Grill in the Chill with Kayem

Is your grill dug out? We decided to welcome Spring Training by grilling some traditional Fenway Franks by Kayem. These are a a family favorite in our home – the kids just love them and we paired them up with some potato salad, coleslaw and baked beans – a little taste of New England at home. So even though opening day is over a month away and there is still 6 feet+ of snow on the ground we are #GrillIntheChill

A Family Tradition

Kayem has been a family favorite in our home for generations – all because of a story my father told me that happened when he was 5 years old.

My grandparents had taken a chance to start their own boat building business here on the North Shore of Massachusetts. Times were VERY tight. My father told me for Christmas that year he got a box of chocolates from Santa that he saw his parents get from a local business owner – that was all.

A man had come into the shop to take a look at a boat and could see that things were pretty tough. My father mentioned that he appeared to be very friendly and even spoke to my dad who was in the shadows of the shop. The next day the man returned, this time not to talk about boats but to bring my father and his parents some food. That food happened to be Kayem Hot Dogs. The man worked at Kayem foods and could see that the family was struggling. My father swore to me that those Kayem hot dogs were the reason that his family made it through that first winter as a small boat builder and to this day our family is a Kayem family.

Our son even wrote a school paper on my father’s story, the assignment was to write about a food or recipe that has been in your family for years, and our son wrote about Kayem hot dogs.

Kayem is Celebrating Our Winter Weather

#GrillInTheChill Contest -You can enter to win too!

Anyone who uploads a photo of their shoveled out outdoor grill to http://bit.ly/GrillInTheChill, will be entered into the Grill in the Chill contest. Kayem encourages fans to share their entries on social media using the hashtag #GrillInTheChill. The winning photo will be rewarded a “World’s Most Chill Griller” prize package that will includes a snow blower, a new grill and grilling set, and a Kayem Box O’ Meat.

“With our headquarters based in Boston, we are all too well aware of what a challenging winter this has been,” said Matt Monkiewicz, VP of Marketing for Kayem. “And as New Englanders, we also know that the best response is to be resilient and try to have a little fun with it. We’re all digging out of this, literally and figuratively.”  Monkiewicz continued,

“As the saying goes, when life gives you 100 inches of snow, make hot dogs. At least that’s our saying.”  The contest will run for two weeks, ending on March 9th. For full contest details and rules, visit http://bit.ly/GrillInTheChill.  Added Monkiewicz, “We can’t wait to see what people send in. That said, we sincerely hope we never have the occasion to run this promotion again.”

We decided to As the brutal winter months of 2015 continue to pummel much of the country, Kayem Foods, makers of the iconic Fenway Frank and famous since 1909 for quality hot dogs, sausages and deli meats, is looking to recognize and reward those whose response to Mother Nature’s discourteous behavior has been: “Let’s fire up the grill!”

About Kayem Foods

Kayem Foods, founded in 1909, is the largest meat processor in New England. Owned and operated by the same family for more than 100 years, the company manufactures Kayem Franks, the #1 brand of franks sold in New England. Best known for its Old Tyme Natural Casing franks, Kayem produces over 100 varieties of hot dogs and 300 varieties of deli meats, sausage and dinner hams under the Kayem, al fresco, Schonland’s, McKenzie, Triple M, Genoa, Jordan’s, Deutschmacher, Kirschner, and Essem brands Kayem Foods is also the official frank and sausage of several prominent Major League Baseball, National Football League, and National Hockey League teams throughout the United States.

Mom’s Lifesavers received samples of Kayem foods to facilitate this post, all opinions expressed are our own.