McCormick Grill Mates Grill Ambassadors

I was one of a lucky handful of Crowdtappers chosen to be a Grill Ambassador and selected to host a Grill Mates party in my local Grillerhood. McCormick sent me a box full of goodies to get my party started:

• Grill Mates® Spiced Brandy & Herb Marinade
• Grill Mates® Slow and Low Memphis Pit BBQ Rub
• Grill Mates® Montreal Steak Seasoning Blend
• Grill Mates® Molasses Bacon Seasoning Blend
• Grill Mates® Brown Sugar Bourbon BBQ Sauce 

This is some info about McCormick’s newest Grill Mates in my kit (taken from Party Guide, pg 2):

ABOUT GRILL MATES AND GRILLERHOOD

Delicious marinades infuse grilled foods with flavor, leaving them moist, tender and delicious.

This grilling season Grill Mates proudly introduces four new BBQ flavors, featuring all-natural spice rub-and-sauce in one that will help you grill like an expert.

Dry Rubs add deep robust flavor and delicious crust, while sealing in natural juices. Perfect for ribs, pork and chicken.

Bold seasoning blends transform regular food into grilled masterpieces. Steaks, chicken, burgers, and more.  It’s the flavor you want.

In the Grillerhood, Grill Mates’ exciting new Facebook community, members can find exclusive recipes and rewards. They can also help contribute to the True Rules of Grilling all debated and created in the Grillerhood.

“Master the Flame. Master the Flavor.”

My Party Kit!

Getting Ready

I invited some of my family and our closest friends to join us for a fun time visiting and sampling new flavors from McCormick Grill Mates! Prep took a little while as I cut up steak for the kabobs, marinated the chicken then put it on skewers, and cut and prepped the sweet potatoes for the grill!

Once everyone arrived and we got settled in on the back patio we began grilling all the delicious dishes in shifts. I’m sure my neighbors were jealous smelling all the amazing flavors drifting from our backyard to theirs!

 

The Menu:

*Hamburgers – some flavored with one of our all time favorite McCormick Montreal Steak Seasoning and some sprinkled with NEW McCormick Molasses Bacon Seasoning.

*Pineapple Aioli – which we used as a dressing/spread for the burgers. I don’t think I can eat a burger without this stuff. It was absolutely amazing!!! And it’s super easy! All it takes is:

Mix 1 Tablespoon crushed pineapple, reserved 1 Tablespoon pineapple juice, ¼ Mayonaise, and ½ teaspoon McCormicGrill Mates Molasses Bacon Seasoning.

*Steak Kabobs – some flavored with McCormick Montreal Steak Seasoning and others with the NEW McCormick GrillMates Brown Bourbon BBQ Sauce. Yummy!!

*Chicken Skewers – marinated in the all NEW McCormick Grill Mates SpicedBrandy & Herb Marinade. These were a HUGE hit! The flavor is bold and something different than the usual – and so good!!!

*Sweet Potato Fries - with McCormick Grill Mates Brown Sugar Bourbon BBQ Sauce! Wow!!!

*Potato Salad

*Melon Salad – I hollowed out a mini watermelon and used it as the serving bowl for a little extra touch.

*Chips, Cookies & Drinks!

*Finished off by Grilled Pineapple!

Hamburgers & Chicken Skewers

Don't forget the McCormick Brown Sugar Bourbon BBQ Sauce!

Beef Kabobs

(Left) Sweet Potato Fries with Brown Sugar Bourbon BBQ Sauce!

 

We were all so stuffed!!! I asked everyone for their opinions of the different flavors and dishes. The response was very, very GOOD! We all agreed that the Montreal Steak Seasoning is a standard must have every grilling season. And it was nice to try new flavors that we might not have ventured out to try on our own. 

Melissa giving me a hand grilling the pineapple!

The McCormick Grill Mates Molasses and Bacon was an all-around favorite including myself. It is a warm flavor that goes well with beef, pork or chicken. And we all love Brown Sugar Bourbon BBQ sauce and it was nice to have a new twist. It tasted great on the sweet potato fries as well as the burger and steak kabobs. 

The chicken skewers marinated and then basted with the McCormick Grill Mates Spiced Brandy & Herb marinade was a refreshing new way to do chicken. Definitely going to be picking up some more of that!! My son LOVED them!

McCormick Grill Mates Fan for Life! :)

 THANK YOU McCormick Grill Mates & Crowdtap for a FABULOUS, FLAVORFUL PARTY!!!!

If you want to check out the McCormick Grill Mates Community, find them on Facebook! 

And to discover more recipes visit www.grillmates.com !!