Looking for unique and premium holiday gifts for that griller on your gift-giving list? If so, you need to check out Bear Mountain BBQ Woods, crafters of hardwood pellets, the ALL-NEW Chips and Chunks, and Smoke ‘Ems™, Bear Mountain’s products are made of 100% natural hardwood blends and can amplify any meal, on any grill, anywhere.
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Living in the northeast I use my barbecue grill almost year round. There’s about 3 months out of the year (December, January, and February) where I don’t use it due to the frigid temperatures outside. The other 9 months out of the year I use it 3-4 times a week. I enjoy experimenting with different recipes, grilling techniques, and products that help our food taste better.
Bear Mountain BBQ Woods makes a line of grilling products called Smoke ‘Ems: A small packet filled with a whole lot of flavor. Smoke ‘Ems add up to 45 minutes of natural hardwood smoke to a meal on a charcoal, gas or electric grill. Smoke ‘Ems are available in four different flavors of Bear Mountain BBQ’s signature Craft Blends, including Gourmet, Bold, Savory and Sweet.
Smoke ‘Ems are great when you’re grilling poultry, vegetables, lamb, pork, beef, seafood, etc. Each flavor type is marked with the type’s of food you can use it with (suggestions) but feel free to try out different things. You can use them on any type of grill. For this review I used a gas grill since most home grillers use gas to cook with.
In my review box I received one of each of the four flavors: Savory BBQ, Gourmet BBQ, Sweet BBQ, and Bold BBQ. These packets give your food that real wood smoky taste that we all love. The packets are small enough (and light-weight enough) for you to take with you when going RV’ing, camping, hiking, tailgating, up to the hunting cabin, etc.
There easy to use! There’s nothing fussy or complicated about using this product. Remove the foil packet from the protective packaging. While preheating the grill, place packet on the grill grates directly above a gas burner set to high or over the hot coals of a charcoal grill. Packet will start to produce smoke in approximately 5-10 minutes. The hole on the packet needs to be facing up. When the packet begins producing smoke, adjust the cooking temperature, place your food on the grill and cook with the lid closed. When smoking is complete and the packet is cooled, remove from the grill, empty packet of charred pellets, and recyle the foil packet. That’s it!
I used the Bear Mountain BBQ Woods Smoke ‘Ems in the Sweet BBQ flavor while grilling pork chops a week ago. Oh my gosh…it’s all you need! I found that I didn’t need to use any rubs, spices, herbs, sauces, etc. It gave the pork chops that perfect smoky but yet sweet flavor.
A few days ago I used the Bear Mountain BBQ Woods Smoke ‘Ems in the Gourmet BBQ flavor while cooking chicken. We’re not fond of dark meat…but sometimes we get it in the those big family packs we purchase at the butcher. When cooking dark meat…I always like a lot of added flavor to make it tastier. The Gourmet BBQ gave that chicken a delicious sweet and smoky profile. You would of NEVER guessed that it was dark meat. You can cook with just the Smoke ‘Ems pack or toss on your favorite BBQ Sauce during the last few minutes of grilling time to add even more flavor. A homerun in my grilling book for sure!
Bear Mountain products are available online at bearmountainbbq.com, Amazon, Costco and at several retailers nationwide, including Lowe’s, H-E-B, Tractor Supply, and many more. You can connect with the company on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Looking to try something new? Check out their free recipes on their website. Not sure what to get for that hard to buy for person on your gift-giving list? The company offers gift cards too!
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I have never heard of this company. However, I have several friends who love to grill and this might be the perfect gift for all of them.
I have family members that grill all year long no matter the weather. They would enjoy trying these different flavors.
I have never heard of these before and now I really want to try them. These would make a steak taste so good and that is a great price.