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- Best small-batch BBQ sauce Bone Suckin' Sauce Original *Est. $0
- Best supermarket BBQ sauce KC Masterpiece Original BBQ Sauce *Est. $2
- Sugar-free BBQ sauce Bellycheer Gourmet Zesty Grilling Sauce *Est. $6
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Best small-batch BBQ sauce
- Natural ingredients
- No high-fructose corn syrup
- Complex and smoky
- Hard to find in stores
- Somewhat thin
- More expensive than some
March 2009. According to the reviews we found for barbeque sauce, Bone Suckin' stands out as one of the best small-batch BBQ sauces. It has all-natural ingredients, and reviewers say it hits all the right notes: it's smoky, spicy, sweet and sour, but no one flavor predominates. Horseradish, apple-cider vinegar and mustard give it tang, and it contains molasses and honey rather than corn syrup like most supermarket BBQ sauce brands. Because Bone Suckin' Sauce is made in small batches, it's available primarily by mail order, but you can also find it in some gourmet and specialty food shops. This sauce is light-bodied and fairly thin, reviewers note. If you're looking for a BBQ sauce that's thicker and more readily available, reviews point to KC Masterpiece Original BBQ Sauce (*est. $2 for 18 ounces), the best of the supermarket varieties.
We read the best reviews of Bone Suckin' Sauce at Food and Wine, where it's picked as one of four winners from a pool of 27 BBQ sauces. This sauce wins raves from editors at the barbeque sauce blogs BBQSauceReviews.com and HomeOfBBQ.com.
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1. Food & Wine MagazineDetails/Subscribe
Editors conduct a blind taste test of 27 nationally available barbecue sauces and crown four winners. The hot version of Bone Suckin' Sauce is one of them. Editors call this sauce "tangy and smoky, with a real kick." Editors don't discuss their testing methodology or name the sauces that didn't make the grade.
Review: Taste Test: Bottled Barbecue Sauce, Monica Forrestall, June 2003
Brian Henderson says he judges BBQ sauces on the basis of taste by "using similar meats and grilling approach." He rates sauces on aroma, flavor before cooking, consistency, flavor post-grilling, ingredients (downgrading sauces for artificial flavors), nutritional value and marketing/packaging. Bone Suckin' Sauce wins with a perfect score. Henderson deems it "one of the best sauces on the market."
Review: Bone Suckin' Sauce (5 of 5), Brian Henderson, Oct. 26, 2007
Certified barbecue competition judge Eric Devlin rates sauces on quality, viscosity, aroma, appearance and packaging. He tastes them on home-smoked chicken, brisket and pulled pork. Devlin tests the thicker version of Bone Suckin' Sauce, and says, "This sauce is about as good as it gets." He thinks it's an excellent choice for chicken or pork, but beef brisket may need a bolder sauce.
Review: Review of Bone Suckin' Sauce Thicker, Eric Devlin, Dec. 22, 2008
A member of this site for food enthusiasts asks for BBQ sauce recommendations, and members respond. A few contributors suggest Bone Suckin' Sauce, and one notes that it's available at Cracker Barrel restaurants.
Review: Best Barbecue Sauce out of a Bottle?, Contributors to Chowhound.com
5. Amazon.com
Amazon.com invites customers to review the products they have purchased. Bone Suckin' Sauce earns perfect scores, but in just a handful of reviews. Reviewers say it's neither too sweet nor too sour, and the spice level is just right.
Review: Bone Suckin' BBQ Sauce Original Flavor, Contributors to Amazon.com
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