Best Reviewed
BBQ Sauces
- Best barbeque sauce Bone Suckin' Sauce Original *Est. $0
- Best supermarket BBQ sauce Sweet Baby Ray's Original *Est. $5
- Sugar-free BBQ sauce Smokin' Joe Jones No Sugar Added Barbecue & Dippin' Sauce *Est. $6
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Best barbeque sauce
- Natural ingredients
- No high-fructose corn syrup
- Highly rated flavor and color
- Chunks of onions and garlic
- Visible flecks of pepper and spice
- Hard to find in stores
- Thinner than many commercial brands
- More expensive than many supermarket brands
Among the many smaller barbecue sauce brands on the market, Bone Suckin' Original generates a large number of enthusiastic reviews and user posts. A blend of tomato paste, vinegar, apple cider, honey, molasses, mustard, horseradish, lemon juice, onions, garlic, peppers, hickory smoke flavor and a little salt, Bone Suckin's smoky/spicy/sweet taste resonates with reviewers, who wax rhapsodic about its balanced blend -- which, barbecue gurus tell us, is the secret of the perfect sauce. BBQ Sauce Reviews editor Brian Henderson says, "The smell is wonderful -- a sweet yet complex aroma with hints of apple, mustard, lemon, onions, and the 'smokiness' that all barbecue sauces attempt."
Barbecue guru Josh Bousel, editor of The Meatwave, notes the chunks of onion and garlic and flecks of pepper and spice, and adds that the thinner consistency of the sauce allows the natural flavor of the meat to come through, and also helps it to char without burning. "It's not very thick, but it isn't too thin to be practical," Bousel says. "There's bits of onion floating throughout, which adds a nice texture element to whatever meat you're using it on." The editors of Food & Wine magazine say that Bone Suckin' is "tangy and smoky with a real kick," while BBQ website Insane Chicken tells us that with just one bite, the name of the sauce becomes apparent -- you just can't get enough of it.
User posts from foodie sites such as Chowhound and Roadfood, as well as posts from Amazon.com customers, echo this praise for Bone Suckin' barbecue sauce, saying that it's not too sweet, not too tomato-y -- just the perfect blend. Reviewers also praise Bone Suckin's thick and hot BBQ sauce varieties, which cost the same as the original flavor. Bone Suckin' is more expensive than popular supermarket brands such as Sweet Baby Ray's Original barbecue sauce (*Est. $5 for 18 oz.) and Bull's Eye Original Barbecue Sauce (*Est. $2 for 18 oz.), and not as readily available on grocery store shelves, but reviewers say that its all-natural ingredients make it worth the extra effort to obtain, and it's not as expensive as some of the other gourmet BBQ sauces currently on the market.
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Created by barbecue expert Brian Henderson, this popular site reviews more than 100 commercial BBQ sauces, rating them on a non-competitive, individual basis. One of his favorites is Bone Suckin', which he calls "one of the best natural-ingredient sauces on the market." He praises its "magical combination of quality ingredients" and its "sweet yet complex aroma with hints of apple, mustard, lemon, onions, and the 'smokiness' that all barbecue sauces attempt."
Review: Ratings of the Best Barbecue Sauces, Brian Henderson, May 24, 2011
In this overview of his own personal favorite sauces, BBQ expert Craig "Meathead" Goldwyn praises Bone Suckin' Thicker Style Sauce for its "great balance of sweet-heat-tart components."
Review: Meathead's Favorite Commercial Barbecue Sauces, Spice Rubs, Steak Sauces, and More, Craig "Meathead" Goldwyn, 2011
3. The Meatwave
The Meatwave creator and BBQ guru Joshua Bousel posts reviews of a number of BBQ sauces, which are ranked from one to 10 on an individual, non-competitive basis. Among his own personal favorites are Bone Suckin' Original and Bone Suckin' Hot, both of which he says are so perfectly balanced, it's "hard to believe it was ever bottled." He especially praises the hints of smoke, specks of spice and chunks of onion and garlic in this "top-notch" sauce. He deducts a point for the thinner consistency, but also admits that this does allow for the natural flavor of the meat to come through, and also helps it to char properly without burning.
Review: Sauced: Barbecue Sauce Reviews, Joshua Bousel, July 9, 2010
This BBQ retail product site gives one man's amusing take on several popular sauces. Bone Suckin' is a particular favorite; he says that once you taste its addictive flavor, you'll understand how it got its name, because it's so good, you won't be able to get enough of it.
Review: Barbecue Sauce Reviews, Aug. 18, 2010
5. Helium.com
Helium contributor Charlotte Mielziner samples several popular BBQ sauces, and praises Bone Suckin' for its "memorable" flavor, as well as its thinner consistency, which makes it a perfect marinade for meats.
Review: Best Store-Bought Barbecue Sauce, Charlotte Mielziner, Aug. 22, 2010
6. Amazon.com
Amazon.com users are enthusiastic about Bone Suckin' Original sauce, and several say that it is the best commercial BBQ sauce they're ever tasted. The few who demur at the thinner consistency admit that they haven't yet sampled the thicker variety, but otherwise this sauce gets raves for its balanced blend of smoky/tangy/sweet (and all-natural) ingredients.
Review: Bone Suckin' BBQ Sauce Original Flavor, Contributors to Amazon.com
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