

Crumble fried bacon into bite size pieces. This is called indirect heat. Take a moment and be amazed at the color. Watch 4 4 more images.

If using a remote temperature meter insert the probe into the center of the meat. You may want to do this to avoid saturating the entire house with that bacon. Open the grill and use tongs to turn the bacon over. That will create dramatic flare ups as the bacon fat renders.

Repeat with remaining bacon until all 10 strips are tightly woven. Place remaining bacon in a frying pan and cook until crisp. As it cooks sprinkle bacon weave with 1 tablespoon barbecue rub. Read our tips for grilling bacon below and start a new backyard tradition.

Preheat smoker or grill to 225 f. I hereby declare 2008 to be the year of bacon. The be will cook with the ambient temps trapped by the lid of your grill. Cook for an additional 3 to 5 minutes or until golden and crispy.