Store bought BBQ sauce

[eelhc]

Sweet Baby Ray's and Sriracha sauce mix

Yes! Sweet Baby Ray's as others have said is a bit too sweet but it makes a good base for adding other ingredients to balance the sweetness. I mix with (1 or more) Apple cider vinegar, Sriracha, Gochujang...

I am that curmudgeon that doesn't like sauce on his barbecue, but there are lots of other places where I like it, like on grilled chicken or pork. (Grilling is not barbecuing!) My favorite, bottled or home made, is H-E-B Texas Style. Not too sweet or thick but not too vinegary or watery, plus it brings just a lovely amount of heat. I am blessed to be able to shop at H-E-B!

My baseline is without sauce but I don't mind adding sauce afterwards. I am not a fan of over-complicated rubs though. Lately I've been going with Central Texas style 50/50 salt/black pepper rub for just about everything.

 

[Ad Astra]

Bought the Stubbs spicy after reading this and have no complaints!

AA

 

[Wogus]

Stubbs is the staple sauce in our place as well. Sweeter than I like, really, but making my own is too much hassle.

 

[GraveDigger78]

I think Sweet Baby Rays is terrible and generally prefer a spicey sauce. I was spoiled in Tucson because there was a local place called Bubb's Grub and they have one of the best sauces ever.

 

[kingfisher]

Sweet Baby Ray's uses high fructose corn syrup. That makes lt a 'best to avoid if possible' choice imo.

If I were to purchase a store-bought sauce, I would read the ingredients list and make sure it did not contain HFCS.

 

[Irish Oiler]

Not a Big Fan of Barbecue Sauce, But Family Likes D.B. Yummers and Had Good Things To Say About Cashmans. Both are Local Operations. Like To Support Those When I Can.

 

[hcoop112]

Last time i got sauce was heinz bbq sauce i use it for whenever i have snags on bread or some chips and i want a change from tomato sauce...sometimes with steak..i havnt tried stubbs yet but want to

 

[MHBru]

for a bottle .. KC Masterpiece but I don't use it for actual BBQ cooking. For that I use a McCormack Dry Rub... Grill Mates Smokehouse Maple. Good stuff

 

[cwright]

Dukes new BBQ sauces are really good, also like Sticky Fingers

 

[snowman]

Ken Davis - original.

 

[shavefan]

I remember Sticky Fingers being pretty good. But I havent bought BBQ sauce in decades.

 

[Whisky]

Stubbs had always been my go to when I didn’t feel like making my own. I bought this at a local grocery store (not a chain) and it it quickly replaced the Stubbs in my fridge.

 

[2Vu5_T]

Mark Sisson's Primal Kitchen has some good ingredient BBQ sauce. I already use his avocado oil mayo (along with Chosen Foods) and recently got some ketchup. No sugar. No seed oils aka vegetable oil. Good ingredients.

 

[thunder54]

If I had to choose a sauce I will pick Arthur Bryants original more than anything else. I still like trying different sauces.
I did like going to Billy Sims BBQ here where I live until they closed because since they did not serve fries all the so called BBQ snob knowitalls social media shamed that establishment until they closed.

 

[H4nk]

Scotts sauce from Goldsboro NC. Basically vinegar, red pepper and salt.

 

[ShaverAZ]

I look for BBQ sauces that don't use High Fructose Corn Syrup. REAL "Original Recipes" don't use it.

 

[rm71]

Stubbs original is good and now available Down Under. Bonus it has no High Fructose Corn Syrup.

 

[mrlandpirate]

Just tried this and it's really good, same Ray's flavor just less sweet