#TailgateForOurTroops

Yeah, totally used a hashtag in my title.  I hate hashtags and I'm not stellar at them but I'm getting there.  :)  Anyway, not what is important.  Thanks to crowdtap.com I had another sampling opportunity.  This time we got a coupon for a free bag of Kingsford charcoal, an apron in support of #TailgateForOurTroops and a barbecue cook book, Fire and Smoke by Chris Lilly.  Pretty awesome freebies I must say.



Now, my husband is most certainly the grill master in our family.  Bless his heart, he tries to help me and teach me but it is usually not all that successful so I will try to get the meat ready in the house and he can grill.  We're a perfect match.  Dan's go to charcoal is has always been Kingsford so writing a review for it is great.  I've watched him use other, usually off brand charcoal with not much success.  It doesn't light as well and often takes longer to start up and burns up faster once started.  Kingsford charcoal provides just the right amount of burn and heat.  It lights up quickly and easily and lasts.  Dan definitely chooses Kingsford Charcoal (and lighter fluid) over other brands hands down.



The cookbook my Chris Lilly it interesting.  It gives a lot of tips and how-tos that even the most experienced griller will find new ideas.  Some of the recipes were a little fancy for my family but there are some great ones that we like such as the perfect burger.  As time goes by, I'm sure we'll dig deeper into and maybe try out some of the more adventurous recipes.  Dan is always experimenting with rubs and marinades on chicken wings and I saw a few recipes that looked tempting.  I'll have to give some updates based on what we try.

Anyway overall, great sample.  I enjoyed trying something new and we always love a good grill out.  Dan's charcoal and his grill, I like to call it Old Faithful.  He's had this thing for probably over fifteen years.  It has certainly seen its better days but boy does it make some awesome grilled food.

*Sorry for grammar and weird spelling errors, it's late and I'm tired and quite frankly too lazy to proofread*