633092 Wed Jul 01 08:24:26 -0700 2009 28 27 General Chowhounding Topics 0 4821016 I'm doing some ribs this weekend, and I'm wondering which store bought barbeque sauce people like. I do have a batch of homemade stuff that I made last year, but I want to experiment with other flavors. Wed Jul 01 08:24:27 -0700 2009 46254 mrs bacon 1 4821041 Granted, this is coming from a Northeasterner but I'm partial to Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ sauce. http://www.sweetbabyrays.com/ Wed Jul 01 08:30:30 -0700 2009 4821016 429926 CreativeFoodie42 2 4821119 Sweet Baby Ray's is the only one for me, too. It's the perfect combination of tang and sweet and I like that they don't try to recreate hickory flavor with additives than invariably taste chemically. Wed Jul 01 08:51:28 -0700 2009 4821041 68363 JungMann 3 4821138 Sweet Baby Ray's seem to have several varieties. Any favorites of these? Wed Jul 01 08:56:43 -0700 2009 4821119 46254 mrs bacon 4 4822194 I usually have the original flavor. Wed Jul 01 13:55:53 -0700 2009 4821138 429926 CreativeFoodie42 5 4823648 Ditto - original makes a great rib sauce. Thu Jul 02 03:15:51 -0700 2009 4822194 124908 jeanmarieok 5 4823890 Count me as another for original. Hot and spicy isn't bad but it doesn't have much of a kick. Thu Jul 02 06:27:52 -0700 2009 4822194 68363 JungMann 4 4868373 I like Sweet Baby Ray's Honey BBQ Fri Jul 17 15:22:52 -0700 2009 4821138 46235 Johnresa 4 4871459 Hickory Brown Sugar. It's the best sauce that comes out of a grocery store. DT Sun Jul 19 07:49:10 -0700 2009 4821138 11291 Davwud 2 4821147 Recently, my local supermarket had Sweet Baby Ray's on sale for $1.49, so I decided to give it a try for some Barbecued Chicken.....and I must say I was pleasantly surprised and pleased with the product. I don't generally purchase bbq sauce often, but I definitely would purchase this brand again. Commercially, one of the places I was associated with used Ken's Cannonball BBQ Sauce. I thought that was a great product as well.....and they make SBR's. http://www.kensfoodservice.com/product_list.cfm Wed Jul 01 08:58:54 -0700 2009 4821041 123497 fourunder 1 4821102 if you're truly set against making your own, i'd avoid commercial products that contain smoke flavoring. i think it almost always tastes bitter. Wed Jul 01 08:48:11 -0700 2009 4821016 270283 silverhawk 1 4821408 SBR's is a fine commercial sauce, nothing to be ashamed of at all. I know some professional teams that actually use it is competition, so there's and endorsement for ya. One thing to do is to buy the basic flavor of an SBR, Cattleman's is another well respected commercial--then add to it to meet your taste. Buy a bottle or two and try adding additional galric powder, cumin, cayenne, chili powder, paprika, etc. Or well diced and smashed onion, garlic, jalepeno peppers, brown sugar, etc. In time I bet you find a combo that becomes "yours". Wed Jul 01 10:08:54 -0700 2009 4821016 1084738 mtomto 2 4822186 Great idea! I used SBR when making pulled pork in the slow cooker for the Super Bowl. I followed a recipe and added chili powder, mustard powder, hot sauce and brown sugar and it added great flavor but I haven't done it when making simple BBQ chicken. I'll have to remember to do that next time! Wed Jul 01 13:54:16 -0700 2009 4821408 429926 CreativeFoodie42 3 4822374 I could take a gallon bottle of Cattleman's Barbecue sauce, and show you how to use it as a base for 6 different sauces that several barbecue restaurants use a variation of. Wed Jul 01 14:43:27 -0700 2009 4822186 69120 jacobp 1 4823406 If you are in an area where they sell Famous Dave's sauces give them a try. I especially like the one named, "Devil's Spit" on grilled chicken. There is something about that incendiary sauce on mild chicken that is just the bomb. We also like Sweet Baby Ray's, Kraft, Open Pit, Jack Daniel's, and other sauces for their unique qualities. Wed Jul 01 21:32:00 -0700 2009 4821016 290845 KristieB 1 4823421 In parts of Looziana we usually use Jack Miller's as a starting point. It's really good as is but, if you add garlic and a few other personal touches, well, you can make it your own. If you wish to change it..add sugar...might be more Texas that way. Wed Jul 01 21:39:59 -0700 2009 4821016 107060 hazelhurst 1 4827303 Cattlemen's is about the best bottled available generally. Other locales will have special sauces but you can't find them outside a small radius. Fri Jul 03 09:18:28 -0700 2009 4821016 12296 steakman55 1 4827323 I don't mind when I buy a store bought brand but I always jazz it up. I buy a regular brand. I add diced jalapenos, or chipoltes, I add brown sugar, sometimes, orange marmalade, sometimes scallions or shallots or even soy and ginger. It depends what type of flavor you want. Bourbon and mango puree with lots of garlic and ginger makes a great sauce to a store bought sauce. Soy, garlic, ginger, cilantro, red pepper flakes a little mustard, orange juice and honey makes a great asian flavored sauce. Lots of other flavors are great as well. I do this all the time and love the different flavors I can get with a very simple bottle of sauce. I do make my own, but when I don't have time, I use a few refrigerated items, mix and brush on. It does work and it is pretty darn good. FYI, love Sweet Baby Rays for a store bought. Fri Jul 03 09:25:17 -0700 2009 4821016 232829 kchurchill5 1 4827666 I'd vote for KC Masterpiece. Fri Jul 03 12:31:48 -0700 2009 4821016 14479 wayne keyser 2 4827768 You mean my masterpiece sauce, just kidding. I couldn't resist. Yes KC in the sore is not bad as well. I usually keep a jar of one of those on hand sometimes just to mix in with other sauces or when I just want 1 BBQ breast for me in a hurry. Nothing wrong with it. Fri Jul 03 13:35:43 -0700 2009 4827666 232829 kchurchill5 3 4864498 another vote for KC Masterpiece Thu Jul 16 10:58:08 -0700 2009 4827768 109905 laliz 1 4861347 A couple of weeks ago, peaches were a bit of a topic. That weekend, I was shopping at Central Market and came across a bottle of Peach Pecan BBQ sauce by Fredericksburg Farms. By itself, it has a bit of heat with a mild sweetness. I couldn't wait to try it on some grilled chicken that night. Unfortunately, I was non-plused with the finished result. Last night I grilled some thick cut, bone in pork-chops and used the sauce as a glaze about 5 min. before removing them. I finished them with a light brush of it and set them aside to cool (it has been 100+ in these parts) while I assembled the salad. Oh my gosh - to be sure, I will be buying this stuff by the gallons in the future. Its made for pork! Wed Jul 15 12:07:56 -0700 2009 4821016 216999 CocoaNut 1 4863671 Stubb's. www.stubbsbbq.com/product/5/sauces Thu Jul 16 07:40:19 -0700 2009 4821016 145449 kizil 2 4863809 Yeah! Stubb's is the best bottled sauce I've tasted. It has a lot of flavor depth and a nice background heat to it. Sweet Baby Ray's is not bad, probably the best mass-market sauce. I think it really improves with the addition of apple cider vinegar, chopped garlic and cayenne pepper. Thu Jul 16 08:12:58 -0700 2009 4863671 149565 RealMenJulienne 1 4870277 I like Blue front bbq sauce the hot one spicy sweet tangy good combo,however sweet baby rays is great on grilled pinapple and jicama and corn Sat Jul 18 12:48:20 -0700 2009 4821016 274698 pikiliz 1 4870627 Dinosaur is very good. I used to conduct taste tests for a large grocery and this one beat the others by a large margin! Sat Jul 18 16:17:00 -0700 2009 4821016 111267 meatn3 1 4871405 When I don't make my own, I usually use KC Masterpiece. I have never seen Sweet Baby Ray's. I'll have to watch for it. Sun Jul 19 07:18:07 -0700 2009 4821016 189169 ChrisOC 1 4871492 The buzz seems to be all about Sweet Baby Ray's. I've *always* made my own sauce (from a Prudhomme recipe). I just think bottled sauces are too cloyingly sweet, and that applies (for me) to KC Masterpiece. But then, I don't much care for "barbecue sauce." Sun Jul 19 08:11:30 -0700 2009 4821016 270888 shaogo 2 4871497 The thing is, I like cloyingly sweet. I will admit that the sweetness of the KC style sauces are too much for me though. DT Sun Jul 19 08:13:01 -0700 2009 4871492 11291 Davwud