Oberto Bacon Jerky Giveaway

**UPDATE!**Congrats to Phairhead for winning the Oberto Bacon Jerky! Hopefully she'll let us know how she likes it! Natazcha was originally picked as the winner but I didn't realize that you couldn't ship food overseas so a consolation prize is coming her way!

A couple of weeks ago I entered a Thrillist contest on Twitter (@Thrillist) to win some bags of Bacon Jerky from Oberto. All I had to do was answer the question, how much do I love bacon? Well, duh, and yes, I was one of the winners.


So I came home the next week to this box sitting on my doorstep:



You might know Oberto from their jerky and other meat snacks. New to their line-up is Applewood Smoked Bacon Jerky and I was psyched to try it. I opened the box to two bags of Bacon Jerky and a Bacon Wallet!



I ripped open a bag right away and was automatically impressed by the look of the Bacon Jerky. Big pieces, thick and meaty...



Wow, this stuff is really, really good. Pure, fresh bacon taste, not too salty, not too fatty or chewy. It's also not as leathery or tough as beef jerky and you could totally use this on a sandwich. I'd have no problem throwing some on a BLT. I brought a bag to work with me and everyone who tried it was really impressed. I've tried some other bacon jerky products and so far Oberto's Bacon Jerky is hands-down the best.


It wasn't until a couple of days later that I opened the Bacon Wallet...


Freakin' hysterical. Oberto filled the wallet with all sorts of fun - a Bacon Driver's License, Bacon Jerky Business Card, photobooth photos and more.


These made me actually laugh out loud.


**GIVEAWAY**
Anyhow, Oberto wants to give one of my readers a couple of bags of Bacon Jerky. Just leave a comment here or on Twitter (@skullsandbacon) and tell me why you need this Oberto Bacon Jerky. Comments must be in by midnight EST, Tues. May 7th. Please make sure I have a way to contact you via email or twitter when making your comment, so that I can contact you in case you win. If I can't contact you then another winner may be selected randomly.

BaconAddict.com Bacon Wristband Giveaway!

Congrats to the winners of the BaconAddicts wristbands! They are Courtney Fisher, Dana M Lane, Parrish and Aaron.
Stay tuned for another giveaway next week!

Baconaddicts.com is like a one-stop shop for most of your bacon needs. They've got everything from The Bacon Explosion to Bacon Jam to Jim Beam Bourbon Bacon Mustard.

They also have these snazzy rubber bacon bracelets and were nice enough to send a couple to give away!

I Heart Bacon - Silicone Wristband

Bacon Addict - Silicone Wristband

Three lucky readers will win one of the bacon wristbands pictured above. All you need to do is leave a comment and let me know what's your favorite way to eat bacon. Winners are chosen at random (I throw the names into a hat) and the contest is open until Friday 5/4/2012 at 11:59pm. Please make sure to be logged in when you comment so that I'll be able to contact you if you're a winner!
PLEASE NOTE: If you leave a comment as Unknown or anonymous, I won't have any way to contact you if you're a winner! Please make sure that you are logged into an account with your contact info when you leave a comment.

Wild Bill's Bacon Jerky Giveaway!

UPDATE: And the winner of the giveaway is Kellybelly! Congrats KB! I have another giveaway coming soon so stay tuned!

The nice people over at Wild Bill's Foods totally hooked me up with some Wild Bill’s Bacon Jerky to try out. I've been munching on this stuff for a few days and it is really tasty. I have to say though, it's not as "jerky" as I wanted it to be. The taste is great, full on thick, fresh bacon, but the texture is more like the real bacon bits from Hormel than jerky. It also still has a lot of the fat on it which I ended up eating around and throwing out because the fat was just too chewy.



All that aside, it's still an easy way to be able to keep some tasty bacon on your desk to munch on. Plus, it's only $5.25 for the 3 oz bag, which lasts a lot longer than you think it would.

I have one extra 3oz package of Wild Bill's Bacon Jerky to give away. All you need to do to enter is leave me a comment on this post and tell me why you need to try this Bacon Jerky. Contest ends Saturday 4/14 at 11:59pm(EST). Good luck!

KFC's Cheesy Bacon Bowl Giveaway!

A few weeks ago I got an email asking if I wanted to try KFC’s new Cheesy Bacon Bowl. Are you kidding? Of course I would LOVE to try it! Being a huge fan of KFC to begin with, there's no way I could miss this opportunity.

In case you haven't already heard, KFC's Cheesy Bacon Bowl features a generous serving of creamy mashed potatoes, layered with sweet kernel corn and loaded with bite-sized pieces of crispy Popcorn Chicken. The entire bowl is drizzled with signature home-style gravy and topped off with a shredded three-cheese blend – and now, a layer of bacon. For only $3.99

A few days later, I got home from work and found this waiting for me:


So exciting! This Cheesy Bacon Bowl Taste Test Kit had:

• Spork and spatula – to get in every nook and cranny of the Cheesy Bacon Bowl’s six delicious layers
  
• A bowl inside an awesome KFC + Bacon = Love "hat box"
  
• KFC Gift Checks and a gift card (to buy the gas to get me there)
  
• A Bacon Air Freshener and a “KFC + Bacon = Love” Bumper Sticker

I must give my apologies to the nice woman who sent this to me because it took me a little longer than I thought it would to actually get to KFC. But, I finally made it this weekend and, WOW, that Bacon Bowl was delicious! I'm already dreaming about going back to get another one.

Now here the even better part - I get to give one lucky follower a Cheesy Bacon Bowl Taste Test Kit! That's right, it's a giveaway! All you need to do is leave me a comment about how much you really want to try the Bacon Bowl and why. I'll take comments for the next three days and then pick a random name out of the KFC + Bacon = Love bowl. Please don't leave an anonymous comment as I'll need to email you to let you know if you've won! After you leave a comment, head on over to KFC.com to check out their new bacon-centric commercials. Good luck!

WIN A YEAR'S SUPPLY* OF BACON from LOLShirts

LOLShirts has a lot of awesomeness going on right now.

Not only are they giving away a year's supply of bacon to one lucky winner but ALL of their t-shirts, including the Bacon is Meat Candy shirt, are only $5.99 until Aug 5th!

Enter to win a year's supply of bacon by signing up for the LOLShirts newsletter. Go sign up, the power of bacon compels you! (Drawing takes place August 31, 2011)

And until August 5th, all t-shirts are only $5.99:
Bacon is Meat Candy shirt

LOLShirts has also proposed a new text abbreviation - EB for "Eating Bacon". I think this is a fabulous idea, we need to make this catch on. Sorry, can't answer your text right now, EB.

Friday Bacon Roundup

After a long and unnecessary delay (on my part), I'd like to announce the winner of the BaronBob.com Bacon Contest!

Lucky winner, Andrew Brusso, snagged himself a jar of Baconnaise, a tin of Bacon Strip Bandages, a box of Bacon Popcorn and one Shakey Bacon Plush Doll! Congrats to Andrew and thanks so much to Baron Bob for putting together this awesome giveaway.

Oh, and BaronBob has the Bacon Watch on clearance for only $16.95! Can't beat that.

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Earlier this year, Maple Leaf Foods commissioned a "For the Love of Bacon" survey in Canada and When asked to choose between bacon and sex, more than four in 10 (43%) of Canadians chose bacon. That's some serious love.

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20% off all shirts at www.rizzotees.com today only with coupon code BACONFRY

Bacon - You Like This
(stolen from The Bacon Nation)

Bacon Giveaway from BaronBob,.com!

BaronBob.com is an online store that carries an amazing amount of unique, funny gifts including a large selection of bacon merchandise. Bacon Wallet, Bacon watch, Bacon Soap, Bacon Jelly Beans, Bacon Popcorn, Baconnaise, Bacon vs Tofu Action Figures - whatever you need, they've got it.

Especially fabulous is the Bacon Lovers Gift Basket (29.95)


and the Mr. Bacon BIG ADVENTURE Board Game (CLEARANCE for only $14.95!)


The exciting news is that the very generous folks over at BaronBob have offered to do a "Bacon Care Package" giveaway! The prize may include the Bacon Plush Doll, a jar of Baconnaise, a box of Bacon Popcorn and a tin of Bacon Bandages. All you have to do is "Like" BaronBob on Facebook and leave them a comment about which bacon item you really love and that you heard about the giveaway on SkullsandBacon!

Also, I have to include this because it's just about the most adorable, gross plush I've ever seen.
Bandage & Scab Plush Set ($9.95)


Good luck!