Thats good stuff. Besides a nice kick i like the pepper taste.
Best BBQ Sauce
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Im pretty much 100% using Stubbs Original when smoking meat. My kid is weird and likes Heinz bbq sauce.
It’s a little thinner than other styles and has a sweet-spicy taste profile.
If I get a steak that isn't good enough on its own I still prefer 57 sauce over any of the even "fancy" brands.
Honestly, it varies. I make my own rub based on books I've read and what tastes I prefer. I'm not any kind of food genius, my rub is 80% a recipe I picked up one time in a book and liked then tweaked it over the years. The BBQ sauce is my own recipe though, basically reducing the apple sauce so that it becomes a sweet syrup with concentrated apple flavor, then I add other stuff to taste. I say "recipe" but it's always to taste with just a rough estimate of what the measurments are.
And to answer your question. Yes, it's a combination of making your own stuff, buying stuff and picking up recipes from others. Just depends on how much time you have. My rub, nothing is really perishable, so I can make up a batch, keep it in a sealed container and it keeps for at least year. The sauce is more of a use in a week or two kind of thing. With the vinegar and concentrated sugar, it would probably be fine for longer, but I don't see any reason to test food poisoning.
Id like to get into it and experiment just as a weekend hobby. I dont eat pork but turkey, chicken, and beef are fair game. I also don't want to **** up an expensive cut of meat. Is brisket the best thing to just have some fun with?
That was my first thought when I saw you mentioned Cookie's. Not bad by any means, but a little sweet for my palate.
I've tried most at one time or another but always seem to grab Cookies if I have a choice. I think it's taste. Im sure nostalgia and habit shape the way my brain works in that area also. I honestly didn't realize they were native to Iowa until maybe 10 years ago. It is very sweet though
Hickory Parks BBQ sauce.
I’ll see myself out.
I’ll see myself out.
I always wanted to stop by Joe's when I lived in KC but didn't have 3 hours to wait in line at the gas station location. Wasnt much better at the other 2 in the suburbs.
We always stopped at Joe’s for Big12 tourney. It’s rough standing in line all hungover but worth the refueling for the next game.
Countryside all-day everyday. Just works so well for so many things and the onions bits are superior.
There's a bbq place called Warehouse near Ottumwa that has an apple habanero bbq sauce that's a pretty good time as well.
There's a bbq place called Warehouse near Ottumwa that has an apple habanero bbq sauce that's a pretty good time as well.
A lot of people say Jack Stack is a really good place in terms of bang for buck. There are 2 or 3 of them around the metro.
I can find a place in my heart for all bbq sauces, they're all just different pieces of a beautiful flavor rainbow. expect Kraft - Kraft bbq sauce shouldn't be allowed to exist, it can ruin little smokies - even the cheese ones!
