I order it online by the case from Stonehill. Can't find it in local stores anymore.
Best BBQ Sauce
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I order it online by the case from Stonehill. Can't find it in local stores anymore.
I think Jethros and/or Famous Daves have one, I've never been impressed. too watery and nothing special about the taste
I like most bbq sauces as they all have their place. It all depends on what you are cooking, how you are cooking and when you are applying the sauce. If I'm doing chicken and decide I want to glaze some sauce on it I like a thinner sauce with more vinegar flavor, but I don't like the heavy vinegar flavor if I am going to do a Texas style and dip in sauce or apply after the cook. For pork I like a sweet honey or sweet and spicy variety. Point being they all have their own place.
Sauce Slingers is the #1 go-to in our house. Most of the Stubbs sauces are solid as well. Not fans of sweet BBQ here
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I've seen it at the Grimes Hy-Vee recently I think. Will have to look next time I am there. Pretty sure Fareway has it. It's made by some Iowa State guys too. If you like a little more kick without it being too spicy the medium heat is pretty good.
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I am not a big fan of the national brand sauces like Sweet Baby Ray's. I tend to grab a bottle of something I haven't tried before when I go to one of those stores that carry's some of the BBQ circuit or lesser know BBQ places. Each type of sauce has it's place for types of meats too. I love Gates BBQ in KC but their sauce doesn't pair with every meat IMO. Arthur Bryant's has a good sauce for beef but doesn't got great with pork or chicken.
I've found Three Little Pigs BBQ sauce pretty good and they have some different flavor offerings. On a more national level I do like some of Guy Fieri's sauces. They've changed up the offerings in recent years but he had a really good Kansas City sauce and Carolina #6 sauce that was vinegar based that went really good on pulled pork. Now he has a Smokin' Hickory that tastes like like KC sauce and I see he has a Sweet Carolina sauce that I have not tried yet to see if it is close to the original Carolina sauce or not.
My favorite is Joe's KC sauce, but it can be tricky to get in Iowa. I have a stock supply but my source dried up so I might need to investigate alternates.
SBR Honey BBQ is a mass-market staple that will never disappoint for me. I like using this for basting chops or ribs at the end of a smoke, especially since it's cheaper and I can save the "good stuff" for dipping.
One other I've really liked is Big Moe Cason's BBQ sauce, you can get these in Hy-Vee. The I-20 sauce has a hit of pineapple in it, and man is it delicious. There are two other flavors (I-80, I-10) and one of them is a more traditional sauce.
SBR Honey BBQ is a mass-market staple that will never disappoint for me. I like using this for basting chops or ribs at the end of a smoke, especially since it's cheaper and I can save the "good stuff" for dipping.
One other I've really liked is Big Moe Cason's BBQ sauce, you can get these in Hy-Vee. The I-20 sauce has a hit of pineapple in it, and man is it delicious. There are two other flavors (I-80, I-10) and one of them is a more traditional sauce.
Most of the small batch sauces seem to run in the $7-9 range so $10 isn't wildly out of line I don't think. Can catch it on sale at Fareway occasionally for $9. We also are not heavy sauce users so it lasts a decent while for us. It has the consistency of a vinegar sauce but is not extremely vinegar forward like some carolina sauces.
My wife had a great uncle who was known for his BBQ sauce and it was really good. We asked him for the recipe and he actually gave it to it. The first ingredient was Kraft BBQ sauce. Yes, I know he jazzed it up and added spices. But the main ingredient in his BBQ sauce was . . . BBQ sauce.
Slightly off topic, but if you use Liquid Smoke for anything - the ONLY one I will use is Tones. All the others, at least the half dozen or so I've tried, are garbage.
They don't carry it at Hy-Vee anymore but I find it at Fareway.
They don't carry it at Hy-Vee anymore but I find it at Fareway.
Totally respect that. I do that most times as well. When I'm smoking pork shoulder or back ribs towards the end of the smoke I'll pour SBR Original into a bowl and put it in the smoker to pick up some of that smoke flavor. Then I'll add some garam masala to calm it down just a bit.
