Every now and then I have the opportunity to review new products and share my opinion of them with you here.

Today I have the opportunity to review Tassleberry Farms Strawberry Marinade and Strawberry BBQ Sauce. As you can see from the below picture, the product is attractive and well labeled.

Now when I picture strawberries in any type of product I envision sweet, fragrant strawberries that will add to the overall product and accommodate the end product that is used on.

Unfortunately that was not my experience with the Tassleberry BBQ products. In preparation for this experience I purchased some fresh pork chops and used the above marinade on them. The marinade is very pungent and had a very vinegar and pickled strawberry taste. I decided to go ahead with the review to see if this marinade would have a different taste with the end product..

 Later the pork chops were smoked and I added the Strawberry BBQ sauce in the last 30 minutes of smoking. I found the BBQ Sauce to be very bitter and had the consistency of a tomato paste rather then a BBQ Sauce. I continued with the test to see what the pork chops would taste like in the end.

When I brought the pork chops to the table the aroma was incredible. But that’s where it ended. The marinade and sauce both caused the pork chops to be un-edible. No one in my family was able to get over the first bite. $23 in pork chops ruined.

Due to this experience I would NOT recommend this product for use. I don’t make this recommendation lightly. I know the passion and desire that goes into creating a product and then wanting to share it with the world, I guess that’s why my BBQ Sauce has been 7-years in the making and will continue to be until I’m satisfied with the end product. I think this is an acquired taste product, just not one I would use on any barbeque I would prepare.

I hope Tassleberry Farm re-evaluates this product and makes some major changes, otherwise, in my opinion; this product will not make it on the market for long. I for one was very disappointed.