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{{short description|American pork dish}}
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| name = Bacon Explosion
| image = Bacon Explosion.jpg
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| caption = A Bacon Explosion on a grill
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| caption = A complete Bacon Explosion dish
| country = [[United States]]
| country = [[United States]]
| region = [[Kansas City metropolitan area|Kansas City]]
| region = [[Kansas City metropolitan area|Kansas City]]
| creators = Aaron Chronister and Jason Day
| creator = Aaron Chronister and Jason Day
| year = 2008
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| type = Meat
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A '''Bacon Explosion''' is a [[pork]] dish that consists of [[bacon]] wrapped around a filling of spiced [[sausage]] and crumbled bacon. The American-[[Football (ball)#American and Canadian football|football]]-sized dish is [[Smoking (cooking)|smoked]] or [[baking|baked]]. It became widely known after being posted on the BBQ Addicts blog,<ref name=NYTimes/><ref name=Telegraph/> and quickly spread to the mainstream press with numerous stories discussing the dish.<ref name=NYTimes>{{cite news |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/28/dining/28bacon.html |title=Take Bacon. Add Sausage. Blog |work=[[The New York Times]] |first=Damon |last=Darlin |date=27 January 2009 |accessdate=28 January 2009 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090402054928/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/28/dining/28bacon.html |archivedate=April 2, 2009 |deadurl=no}}</ref> In time, the articles began to discuss the Internet "buzz" itself.<ref name=NYTimes/>


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A '''Bacon Explosion''' is a [[pork]] dish that consists of [[bacon]] wrapped around a filling of spiced [[sausage]] and crumbled bacon. The [[Ball (gridiron football)|American-football]]-sized dish is then [[Smoking (cooking)|smoked]] or baked. It became known after being posted on the BBQ Addicts blog,<ref name=NYTimes/><ref name=Telegraph/> and spread to the mainstream press with numerous stories discussing the dish. In time, the articles began to discuss the Internet "buzz" itself.<ref name=NYTimes>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/28/dining/28bacon.html |title=Take Bacon. Add Sausage. Blog |work=[[The New York Times]] |first=Damon |last=Darlin |date=27 January 2009 |access-date=28 January 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090402054928/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/28/dining/28bacon.html |archive-date=2 April 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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The Bacon Explosion is made of bacon, sausage, [[barbecue sauce]] and barbecue seasoning or [[spice rub|rub]]. The bacon is assembled in a weave to hold the sausage, sauce and crumbled bacon. Once rolled, the Bacon Explosion is cooked, basted, cut and served. The Bacon Explosion's creators produced a cookbook featuring the recipes which ultimately won the 2010 Gourmand World Cookbook Awards for "Best Barbecue Book in the World". The Bacon Explosion also won at the 2013 Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival.

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The Bacon Explosion is made of bacon, sausage, [[barbecue sauce]], and barbecue seasoning or [[spice rub|rub]]. The bacon is assembled in a weave to hold the sausage, sauce, and crumbled bacon. Once rolled, the Bacon Explosion is cooked (either smoked or baked), basted, cut, and served. The Bacon Explosion's creators produced a cookbook featuring the recipes which ultimately won the 2010 Gourmand World Cookbook Awards for "Best Barbecue Book in the World". The Bacon Explosion also won at the 2013 Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival.


==History and origin==
==History and origin==
Kyle Robillard created the Bacon Explosion in 2005, deriving from bacon wrapped sausages.
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Jason Day and Aaron Chronister posted the dish in December 2008 on their "BBQ Addicts" blog.<ref name="bbqaddicts">{{cite web |url=http://www.bbqaddicts.com/blog/recipes/bacon-explosion/ |title=Bacon Explosion: The BBQ Sausage Recipe of all Recipes |work=BBQ Addicts |first=Jason |last=Day |date=23 December 2008 |accessdate=28 January 2009 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090116143733/http://www.bbqaddicts.com/blog/recipes/bacon-explosion/ |archivedate=January 16, 2009 |deadurl=no}}</ref> It quickly became an [[Internet phenomenon]], generating more than 500,000 hits and 16,000 links to the blog, and was even included on political blogs because "[[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]] like meat."<ref name=NYTimes/><ref name=Telegraph>{{cite news |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/foodanddrinknews/4399224/Bacon-Explosion-recipe-is-most-popular-on-the-web.html |title=Bacon Explosion recipe is most popular on the web |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |first=Anita |last=Singh |date=30 January 2009 |accessdate=31 January 2009 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090131160112/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/foodanddrinknews/4399224/Bacon-Explosion-recipe-is-most-popular-on-the-web.html |archivedate=31 January 2009 |deadurl=no}}</ref> There are fan clubs and follow-up videos of various attempts to create the dish.<ref name=Telegraph/>
The original dish combined the bacon weave with a Italian sausages and a center of mozzarella sticks.
It was finished with a bbq sauce glaze, topped with creamy coleslaw and served in a brioche bun.
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Jason Day and Aaron Chronister posted the dish in December 2008 on their "BBQ Addicts" blog.<ref name="bbqaddicts">{{cite web |url=http://www.bbqaddicts.com/blog/recipes/bacon-explosion/ |title=Bacon Explosion: The BBQ Sausage Recipe of all Recipes |work=BBQ Addicts |first=Jason |last=Day |date=23 December 2008 |access-date=28 January 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090116143733/http://www.bbqaddicts.com/blog/recipes/bacon-explosion/ |archive-date=16 January 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref> It quickly became an [[Internet phenomenon]], generating more than 500,000 hits and 16,000 links to the blog. It was also included on U.S.[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] political blogs, which Day and Chronister responded with the comment "Republicans like meat."<ref name=NYTimes/><ref name=Telegraph>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/foodanddrinknews/4399224/Bacon-Explosion-recipe-is-most-popular-on-the-web.html |title=Bacon Explosion recipe is most popular on the web |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |first=Anita |last=Singh |date=30 January 2009 |access-date=31 January 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090131160112/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/foodanddrinknews/4399224/Bacon-Explosion-recipe-is-most-popular-on-the-web.html |archive-date=31 January 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref> Various attempts to create the dish have been made across the internet, in the form of fan-clubs and follow-up videos.<ref name=Telegraph/>


The inventors are experienced barbecue competition participants from [[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]], and compete in cook-offs as the Burnt Finger BBQ team.<ref name=Telegraph/> According to the ''Telegraph'', "They came up with the delicacy after being challenged on [[Twitter]] to create the ultimate bacon recipe."<ref name=Telegraph/> They christened their innovation the "Bacon Explosion: The BBQ Sausage Recipe of all Recipes."<ref name=Telegraph/> The Bacon Explosion is similar to a number of previously published recipes. Day and Chronister do not claim to have invented the concept,<ref name=NYTimes/> but assert the term "Bacon Explosion" as a trademark.<ref name="bbqaddicts"/>
The inventors are experienced barbecue competition participants from [[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]], and compete in cook-offs as the Burnt Finger BBQ team. According to the ''Telegraph'', "They came up with the delicacy after being challenged on [[Twitter]] to create the ultimate bacon recipe." They christened their innovation the "Bacon Explosion: The BBQ Sausage Recipe of all Recipes."<ref name=Telegraph/> The Bacon Explosion is similar to a number of previously published recipes. Day and Chronister do not claim to have invented the concept,<ref name=NYTimes/> but assert the term "Bacon Explosion" as a trademark.<ref name="bbqaddicts"/>


==Preparation==
==Preparation==
Preparing a Bacon Explosion "requires the minimum of culinary talent" and the ingredient list is short.<ref name=Telegraph/> It is made from {{convert|2|lb|g|sigfig=2}} of thick cut bacon, 2&nbsp;pounds of [[Italian sausage]], one jar of [[barbecue sauce]], and one jar of barbecue rub/seasoning.<ref name=Telegraph/> The Bacon Explosion is constructed by weaving the bacon together to serve as a base. The base is seasoned and followed by the layering of sausage meat and crumbled bacon. Barbecue sauce and more seasoning is added before rolling it into a giant "sausage-shaped monster" inside [[aluminium foil|aluminum foil]].<ref name=Telegraph/> It takes about an hour per inch of thickness to cook and is then basted with more barbecue sauce, sliced into rounds, and served.<ref name=Telegraph/> A prepared Bacon Explosion contains at least {{convert|5000|kcal|kJ|sigfig=2|lk=on}} and {{convert|500|g|oz|sigfig=2|order=flip|abbr=on}} of fat,<ref name=NYTimes/> though a smaller {{convert|8|oz|g|sigfig=2|adj=on}} portion contains {{convert|878|kcal|kJ|sigfig=2|abbr=on}} and {{convert|60|g|oz|sigfig=2|order=flip|abbr=on}} of fat.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.headsupeating.com/nutrition-facts/+Bacon+Explosion/18385/ |title=Bacon Explosion by Weight |work=Stay Cut |first=Greg |last=Taylor |date=30 January 2009}}</ref>
Preparing a Bacon Explosion "requires the minimum of culinary talent" and the ingredient list is short. It is made from {{convert|2|lb|spell=in}} of thick cut bacon, two pounds of [[Italian sausage]], one jar of [[barbecue sauce]], and one jar of barbecue rub/seasoning. The Bacon Explosion is constructed by weaving the bacon together to serve as a base. The base is seasoned and followed by the layering of sausage meat and crumbled bacon. Barbecue sauce and more seasoning is added before rolling it into a giant "sausage-shaped monster", sometimes using [[aluminium foil|aluminum foil]] to help (note: it is not cooked inside the foil). It takes about an hour per inch of thickness to cook and is then basted with more barbecue sauce, sliced into rounds, and served.<ref name=Telegraph/> A prepared Bacon Explosion contains at least {{convert|5000|kcal|kJ|sigfig=2|lk=on}} and {{convert|500|g|oz|sigfig=2|order=flip|abbr=on}} of fat,<ref name=NYTimes/> though a smaller {{convert|8|oz|g|sigfig=2|adj=on}} portion contains {{convert|878|kcal|kJ|sigfig=2|abbr=on}} and {{convert|60|g|oz|sigfig=2|order=flip|abbr=on}} of fat.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.headsupeating.com/nutrition-facts/+Bacon+Explosion/18385/ |title=Bacon Explosion by Weight |work=Stay Cut |first=Greg |last=Taylor |date=30 January 2009 |access-date=18 February 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331073138/http://www.headsupeating.com/nutrition-facts/+Bacon+Explosion/18385/ |archive-date=31 March 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>


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==Recognition==
==Recognition==
The popularity of the recipe has led to international coverage;<ref name=Telegraph/> including the US and the UK, German and Dutch media.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.express.de/nachrichten/news/living/dieses-grill-monster-erobert-das-internet_artikel_1232796976332.html |title='Bacon Explosion': Dieses Grill-Monster erobert das Internet |work=Express |date=30 January 2009 |accessdate=3 February 2009 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090208223655/http://www.express.de/nachrichten/news/living/dieses-grill-monster-erobert-das-internet_artikel_1232796976332.html |archivedate=8 February 2009 |deadurl=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vleesmagazine.nl/industrienieuws/nieuws/2012/8/bacon-explosion-de-hit-op-internet-10113174 |title=Bacon Explosion dé hit op internet |work=Vlees Magazine |first=Caroline |last=van der Plas |date=12 August 2012 |accessdate=25 March 2016 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160325141146/http://www.vleesmagazine.nl/industrienieuws/nieuws/2012/8/bacon-explosion-de-hit-op-internet-10113174 |archivedate=25 March 2016 |deadurl=no}}</ref> ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' assessed that the "recipe is most popular on the web" and that the "5,000 [[calorie]] barbeque dish has become one of the most popular meal ideas in the world."<ref name=Telegraph/> Commentary in major publications about the health/obesity of Americans quickly suggested dishes like Bacon Explosion as the reason for "Why Americans are fat", while another asserted that it isn't something a doctor would recommend.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://voices.kansascity.com/node/3497 |title=The 'Bacon Explosion': Why Americans are fat |work=[[The Kansas City Star]] |first=Yael T. |last=Abouhalkah |date=29 January 2009 |accessdate=31 January 2009 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090131161407/http://voices.kansascity.com/node/3497 |archivedate=31 January 2009 |deadurl=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.abcnews.go.com/Health/Diet/story?id=6759625&page=1 |title=Super Bowl Foods the Doc Won't Recommend |work=[[ABC News]] |first1=Monica |last1=Nista |first2=Lauren |last2=Cox |date=30 January 2009 |accessdate=31 January 2009 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090202060640/http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Diet/story?id=6759625&page=1 |archivedate=2 February 2009 |deadurl=no}}</ref> It has also been cited as an example of the use of [[Web 2.0]] technology (Chronister is an Internet marketer).<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.usnews.com/blogs/risky-business/2009/1/29/bacon-explosion-an-artery-clogging-example-of-web-20-strategies.html |title=Bacon Explosion: An Artery-Clogging Example Of Web 2.0 Strategies |work=[[U.S. News & World Report]] |first=Matthew |last=Bandyk |date=29 January 2009 |accessdate=3 February 2009 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090201035036/http://www.usnews.com/blogs/risky-business/2009/1/29/bacon-explosion-an-artery-clogging-example-of-web-20-strategies.html |archivedate=1 February 2009 |deadurl=no}}</ref>
The popularity of the recipe has led to international coverage;<ref name=Telegraph/> including the US and the UK, German and Dutch media.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.express.de/nachrichten/news/living/dieses-grill-monster-erobert-das-internet_artikel_1232796976332.html |title='Bacon Explosion': Dieses Grill-Monster erobert das Internet |work=Express |date=30 January 2009 |access-date=3 February 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090208223655/http://www.express.de/nachrichten/news/living/dieses-grill-monster-erobert-das-internet_artikel_1232796976332.html |archive-date=8 February 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vleesmagazine.nl/industrienieuws/nieuws/2012/8/bacon-explosion-de-hit-op-internet-10113174 |title=Bacon Explosion dé hit op internet |work=Vlees Magazine |first=Caroline |last=van der Plas |date=12 August 2012 |access-date=25 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160325141146/http://www.vleesmagazine.nl/industrienieuws/nieuws/2012/8/bacon-explosion-de-hit-op-internet-10113174 |archive-date=25 March 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' assessed that the "recipe is most popular on the web" and that the "5,000 [[Food_calorie|calorie]] barbeque dish has become one of the most popular meal ideas in the world."<ref name=Telegraph/> Commentary in major publications about the health/obesity of Americans quickly suggested dishes like Bacon Explosion as the reason for "Why Americans are fat", while another asserted that it is not something a doctor would recommend.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://voices.kansascity.com/node/3497 |title=The 'Bacon Explosion': Why Americans are fat |work=[[The Kansas City Star]] |first=Yael T. |last=Abouhalkah |date=29 January 2009 |access-date=31 January 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090131161407/http://voices.kansascity.com/node/3497 |archive-date=31 January 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.abcnews.go.com/Health/Diet/story?id=6759625&page=1 |title=Super Bowl Foods the Doc Won't Recommend |work=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] |first1=Monica |last1=Nista |first2=Lauren |last2=Cox |date=30 January 2009 |access-date=31 January 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090202060640/http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Diet/story?id=6759625&page=1 |archive-date=2 February 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref> It has also been cited as an example of the use of [[Web 2.0]] technology (Chronister is an Internet marketer).<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.usnews.com/blogs/risky-business/2009/1/29/bacon-explosion-an-artery-clogging-example-of-web-20-strategies.html |title=Bacon Explosion: An Artery-Clogging Example Of Web 2.0 Strategies |work=[[U.S. News & World Report]] |first=Matthew |last=Bandyk |date=29 January 2009 |access-date=3 February 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090201035036/http://www.usnews.com/blogs/risky-business/2009/1/29/bacon-explosion-an-artery-clogging-example-of-web-20-strategies.html |archive-date=1 February 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref>


Day and Chronister were reported to have "landed a six-figure book deal" for their book ''BBQ Makes Everything Better''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eatmedaily.com/2009/03/big-deals-creators-of-the-bacon-explosion-writing-a-book/ |title=Big Deals: Creators of the Bacon Explosion Writing a Book |work=Eat Me Daily |date=3 March 2009 |accessdate=16 January 2014}}</ref> The book, containing the recipe, became the US winner in the 2010 Gourmand World Cookbook Awards in the "Best Barbecue Book" category.<ref name=gwc>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbqaddicts.com/blog/general/bbq-cookbook-awards/ |title=Gourmand World Cookbook Award Winner |work=BBQ Addicts |first=Aaron |last=Chronister |date=20 December 2010 |accessdate=16 January 2014}}</ref> The 2010 US winner ''The Essential New York Times Cookbook: Classic Recipes for a New Century'' by Amanda Hesser also contained the recipe for the Bacon Explosion.<ref name=gwc /> ''BBQ Makes Everything Better'' went on to win the "Best Barbecue Book in the World" category by the judges of the 2010 Gourmand World Cookbook Awards, and remained as the sole entry from an American.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbqaddicts.com/blog/general/best-bbq-cookbook-in-the-world/ |title=Gourmand World Cookbook Awards - Best In The World |work=BBQ Addicts |first=Jason |last=Day |date=22 March 2011 |accessdate=16 January 2014}}</ref> The Bacon Explosion won "Savory Dish" at the 2013 Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival which secured an entry in the Bacon World Championships.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.esquire.com/blogs/food-for-men/bacon-explosion-successor-2013 |title=What Will Dethrone the Bacon Explosion? |work=[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]] |series=Eat Like a Man |first=Jonathan |last=Bender |date=31 August 2013 |accessdate=16 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://blueribbonbaconfestival.com/contests/ |title=Past Winners: 2013 Contest Winners |publisher=Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival |accessdate=16 January 2014}}</ref>
Day and Chronister were reported to have "landed a six-figure book deal" for their book ''BBQ Makes Everything Better''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eatmedaily.com/2009/03/big-deals-creators-of-the-bacon-explosion-writing-a-book/ |title=Big Deals: Creators of the Bacon Explosion Writing a Book |work=Eat Me Daily |date=3 March 2009 |access-date=16 January 2014 |archive-date=1 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201171355/http://www.eatmedaily.com/2009/03/big-deals-creators-of-the-bacon-explosion-writing-a-book/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The book, containing the recipe, became the US winner in the 2010 Gourmand World Cookbook Awards in the "Best Barbecue Book" category. The 2010 US winner ''The Essential New York Times Cookbook: Classic Recipes for a New Century'' by Amanda Hesser also contained the recipe for the Bacon Explosion.<ref name=gwc>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbqaddicts.com/blog/general/bbq-cookbook-awards/ |title=Gourmand World Cookbook Award Winner |work=BBQ Addicts |first=Aaron |last=Chronister |date=20 December 2010 |access-date=16 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140120192858/http://www.bbqaddicts.com/blog/general/bbq-cookbook-awards/ |archive-date=20 January 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> ''BBQ Makes Everything Better'' went on to win the "Best Barbecue Book in the World" category by the judges of the 2010 Gourmand World Cookbook Awards, and remained as the sole entry from an American.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbqaddicts.com/blog/general/best-bbq-cookbook-in-the-world/ |title=Gourmand World Cookbook Awards - Best In The World |work=BBQ Addicts |first=Jason |last=Day |date=22 March 2011 |access-date=16 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201132549/http://www.bbqaddicts.com/blog/general/best-bbq-cookbook-in-the-world/ |archive-date=1 February 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Bacon Explosion won "Savory Dish" at the 2013 Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival which secured an entry in the Bacon World Championships.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.esquire.com/blogs/food-for-men/bacon-explosion-successor-2013 |title=What Will Dethrone the Bacon Explosion? |work=[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]] |series=Eat Like a Man |first=Jonathan |last=Bender |date=31 August 2013 |access-date=16 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://blueribbonbaconfestival.com/contests/ |title=Past Winners: 2013 Contest Winners |publisher=Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival |access-date=16 January 2014 |archive-date=5 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140205214833/http://blueribbonbaconfestival.com/contests/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
{{Portal|Bacon|Food}}
{{Portal|Food}}
* [[Bacon mania]]
* {{annotated link|Bacon mania}}
* {{annotated link|Epic Meal Time|''Epic Meal Time''}}
* [[List of pork dishes]]
* [[List of pork dishes]]
* [[List of sausage dishes]]
* [[List of sausage dishes]]
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*[http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/28/dining/28bacon.html?_r=1 Photos of 'Bacon Explosion' construction] at ''[[The New York Times]]''
*[https://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/28/dining/28bacon.html?_r=1 Photos of 'Bacon Explosion' construction] at ''[[The New York Times]]''


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Bacon Explosion
A Bacon Explosion on a grill
TypeMeat
CourseMain course
Place of originUnited States
Region or stateKansas City
Created byAaron Chronister and Jason Day
Invented2008
Serving temperatureHot
Main ingredientsBacon, sausage
Food energy
(per serving)
5,000+ kcal

A Bacon Explosion is a pork dish that consists of bacon wrapped around a filling of spiced sausage and crumbled bacon. The American-football-sized dish is then smoked or baked. It became known after being posted on the BBQ Addicts blog,[1][2] and spread to the mainstream press with numerous stories discussing the dish. In time, the articles began to discuss the Internet "buzz" itself.[1]

The Bacon Explosion is made of bacon, sausage, barbecue sauce, and barbecue seasoning or rub. The bacon is assembled in a weave to hold the sausage, sauce, and crumbled bacon. Once rolled, the Bacon Explosion is cooked (either smoked or baked), basted, cut, and served. The Bacon Explosion's creators produced a cookbook featuring the recipes which ultimately won the 2010 Gourmand World Cookbook Awards for "Best Barbecue Book in the World". The Bacon Explosion also won at the 2013 Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival.

History and origin

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Kyle Robillard created the Bacon Explosion in 2005, deriving from bacon wrapped sausages. The original dish combined the bacon weave with a Italian sausages and a center of mozzarella sticks. It was finished with a bbq sauce glaze, topped with creamy coleslaw and served in a brioche bun. Jason Day and Aaron Chronister posted the dish in December 2008 on their "BBQ Addicts" blog.[3] It quickly became an Internet phenomenon, generating more than 500,000 hits and 16,000 links to the blog. It was also included on U.S.Republican political blogs, which Day and Chronister responded with the comment "Republicans like meat."[1][2] Various attempts to create the dish have been made across the internet, in the form of fan-clubs and follow-up videos.[2]

The inventors are experienced barbecue competition participants from Kansas City, and compete in cook-offs as the Burnt Finger BBQ team. According to the Telegraph, "They came up with the delicacy after being challenged on Twitter to create the ultimate bacon recipe." They christened their innovation the "Bacon Explosion: The BBQ Sausage Recipe of all Recipes."[2] The Bacon Explosion is similar to a number of previously published recipes. Day and Chronister do not claim to have invented the concept,[1] but assert the term "Bacon Explosion" as a trademark.[3]

Preparation

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Preparing a Bacon Explosion "requires the minimum of culinary talent" and the ingredient list is short. It is made from two pounds (0.91 kg) of thick cut bacon, two pounds of Italian sausage, one jar of barbecue sauce, and one jar of barbecue rub/seasoning. The Bacon Explosion is constructed by weaving the bacon together to serve as a base. The base is seasoned and followed by the layering of sausage meat and crumbled bacon. Barbecue sauce and more seasoning is added before rolling it into a giant "sausage-shaped monster", sometimes using aluminum foil to help (note: it is not cooked inside the foil). It takes about an hour per inch of thickness to cook and is then basted with more barbecue sauce, sliced into rounds, and served.[2] A prepared Bacon Explosion contains at least 5,000 kilocalories (21,000 kJ) and 18 oz (500 g) of fat,[1] though a smaller 8-ounce (230 g) portion contains 878 kcal (3,700 kJ) and 2.1 oz (60 g) of fat.[4]

  • Preparation and result
  • The woven bacon base
    The woven bacon base
  • Sauced and ready for rolling
    Sauced and ready for rolling
  • Rolled and seasoned prior to cooking
    Rolled and seasoned prior to cooking
  • Interior shown after cooking
    Interior shown after cooking

Recognition

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The popularity of the recipe has led to international coverage;[2] including the US and the UK, German and Dutch media.[5][6] The Daily Telegraph assessed that the "recipe is most popular on the web" and that the "5,000 calorie barbeque dish has become one of the most popular meal ideas in the world."[2] Commentary in major publications about the health/obesity of Americans quickly suggested dishes like Bacon Explosion as the reason for "Why Americans are fat", while another asserted that it is not something a doctor would recommend.[7][8] It has also been cited as an example of the use of Web 2.0 technology (Chronister is an Internet marketer).[9]

Day and Chronister were reported to have "landed a six-figure book deal" for their book BBQ Makes Everything Better.[10] The book, containing the recipe, became the US winner in the 2010 Gourmand World Cookbook Awards in the "Best Barbecue Book" category. The 2010 US winner The Essential New York Times Cookbook: Classic Recipes for a New Century by Amanda Hesser also contained the recipe for the Bacon Explosion.[11] BBQ Makes Everything Better went on to win the "Best Barbecue Book in the World" category by the judges of the 2010 Gourmand World Cookbook Awards, and remained as the sole entry from an American.[12] The Bacon Explosion won "Savory Dish" at the 2013 Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival which secured an entry in the Bacon World Championships.[13][14]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Darlin, Damon (27 January 2009). "Take Bacon. Add Sausage. Blog". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2 April 2009. Retrieved 28 January 2009.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Singh, Anita (30 January 2009). "Bacon Explosion recipe is most popular on the web". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 31 January 2009. Retrieved 31 January 2009.
  3. ^ a b Day, Jason (23 December 2008). "Bacon Explosion: The BBQ Sausage Recipe of all Recipes". BBQ Addicts. Archived from the original on 16 January 2009. Retrieved 28 January 2009.
  4. ^ Taylor, Greg (30 January 2009). "Bacon Explosion by Weight". Stay Cut. Archived from the original on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2011.
  5. ^ "'Bacon Explosion': Dieses Grill-Monster erobert das Internet". Express. 30 January 2009. Archived from the original on 8 February 2009. Retrieved 3 February 2009.
  6. ^ van der Plas, Caroline (12 August 2012). "Bacon Explosion dé hit op internet". Vlees Magazine. Archived from the original on 25 March 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  7. ^ Abouhalkah, Yael T. (29 January 2009). "The 'Bacon Explosion': Why Americans are fat". The Kansas City Star. Archived from the original on 31 January 2009. Retrieved 31 January 2009.
  8. ^ Nista, Monica; Cox, Lauren (30 January 2009). "Super Bowl Foods the Doc Won't Recommend". ABC News. Archived from the original on 2 February 2009. Retrieved 31 January 2009.
  9. ^ Bandyk, Matthew (29 January 2009). "Bacon Explosion: An Artery-Clogging Example Of Web 2.0 Strategies". U.S. News & World Report. Archived from the original on 1 February 2009. Retrieved 3 February 2009.
  10. ^ "Big Deals: Creators of the Bacon Explosion Writing a Book". Eat Me Daily. 3 March 2009. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  11. ^ Chronister, Aaron (20 December 2010). "Gourmand World Cookbook Award Winner". BBQ Addicts. Archived from the original on 20 January 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  12. ^ Day, Jason (22 March 2011). "Gourmand World Cookbook Awards - Best In The World". BBQ Addicts. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  13. ^ Bender, Jonathan (31 August 2013). "What Will Dethrone the Bacon Explosion?". Esquire. Eat Like a Man. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  14. ^ "Past Winners: 2013 Contest Winners". Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival. Archived from the original on 5 February 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
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