The Bacon Explosion

Bacon fanatic? You've no doubt heard of the Bacon Explosion, a bacon roll combining two pounds of bacon (woven and crispy) wrapped in and around two pounds of Italian sausage, with a little barbecue rub and sauce thrown in for added flavor.

It's the brainchild of Kansas City barbecuers Jason Day and Aaron Chronister, and since its original posting on their site, www.bbqaddicts.com, it's become one of the hottest recipes on the Internet.

Not a bacon fanatic... yet? Well, check it out: The Bacon Explosion is on the cover of today's New York Times Dining & Wine section, and as of this posting is the No. 1 e-mailed story on their site.

Don't know about you, but I'm thinking Super Bowl fare right about now....

The Bacon Explosion is No. 25 on my list of "1,001 things to do with bacon." For the rest of the list, check below:

--Noelle Carter

For the rest of the list, check here:

Nos. 20-24: Make dessert

No. 19: Make a bacon-doughnut-cheeseburger

No. 18: Bacon bath salts

No. 17: Chicken-fried bacon, a.k.a. "bacon porn"

No. 16: Use bacon grease on your popcorn

No. 15: Get a bacon tattoo

No. 14: Make chocolate cupcakes with bacon cream cheese frosting

No. 13: Cover it in chocolate