Best BBQ Sauce?

RE: Best BBQ Sauce? (BackRhodes)

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 23:52:33 GMT

No thanks...I don't consume mayonnaise EVER...

My all around favorite is KINDERS Mild BBQ Sauce from Walnut Creek, CA

I still like my OT's BBQ Sauce on taco's (along with LV green taco sauce) from Antioch, CA...

Jennifer, I also like trying new sauces...I recently tried Guy Fierri's "Bourbon Brown Sugar Sweet & Sticky Sauce" but thought it was kinda bland...like flavored catsup...but the super thick quality is good when grilling sausages / hot dogs where thinner type sauces just dribble off...

RE: Best BBQ Sauce? (fishtaco)

Sat, 08 Oct 2011 10:33:54 GMT

BhamBabe

Here ya go. This recipe was given to Paula Deen of The Lady and Sons in Savannah, Georgia.

Big Bob Gibson's White Sauce

1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup vinegar
1/2 teaspoon prepared horseradish
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 tablespoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
2 tablespoons apple cider

Combine all ingredients in bowl and mix well.

After chicken is grilled, slather with sauce and let sit a min then serve. This is also good in potato salad.

That is a great sauce. I urge you to try it.

RE: Best BBQ Sauce? (speechpeach)

Sat, 08 Oct 2011 08:09:34 GMT

I love Williamson Bros. (I can find it at Kroger), and Fresh
Air BBQ sauce. I bought several containers of the Fresh Air sauce when in Macon a few months ago and put them in the freezer. Last week's bbq pork chops tasted fine after being simmered in the sauce. Sometimes I like a mustard based sauce, which is a bit odd since I rarely use mustard on anything else.

RE: Best BBQ Sauce? (Jenniferyoung2)

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 23:15:30 GMT

I can't wait to try some new sauces. I haven't experienced many, but my favorite so far is Sweet Baby Rays. Sometimes, I like Sweet and Tangy or another type, but my favorite is Sweet Chipotle (possibly Honey Chipotle, too relaxed to check.)

RE: Best BBQ Sauce? (jack4que)

Fri, 19 Aug 2011 20:31:43 GMT

The worlds best store bought BBQ Sauce is Mrs Griffins BBQ Sauce. Comes out of Macon Georgia sense the beggining of time. People in Georgia know Mrs Grifffins taught the class on mustard vinegar blend, I have seen it in all the grocery stores in south georgia. My dad used to travel with a bottle!

Re:Best BBQ Sauce? (kevincad)

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:51:05 GMT

brightcopperkettles

What is your absolute favorite BBQ sauce to slap on just about any kind of meat? I am looking for ready made as well as recipes.

The only thing that you all (or most) are forgetting or don't know is that BBQ, especially here in the south, is a regional thing. Georgia sauce is different from NC sauce, which is different from SC sauce, etc. Heck, even here in GA, it changes north to south. So there's really no one good answer here! I make my own sauces. I make a middle Alabama spicey mustard sauce, and also make an SC mustard sauce, two quite different sauces! I make a northern GA style sauce, and well as a Memphis style. My point is there are many many totally different kinds, so there's no one true great sauce. If you think they are all sweet tomato based sauces, just get some KC Masterpiece and add heat, etc as you want.

RE: Best BBQ Sauce? (ScreamingChicken)

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:12:41 GMT

mayor al

Unlike many of you, I am a fan of thick and sweet BBQ sauces. I like 'Sweet Baby Ray's' and Famous Dave's Sweet and Sassy Sauce.

Al, you might like Ott's Silver Dollar City sauce but I don't know if it's sold too far outside of SW Missouri.

Yesterday I had 3 sauces on the table for rib tips and chopped pork: Big Daddy's Mild Hot (Des Moines, IA), the house sauce from Sticky Lips Pit BBQ (Rochester, NY), and the sauce from Butch's BBQ & Breakfast (Hickory, NC by way of RFer Nocarolina). All were good in their own ways with my favorite being Big Daddy's (the sweetest but not overly sweet); Butch's was the hottest/most vinegary and Sticky Lips the pepperiest.

Brad

RE: Best BBQ Sauce? (gregys)

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:51:39 GMT

Bushie

My all-around favorite bottled sauce is still Stubb's (Original).

I've tried Sweet Baby Ray's and Head Country (3 different flavors) at the recommendation of people on this site, and I'm sorry, but y'all can have it...

I also like, in no particular order (and each serves it's own different purpose), Arthur Bryant's, Salt Lick, and Gates.
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Whoops, just remembered an AWESOME one. A couple of Christmas's ago, ocdreamr sent me a jar of McCutcheon's Apple Butter BBQ Sauce. It reminded me of a sauce I used to love back in Missouri, and it was perfectly delicious.

I first used it with a boston butt I had smoked, but my really proud moment was with some chicken I smoked with hickory. My daughter, who is really picky, took one bite and almost achieved ******. So, I also highly recommend McCutcheon's.

Hey, McCutcheon makes fine products. They even make the sauce of a popular Frederick spaghetti shop. I used to use their screeming hornets hot sauce. Not just hot but very spicy.

RE: Best BBQ Sauce? (gregys)

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:23:41 GMT

Another distributor of Blaine Hill sauce.
http://the-bbq-store.com/

The only thing I don't like about the sauce, it contains MSG.

Sure, MSG makes your mouth water, so does good meat.

RE: Best BBQ Sauce? (gregys)

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:03:12 GMT

dadetigl

I'm not really a fan of sweet sauces. So Jim Beam BBQ sauce is my current favorite. Not too sweet and somewhat spicy. Any other recommendations along these lines?

Try making my sauce, or try Blaine Hills sauce. I also use some Scott's which is vinegary. Scott's is great on most things including rice, but not thick at all. Our sauce is not sweet, not vinegary, not hot, just right. You can always add hot to anything, but you can't take it out.

http://www.pitt.edu/~szek...20barbecue%20sauce.htm
http://www.scottsbarbecuesauce.com/
http://www.blainehill.com/

RE: Best BBQ Sauce? (gregys)

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:52:48 GMT

There was another thread on BBQ places and the"Monongahela river style"
sauce. For the first time I bought a sample of grocery store sauces from Sweet Baby Rays to Jack Daniels. Most are way too sweet. I can stand Open Pit's. However our grocery also sells one of the Mon river sauces, Blaine Hill. Not sweat AT ALL. Sweet around here means NO GOOD.
I do think pulled pork sandwiches need a little sweetness. Got my recipe, but think V8 juice, cinnamon, and cloves. My recipe.....
http://www.pitt.edu/~szek...20barbecue%20sauce.htm

RE: Best BBQ Sauce? (mayor al)

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:57:53 GMT

Unlike many of you, I am a fan of thick and sweet BBQ sauces. I like 'Sweet Baby Ray's' and Famous Dave's Sweet and Sassy Sauce.

I will make up my own if I don't have some of the 'Pro' stuff around. I use a lot of Honey, Brown Sugar and Molasses in the basic sauce, then spice it up depending on what we are cooking. Pork Butt and Pork Ribs gets a lot more than Brisket does, and both get more treatment than poultry or fish.

If I am 'grilling' or pan-frying the treatment is a last-step addition at the end of the cooking cycle to avoid burning the sugars in the sauce. In the Smoker I will use a dry rub early on, then paint the meat about 30 minutes before it is done in the smoker. The thicker sauces seem to cling to the meat better than the thin ones.

RE: Best BBQ Sauce? (mbrookes)

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:51:07 GMT

I keep a couple of jars of Dreamland sauce at home. My husband picks up ribs with no sauce from E&L Barbeque (big, meaty, smokey, not too fatty wonderful ribs) and we heat up the sauce. Tastes an awful lot like the real thing!!!

RE: Best BBQ Sauce? (SeamusD)

Sun, 10 Jan 2010 22:15:37 GMT

SurrealGourmet

Not a BBQ sauce, but I also love Stubbs Wicked Chicken Wing Sauce. It's actually more like a BBQ sauce instead of the typical vinegary wing sauce.

Just my two cents...

I absolutely love Stubbs Wicked Chicken Wing Sauce. I haven't had it in years, for some reason stores here carry their bbq sauce, but not the chicken wing sauce.

Stubbs is probably my favorite sauce brand. I'm a heretic around these parts because I work 5 blocks from the Dinosaur in Syracuse.

RE: Best BBQ Sauce? (SAOrganGrinder)

Sun, 10 Jan 2010 12:55:41 GMT

Has anyone tried Woody's BBQ Marinade?

RE: Best BBQ Sauce? (tdj_tx)

Sun, 10 Jan 2010 12:49:51 GMT

boyardee65

Gotta' agree with Buddy on this one! He shipped all 4 of his varieties to me at no cost. They were all superb and I practically licked the bottles dry. Can't find them locally but I do order from time to time. Kind of expensive for shipping to Alaska though. The Hot and Spicy is my favorite! Great on ribs and chicken. It's a finger food thing!!!

David O.

Thanks boyardee, I checked http://www.olbro.com/ but didn't find "Bone Suckin' Sauce" listed.

RE: Best BBQ Sauce? (boyardee65)

Sun, 10 Jan 2010 03:48:34 GMT

Gotta' agree with Buddy on this one! He shipped all 4 of his varieties to me at no cost. They were all superb and I practically licked the bottles dry. Can't find them locally but I do order from time to time. Kind of expensive for shipping to Alaska though. The Hot and Spicy is my favorite! Great on ribs and chicken. It's a finger food thing!!!

David O.

RE: Best BBQ Sauce? (tdj_tx)

Sat, 09 Jan 2010 17:36:53 GMT

I've been wanting to buy a BBQ sauce called "Bone Suckin' Sauce". It's not available locally where I live and I just can't see paying shipping that's more than the price of the item. I have tasted the sauce here in Texas. There is a sandwich chain called "Firehouse Subs" and they have many sauces on the counter that you can add to your sandwich, one of which is "Bone Suckin' Sauce". It is really good but I've never had it on anything BBQ'd. I hunted around the internet and didn't find any recipes that seemed to come close. You can buy it on amazon.com and they list the ingredients, that's a good starting place. It was the horseradish that really got my attention. Here's what I came up with.

Bone Suckin' Sauce Clone
by Tom Jones 01-09-10

1 c ketchup
1/2 c water
2 tbls tomato paste
2 tbls apple cider vinegar
1/4 tsp onion powder
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp crushed red pepper
1 tsp prepared horseradish
2 tsp dry mustard
2 tbls light brown sugar
2 tbls molasses
2 tbls lemon juice
2 tbls honey
1/8 tsp liquid smoke
a few grinds of fresh black pepper

Combine all ingredients in a sauce pan and bring to a slow boil. Reduce
heat and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring often.

RE: Best BBQ Sauce? (CajunKing)

Sat, 19 Aug 2006 00:38:43 GMT

Lately, I have been hooked on the Jack Daniels BBQ sauce line. A little sweet, smokey, and a hint of JD. I have several bottles in the fridge at this time, and go through it quickly!!

RE: Best BBQ Sauce? (veggielover)

Sat, 19 Aug 2006 00:00:58 GMT

I really enjoy Bone Suckin Sauce, but its spendy. I need a clone recipe.

RE: Best BBQ Sauce? (russ2304)

Sat, 15 Jul 2006 18:48:29 GMT

Best line of off the shelf sauces hands down starting with the Original are Hoboken Eddies-------real guy, real deal. Stubbs is good and the old Texas Best Original from Marzetti but they changed formulation and made it a sweet one o.k. but ng on Beef Ribs.
Try Eddies and you'll be hooked.

RE: Best BBQ Sauce? (CaryMG)

Tue, 18 Apr 2006 18:44:56 GMT

Alton Brown -- who has the show "Good Eats" on "The Food Network" -- has the best BBQ sauce ....

THE WORLD'S BEST BBQ SAUCE
8 TBS Light Brown Sugar
3 TBS Salt
1 TBS Chili Powder
1/2 TSP Pepper
1/2 TSP Cayenne
1/2 TSP Jalapeno Seasoning
1/2 TSP "Old Bay"
1/2 TSP Thyme
1/2 TSP Onion Powder
2 TBS Crisco
2 TBS Roasted Garlic
1 C. White Wine
2 TBS Vinegar
2 TBS Worcestershire
1 TBS Honey
1 TBS Maple Syrup
1 TBS Molasses
Boil & simmer until reduced to a tacky consistency.

Ya want sweet?
It's in there ....

Ya want the tang of mustard?
It's in there via the wine & vinegar -- a large component of mustard.

Ya want heat?
It's in there ....

Please to be making the enjoyment.

Later!

RE: Best BBQ Sauce? (BhamBabe)

Wed, 12 Apr 2006 02:23:37 GMT

Here ya go. This recipe was given to Paula Deen of The Lady and Sons in Savannah, Georgia.

Big Bob Gibson's White Sauce

1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup vinegar
1/2 teaspoon prepared horseradish
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 tablespoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
2 tablespoons apple cider

Combine all ingredients in bowl and mix well.

After chicken is grilled, slather with sauce and let sit a min then serve. This is also good in potato salad.

RE: Best BBQ Sauce? (enginecapt)

Wed, 12 Apr 2006 02:15:59 GMT

I'd love to see it

RE: Best BBQ Sauce? (BhamBabe)

Wed, 12 Apr 2006 02:05:22 GMT

For chicken I like Big Bob Gibsons white sauce (I am in Alabama after all) For everything else, and by that I mean pork, Dreamland bbq sauce is wonderful if I don't make my own.

I have a copy of BBG's white sauce if anyone wants to try it.

RE: Best BBQ Sauce? (dadetigl)

Wed, 22 Mar 2006 18:35:43 GMT

I'm not really a fan of sweet sauces. So Jim Beam BBQ sauce is my current favorite. Not too sweet and somewhat spicy. Any other recommendations along these lines?

RE: Best BBQ Sauce? (V960)

Wed, 01 Mar 2006 16:11:12 GMT

I know I shall go to the infernal regions for doing so but I mix equal parts of Lex #1 and Stamey's for our sauce. I now live in Rowan county NC where a BBQ shoulder is served at Christmas... these folks are serious about Q.

RE: Best BBQ Sauce? (BuddyRoadhouse)

Mon, 27 Feb 2006 13:07:37 GMT

TJ,

Thanks for incorporating this into the original thread.

Buddy

RE: Best BBQ Sauce? (TJ Jackson)

Mon, 27 Feb 2006 08:57:30 GMT

I copied the following response from Buddy on another thread, one I had started to "recreate" this thread, which I thought had gotten deleted. My mistake, my bad, but in any case, here's BRH's response

quote:
Originally posted by BuddyRoadhouse

TJ,

I believe the thread you are looking for is in the "Recipes & Cooking Techniques" forum, currently about 9 lines down from the top. But as long as we're here...

Let me try to answer your questions without sounding too much like a commercial.

1. Three of our items, "Original", "Hot & Spicy", and Southwest", have the onion and pineapple chunks along with ground raisins. I like the way you get a little burst of flavor when you bite into one of the chunks, particularly in the "Southwest" version which also has chunks of jalapeno and mild green chiles.

2. Thank you for taking the time to read our labels. You are correct, there are no preservatives, additives, fillers or any other nastiness in our sauces. They are as clean as a bottled Barbecue Sauce can be. Nutritionally they contain zero fat and cholesterol, and they are extremely low in sodium and sugar content (there is some white sugar in there, but the fruit is the predominant sweetener). You might also note that while we do use a very small amount of corn syrup, it's role in the recipe is as a binder, not as a sweetening agent. Also, we use the old fashioned corn syrup, the kind you make pecan pie with, rather than the high fructose corn syrup.

Just an aside here; I wish I could take credit for being some kind of benevolent, health conscious, food warrior. The truth is, these high standards were at first largely accidental. Because we developed these recipes in my home kitchen, we didn't have access to all the junk that big food companies use. Once we'd established ourselves with the "Original" sauce as focusing on quality, we found that was the way to go and have based all our successive efforts on that same philosophy.

3. Ah, the sweetness issue. You are correct, our "Original" sauce is the sweetest and smokiest of our four products. It is our family style sauce; the one you would serve if you were feeding kids, or if you wanted to play it safe with a large group of folks with a wide range of tastes.

The "Southwest" version is less sweet and a little hotter with a very unique flavor; like Salsa and Barbecue Sauce together, my personal favorite of the bunch.

The "Hot & Spicy" does a pretty neat trick. It starts off sweet with almost no heat at all. Next you get a little tanginess from the lime juice. Finally, the heat sneaks in at the back of your tongue and balances off all the flavors. The "Hot & Spicy" sauce was selected by Family Circle (7/02 issue, "America's Top 10 Prepared Barbecue Sauces) and Reader's Digest (5/04 issue, America's 100 Best Products) as the best Barbecue Sauce in the country.

Finally, if you want almost no sweet at all, we just came out with "Southern Sunset", an homage to regional Southern Barbecue Sauce. We started with the North Carolina vinegar base sauce concept and then brought in other complimentary flavors from other parts of the South. Two kinds of vinegar and mustard from the two predominant NC 'Que styles, citrus and molasses from Florida, peach and onion flavors representing Georgia, garlic and three kinds of pepper holler out, "Louisiana"; we've even got ground apricots and just a smidge of tomato for color and depth. This one is a smooth sauce with a radically different flavor from the other three. Far more tangy, way less sweet, with a little bit of a kick at the end.

If you can't find "Southern Sunset" at Bigg's (it's fairly new, they may not carry it yet), I know for certain that Jungle Jim's has it. As I may have stated in an earlier post, check JJ's regular grocery section up front for our sauces.

Hope all that helps. Hope to meet you in April when we visit Cincy!

Buddy

RE: Best BBQ Sauce? (TJ Jackson)

Mon, 27 Feb 2006 08:54:03 GMT

So...BRH....I bought a bottle of Roadhouse sauce last night at Biggs for 3.39. I had thought it was 3.99, but I was mistaken.

Tried it out on some chicken last night, and found it to be suprisingly good, but suprising in three other ways as well

1) the chunks. I have bought bottled bbq sauces that were 'variants" on the main sauce with chunks of one thing or another - usually onions. But I had never had the "base version" in any sauce line that was "chunky" before. This wasn't a problem, but it was a suprise

2) the ingredients. where are all the absorbic this and acetic polyurethanase that? I also don't think I have ever thought of pineapple or raisins as bbq sauce ingredients

3) I think there is a definite and loudly stated preference on these forums (fora? hehe, whatever) for sauces that are savory rather than sweet. This is a fairly sweet sauce. Is one of the other variants less sweet than this main one?