Monday, January 12, 2009

Country Bob's All Purpose Sauce REVIEW AND GIVEAWAY (Closed)

Toddlers are notoriously finicky. With that being said, I am always looking for something that mine will eat. One day he will gobble a food down and the next he wants NOTHING to do with it. It makes it difficult to know what to cook. Know what I mean?

Well, recently, I got a bottle of a sauce called The Original Country Bob's All Purpose Sauce to try out. We are dippers in our house. I love to dip my french fries in ketchup or ranch. I enjoy dunking my pizza slices in ranch and I like to dip my steak in some sort of steak sauce. So, I was excited to try out a new sauce.

Here is some information from their website:

How does anything really good get its start? Where do great products come from? Usually they are the result of much time being exerted and a tremendous amount of love being invested. At that point you can say, "That's mine! I made that." That's the way Country Bob Edson created his All Purpose Sauce.

In 1968 Country Bob perfected the sauce of his dreams. After years of giving the sauce to friends and family he began to sell it in 1977. The reaction was overwhelming just as it is today. Almost everyone who tries Country Bob's All Purpose Sauce becomes a lifelong user. And why not, it is the perfect complement to practically any meal set on your table.

It was actually October of 1982 when Country Bob, Inc. became the company, which remains today. Bob Edson, Terry Edson, Al Malekovic and Reed Malekovic formed a corporation with equal ownership. Since that time Country Bob's distribution has magnified regionally in all directions from our corporate office located in Centralia, Illinois. Even with the tremendous growth we have not forgotten where we came from, continuing in our relentless pursuit of product excellence.

Along with our All Purpose Sauce we have expanded our product line to include BBQ Sauce, Seasoning Salt and Spicy All Purpose Sauce. With our fully automated bottling line we also have the capability of producing Private Label products for stores or restaurants.

It would be nice if we could claim responsibility for the success of the company, however, credit must be given where credit is due. Proverbs 16:3 says, "Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and your plans will succeed." We have placed true ownership of Country Bob, Inc. in the hands of God. "Christ is our CEO" and He is an Awesome Boss!


My Thoughts:
This sauce looks a lot like regular steak sauce when you open it but it smells awesome, with a touch of sweetness and garlic. It is really yummy with something extra that I haven't tasted in other sauces. The first thing I tried it with was chicken fried steak fingers and fries. Mmmmm! It was really good. A few days later, I baked some chicken breasts brushed with this sauce. They were super good. And, guess who ate both of these dishes? My picky eater toddler. Yay! I have also tried this as a substitute for Worcestershire sauce in a snack mix recipe I love. Oh yeah, it was great! I think I will make it with Country Bob's All Purpose Sauce from now on.

There are lots of yummy sounding recipes at their site as well. I plan to try several of them.

Wanna try it out?

Buy It: You can buy this great sauce at many local stores. Just check out their website for a location near you. Hint: You might just find a very valuable coupon on their site, so check it out.

Win It: I asked Al Malekovic if I could offer my readers a bottle to try. Guess what? The company is offering TWO lucky readers TWO bottles EACH of the sauce to try out! Believe me, you want to try this sauce out.

1st Required Entry - Go to Country Bob's Online then come back here and mention something you read on their website that caught your attention (maybe a recipe that looks good?) in the comments of this post. Please include an e-mail address. If I can't contact you, you can't win!

For additional entries, subscribe to my feeds, follow me on Blogger and follow me on Twitter. You can have one additional entry for EACH of these things you do. If you do all FOUR of these things, you can have unlimited entries after that until the contest closes. All you have to do is mention something you saw on Country Bob's website in each comment.

This contest is open to US residents and closes on January 20th at 8 a.m. Central Time and the winners will be chosen randomly.

93 comments:

Cindy said...

How cool that they have Noah's Ark on there page. so few businesses these days will post anything religious for fear of offending somebody. I'll definitely buy the sauces to try out. Thanks for the info.

Aimie and Jason said...

I like that they use this slogan "Christ is our CEO."

Lisa said...

Sounds good Shannon! I'd be interested in trying it on a grilled ham and cheese sandwhich like they suggest in the recipes.

Caralyn said...

I was excited to see that I could fill out their form to get a coupon for one free bottle of sauce....AND that they sell it right nearby at Kroger!
:)Caralyn--Mommy to Kaitlyn(6), Emma & Lauren(almost 21 months)
PS--I'm in Mari's Multiple Moms group, though I have never met her. I love to read her blog, that's how I came here!

Shannon "Coupon Princess" said...

Country Bob's Sausage Snacks, sounds yummy, thanks for the giveaway!

Shannon "Coupon Princess" said...

I am following you!

Lisa said...

I follow you on twitter :)

JJ said...

I didn't know they sold Seasoning Salts. And I did't know that his products were sold at Wal*Mart. LOL Thanks.

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annies home said...

I love several of their recipes but especcially love the fact that they are a christian site with the symbol of a fish on the page and noah ark coloring pages
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annies home said...

I have subscribed to your feed
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annies home said...

following on twitter name is shopannies

annies home said...

following on blogger
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Misty said...

country bobs sausage sounds so yummy.
thanks
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Misty said...

subscribed.
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Misty said...

following you.
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got your button.
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KR said...

The Pepper Soup recipe sounds yummy!!

mindy said...

i did not know they sold seasoning salt

Sherry and Gena said...

I use this stuff on EVERYTHING and its wonderful...a bottle doesnt last long in my house!

Angela C said...

Their cheese log/ball recipes sounds yummy.I was very happy to go to the site and find they had a coupon for a free bottle.I never seen this sauce in any store and to find one that sells it make me really happy.Now I can buy a bottle and try the recipe out on my own.

Unknown said...

Yummy! This sauce sounds so good so I checked out all the good recipes and the "chicken with orange pecan rice" sounds really good! Thanks for entering me.
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Anya said...

The slow cooker stew looks good! Thanks for the chance.

Anonymous said...

With their fully automated bottling line they have the capability of producing Private Label products for stores or restaurants.
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Anonymous said...

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I follow you
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Gina said...

I would love to try the Crockpot Orange Honey Chicken with this sauce. And their CEO is awesome.

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Anonymous said...

I really like all of the Meatless recipes. I think the Bean dishes sound really good with a little something different. I also would love to try the Tomato and Onion Steak Sauce Salad..Mmmm:)

cyclona66@aol.com

Unknown said...

They have coloring pages for kids.

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Melinda said...

It was 1968 when Country Bob Edson perfected his steak sauce recipe and he called it an All Purpose Sauce because it was more than just a steak sauce

Anonymous said...

Their slogan is "christ is our ceo"
Thats really neat

mjharvey26 at yahoo dot com

Karen said...

Love the slogan "Christ is our CEO."

ktgonyea at gmail.com

susan1215 said...

The slow cooker stew looks good

Mysharona said...

I love the recipes listed there, good stuff

mverno said...

the country kabobs recipe looks awesome

Unknown said...

I love the great recipes.

Princess Golden Hair said...

I love their recipes. I would have never thought to use it on a grilled ham and cheese sandwich

Sue D said...

The baked bean recipe looked good and I found out it is sold at our local Wal Mart. I'm also going to print out the coloring page for my granddaughter. Lots of good stuff on this website!
slrdowney at hotmail dot com

Milton said...

I didn't know his products were sold at Wal-Mart

chromiumman said...

didn't know they made seasoning salts

danosor said...

I am a subscriber.

CRasner said...

I'd love to try the Spicy Orange Country Bob Beef Kabobs

Anonymous said...

I like that they have a nutritional facts page. :)

Anonymous said...

The CEO is a
bible believer~~That's great!

Anonymous said...

Email subscriber too.

MOMFOREVERANDEVER said...

this company is awesome and puts God first in all they do- HE is the CEO.

Belinda said...

I didn't know that they had meatless meal ideas listed. I'm looking for ways to eat healthier so this is great.
Thanks!
1bmore @ gmail . com

pms3237 said...

We camp all summer in an RV. The grilling recipes look great, especially the spicy orange country bob's beef kabobs.

trishden said...

I was pleasantly surprised to find that Bob's All Purpose Sauce only has 25 calories per Tbsp. Thanks for a great giveaway!

trishden said...

I'm a blog follower!

trishden said...

I'm subscribed to your feed in my yahoo.

toughturtles said...

In 1968 Country Bob perfected the sauce of his dreams. After years of giving the sauce to friends and family he began to sell it in 1977

clynsg said...

I really like the recipes, and think I will try the French Sliced Beef first.

clynsg at yahoo.com

Christina G. said...

I'd love to try the Slow Cooker Beef Stroganoff. Thanks for the giveaway!

Christina G. said...

I followed you on twitter: cmg94538

michelena2000 said...

I learned that it is sold at Walmart.

Smooshy said...

they really have some good meatless recipes!

Anonymous said...

They have wonderful recipes.

Anonymous said...

Slow Cooker Beef Stroganoff is definately a winner. I can't even cook to save my life but this would be a situation where I recruit a cooker-type friend.

Oh, my email: star115j (at) twelveteen.com

Anonymous said...

The recipe for Baked Beans Looks incredible. I cant wait to try it.

jason@allworldautomotive.com

Anonymous said...

thank you for the great contest
enter me please
I love the soup mixes they are offering
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Anonymous said...

the word "sweepstake" caught my eye
to get the free sauce. It is really good stuff!
joni514@roadrunner.com

Anonymous said...

Christ is our CEO is a little obnoxious.

adrnlize at aol dot com

cpullum said...

I like their recipe section with
Country Bob's Fantastic Baked Beans being my favorite!
Carla
cpullum(at)yahoo(dot)com

valerie2350 said...

the country bob's chicken wings sound yummy! :)

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valerie2350 said...

my kids would like the spicy hot chicken wings

valerie2350 said...

they have coloring pages on the site :)

Alicia said...

from their newsletter

DID YOU KNOW . . .
The majority of hamsters only blink one eye at a time.

Thanks for the giveaway >^..^<

Karen said...

So cool - love the Noah's Ark on the website.

ktgonyea at gmail.com

Anonymous said...

the recipes look good to me

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Catharine said...

I really like to use good sauces to change up our meals. The Original Sauce is fat free and sounds like it packs a lot of flavor.

Amanda C. said...

We do a lot of grilling in the summer time so I'd like to try their country kabob recipe. It sounds delicous.

kamlchap at gmail dot com

Mindy said...

I think my family would enjoy trying the Cheese Ball.

Karen said...

Very nice that they don't feel threatened to praise Christ.

ktgonyea at gmail.com

lisaray said...

I didn't know his products were sold at Wal-Mart. I wonder if my local Wal-Mart carries it. I'll have to check.

Annmarie Weeks said...

Wow! The recipe for Country Bob's Fantastic Baked Beans DOES look fantastic..and easy to make. I'll need to try them!

Annmarie Weeks said...

I'm a subscriber

Annmarie Weeks said...

I'm following your blog (amweeks)

Annmarie Weeks said...

I'm following you on Twitter

Staci A said...

Mmm, the BBQ Ham Loaf sounds so yummy! I love that they have a kids section on their site too.
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Staci A said...

I follow you too. Thanks!
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Trish said...

Their crockpot orange honey chicken sounds amazing!

cutiecoversnmore AT yahoo dot com

bison61 said...

I 'd like to try the recipe for BBQ beef and stew but use venison instead

tiramisu392 (at) yahoo.com

toohotforturtle said...

The recipe for Blue Cheese Buffalo Wing Sauce looks yummy

janetfaye said...

I would like to try the French Sliced Beef recipe, sounds good.

janetfaye (at) gmail (dot) com

janetfaye said...

I follow your blog.

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Krissie said...

The beef stroganoff sounds yummy
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Re said...

i notied that God is their ceo. Says alot about the company! I liked browsing the recipes too :)

Staci A said...

Just sent my info over to you, thanks so much!

Alicia said...

Woohoo! I won! Yay!

Thanks so much Shannon & co!