bottled bbq sauces

i recently ran across a web site selling bbq sauces from famous "q" joints...and i was wondering what others thought of some of them.
what sauces do y'all like...primarily kcmo sauces
i know arthur's bottled sauce is different from what is served at the restaraunt, but what about arthur's rich and spicy?
i know i love gates and plan to get more
what about l. c.'s, or some others from kc that i am not familiar with...
at the local grocer i can get corky's, moonlite, and occasionally
stubb's...but what of others?
is there a bbq sauces review page somewhere?
louise is getting me some sauces as birthday gift
obtw 29 again this year

Check out http://www.bbqshoppe.com/

I like Scott's and Sauers. They're more of a North Carolina blend, but Scott's is real thin and peppery, so you can marinate with it.

Ole Ray's has a Apple Cinnamon that is a very unique flavor. Of course I like all the Ole Ray's sauces.
For vinegar based, I really like Big Moe's

I'm not a big sauce fan to begin with. I like sauce on a sandwich I buy, but seldom touch the stuff on my own Q. However, the sauces I've bought have come from well known restaurants, Bob Gibson's white sauce, Gates (from KCMO), Abe's, and Rendezvous. I wonder if they're "the same" as what's served in the restaurant?

carl reitz

My favorite from the supermarket is Bull's Eye. It has just enough pepper to give it a bite and is not overwhelmingly sweet. However, this summer I discovered a BBQ sauce recipe that is easy to make and taste superior to any bottled sauce I've had. I am going to stick with home made for awhile.

I like Firehouse from San Francisco, mostly because it doesn't have an artificial smoke flavor which I don't like. It comes in 3 "heat" levels (unsurprisingly labeled "1", "2" and "3") but may be hard to find outside the Bay Area. There, I buy it at Safeway.

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Originally posted by paul and louise

i recently ran across a web site selling bbq sauces from famous "q" joints...and i was wondering what others thought of some of them.

What is the site ???

The problem here is that every decent place seem to sell their sauce in bottles. I have a couple dozen sauces in the basement, yet when I go to all the trouble to cook really good 'Q -- I don't want to gamble on something in the archives when I know how much I like my faves.

I have a few strong favorites and I have found you can't mix and match sauces without suffering a culinary overload.

After a lot of "field research" over many years, I think the best all-around BOTTLED sauce is Stubb's Original.

A REALLY close second would be Calhoun's.

Stubb's is good Bushie as is Sweet Baby Ray's to e. I actually take it and "doctor" it up some.

Dennis in Cary

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Stubb's is good Bushie as is Sweet Baby Ray's to e. I actually take it and "doctor" it up some.

Dennis in Cary

Dennis, I know LOTS of people who love Sweet Baby Ray's, but there's something about it that just doesn't agree with my palate. However, as everyone knows, I was wrong once before...

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Originally posted by DLnWPBrown

Stubb's is good Bushie as is Sweet Baby Ray's to e. I actually take it and "doctor" it up some.

Dennis in Cary

Dennis, I know LOTS of people who love Sweet Baby Ray's, but there's something about it that just doesn't agree with my palate. However, as everyone knows, I was wrong once before...

Not you Bushie......LOL. I have done the same deed myself twice so I can understand the importance of letting everone know. I have tried some sauces that have done that to me as well. I usually start with a bottled and suit it to our tastes....... no bottled has yet to hit it 100%.

Dennis in Cary

I agree with Bushie! Stubbs is tops for bottle sauce! Have you tried Stubb's pork marinade? Its fantastic! ( I'm a vegetarian now, but I eat the bbq sauce right out of the bottle!)

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Originally posted by zussers

Have you tried Stubb's pork marinade? Its fantastic! ( I'm a vegetarian now, but I eat the bbq sauce right out of the bottle!)

LOL! No, I haven't, but thanks for the tip. Doubt that I'll be drinking the stuff, but I hear where you're coming from.

Used to Like Lea & Perrins... can't find it anymore... just the steak sauce, etc. Made great boneless ribs... slow cooked in the oven... the sauce at the very end.

Stubbs is good---and so is Head Country!---mild or spicy--I too, only really use sauce in a sandwich---i may dip a little with a que Dinner plate---mostly with smoked chicken, briskit-i believe-should be so good it dont nbeed a thing!! Hot links like sauce alot! actually its with links and sausage that i consume MOST of the sauce i eat---sliced smoked links-swimmin in Head Country on top of 3 moist scrambled eggs with a big old biscuit with sorgum butter.!

Goode Company (Houston) is great, especially on chicken. Dreamland (Alabama) or Rendezvous (Memphis) are also favorites. Know several folks that swear the best is Blues Hog but have never tried it myself.

My wife and I swear by Oklahoma Joe's, both the regular and hot varieties. Unfortunately they can't be found around here anymore.

There's a new place in Old Hickory, TN called J's Bar B Que (the J stands for Jesus) (like the name and location?) I think if Jesus has anything better, he's kept it for himself for the time being. This is a family restaurant that's gaining local popularity both in the flavor of their pulled pork shoulder and their sauce. They are in the process right now of finding co-packers to bottle this for them. It's awesome stuff in both mild & semi hot.

That post reads like ad copy to me----used to write that stuff.

I'm not a big BBQ fan at home, but the Dinosaur (sp) brand from upstate NY is ok. I think that they are an actual restaurant, and sell the stuff on the side. As another poster mentioned, every restaurant with even local fame wants to bottle sauce. Speaking of that,, ,,,,,, is there really a Sylvia's in NYC? Her prepared foods (if there really is a "her") are good.

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Originally posted by tmiles

I'm not a big BBQ fan at home, but the Dinosaur (sp) brand from upstate NY is ok. I think that they are an actual restaurant, and sell the stuff on the side. As another poster mentioned, every restaurant with even local fame wants to bottle sauce. Speaking of that,, ,,,,,, is there really a Sylvia's in NYC? Her prepared foods (if there really is a "her") are good.

OK??? I think its awsome (of course). Its a staple of my daughter's diet...she puts it on everything, even the fancy stuff I cook that have sauces of their own. Its available along with other sauces, hot and not, in local grocery stores, and on-line at www.dinosaurbarbque.com .

There is a Sylvia, (I have one of her cookbooks). I've not had her store stuff to say, but I've not read good things about her restaurant...anybody?

I'm a big fan of the Dinosaur sauce, myself; it's best on chicken. I marinade the chicken in 50-50 sauce and Italian dressing for a couple hours then grill.

Otherwise, I haven't found any bottled sauce that I really groove on. Maybe Sting Ray's, from the Cincoteague peninsula area, is pretty good. I have a cookbook from the '70's by Jane Butel, that has a couple dozen different sauce recipes in it. When I'm making Q, I usually open the book and pick a recipe depending on my mood.


Tom

I may be a bit partial, but my favorite Bar-B-Q sauce is Van's Pig Stands Hot Bar-B-Q sauce. There is a mild also but the Hot is my favorite. You can order directly from them at: http://www.pigstands.com

Ok, you just have to try the bottled sauce from Keaton's ( http://keatonsoriginalbbq.com/ ) in Cleveland, NC. Nice review in the resturaunt list on this site. Been there several times, brought a bottle home...heaven, hot, in a bottle. Well, it goes without saying you have to have the half chicken when there!!...and make sure you sit where they tell you will sit!!!

dendan - "been there, done that"

Looks good, I like the instructions for using it for dipping. I sure am a sucker for a good mustard sauce. I'm guessing it's mustard based?

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Ok, you just have to try the bottled sauce from Keaton's

No, vinegar base. Boy is it good!!!

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Originally posted by frankos72

Looks good, I like the instructions for using it for dipping. I sure am a sucker for a good mustard sauce. I'm guessing it's mustard based?

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Originally posted by dendan

Ok, you just have to try the bottled sauce from Keaton's

I have tried and enjoyed the bottled sauces from Dreamland (AL) and Ridgewood (TN) quite a bit. Not so much the sauce from Gates (KC) though I think it works well with poultry (too much celery seed for beef or pork for my palate). Just bought a jar of Stubbs to try out and I need to get some more sauce from Dreamland...

A friend and I just bought four gallons of Williamson Brothers sauce from Marietta Georgia and we really enjoy it. He had brought a small jar up from a trip and we cooked with it and it was fantastic. I am from West Virginia though and i'm not a BBQ expert, but it sure is tasty.

http://realpagessites.com/williamsonbros/

http://www.dinosaurbarbque.com/ is a great sauce. They have a MoJo sauce that is really good for marinating chicken.

Johnny Harris sauce from the restaurant of the same name in Savannah, GA is an excelalnt mustard base sauce. Kroger sells the sauce.