Stubbs Spicy is the one I go to every time. Stubbs uses quality ingredients and never corn syrup. It is thinner and big enough flavor but not too big to mask the main items it adorns. It also doesn't tend to burn on the grill as fast as thicker or sweeter sauces. I can't usually get it for $2.99 average where I live and in larger bottle size an even better deal.
Stubb's was my sentimental favorite, as C.B. Stubblefield started his restaurant here in Lubbock, Texas, in 1968, eventually becoming a home for live performances from many of Texas's best musicians, including Stevie Ray Vaughn.
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I love Bridgette. Her training and educated palette are apparent, yet with self-deprecating humor and a quiet confidence. I would love to learn culinary arts from her.
49th , i actually was buying Bull's Eye this past summer it kept going on sale at 99cents :) , id use it for a Burger Topping and it was really good (id also add some yellow mustard as a counter punch)
Bullseye has been my favrite for years. It doesn't lose it's flavor on the grill like many do, and it's great for dipping. Not to sweet, and not to vinegary.
We’ve swapped to Stubbs because I like vinegar-y tastes and we wanted to cut our sugar intake. It seems to work well as a swap for most of the super sweet ones.
I enjoy Stubb's because it doesn't use high fructose syrup as many other brands do including Sweet Baby Ray's. Stubb's might be a tad higher in price, but you are buying a quality product that is a perfect balance of what a barbecue sauce should be.
I've tried Stubbs, did not have a good taste for me. Sweet Baby Ray's is my favorite, wish they would drop the high fructose corn syrup though which is not used in other countries. I wonder why, I'm being sarcastic. It's cheaper to make. So sad.
sweet baby rays all the way. baked broiled dipping and as an ingredient or flavoring. but especially as a flavoring agent. like in bacon cheeseburger meatloaf.
When I loved in Southern California my kids were raised with KC Masterpiece (this was the 1990's & 2000's) because I preferred it. We have lived in the Kansas City, Missouri Northland since 2005 and a few years ago one of my daughters called me excitedly saying that it never dawned on her that KC Masterpiece was Kansas City Masterpiece! LOL! I still love it and am happy with Sweet Baby Ray's and will get that if it is on sale.
Kraft cheese - great. Kraft macaroni and cheese - Berlin's awesome. Kraft Miracle Whip - fantastic if you're into sweet condiments. The other condiments in the Kraft brand (mayonnaise, salad dressings, barbecue sauce) - not so good. I always found their condiments on sale at the supermarket, and they're cheap for a reason; they're far inferior to other brands. It's probably a good thing they merged with Heinz, as they make better condiments.
Actually for taste, original sweet baby ray's is the best in my opinion. I like to make my own bbq sauce, but for the the money, nobody beats ray's. I can get a 12 ounce plastic bottle for a dollar at most places, give or take a few cents. I can't even make my homemade bbq sauce for that price. Most folks do not know there is a sweet baby ray's bbq joint, i believe in a suburb of chicago, please do not quote me on the location. They do a great business, but i have not been there yet. Even with all the bbq joint business they do, i'm sure they make more money in the wholesale/ retail end of the business. I've never met anyone or been to any grocer that has not heard of sweet baby ray's bbq sauce, & i'm in Kentucky.
I like Sweet Baby Ray's too... and I'm from Kansas City. This taste test is probably off because they're in Boston and most of the tasters are from the East Coast. I'm sorry, the but upper East Coast just doesn't understand real BBQ.
When Jack said Stubbs is a Texas brand and is more like a dipping sauce, it made sense to me. My college roommate was from Houston and always said the meat should not be coated in the sauce. He always ordered his ribs dry with the sauce on the side. That’s how this Jersey boy learned to eat barbecue.
Stubb's is very good and would have been my top choice. I can't get the best that I've had, Gate's (from KC), where I live now, but it remains to this day my favorite.
@@SuzanneBaruch I live in MI, so I'll check the closest Wally World to see if they have it. I'll have to check with Amazon to see if their price is reasonable. I also miss Andria's steak sauce, Amazon has it but it's really bloody expensive there.
All of these are tomato-based sauces. For something really different, try Sticky Fingers Carolina Classic sauce. It's mustard- based and tasty. Granted, it might come across as wierd to many, but it is great on pork. Mustard-based sauce is the standard here in SC, and Sticky Fingers is based in Charleston. They have several other types, but we like the Carolina Classic. So does my cousin in western VA. We introduced him to it a few years ago, and now that's all he uses. Give it a try.
Currently, I make my own BBQ sauce. But when I was buying store varieties I found that Bulls Eye was the best overall. So when I created my own that was the flavor profile that I used. I think it does cost more to make my own but I can change it as I desire.
High fructose corn syrup is really bad for you, it is cheaper than sugar that's why companies use it. Canada and Mexico don't use it, makes you wonder why? Give the American consumers anything.
M Ladd There is no difference between sugar and high fructose corn syrup. The body breaks them down nearly exactly the same. Corn syrup is bad for you in exactly the same way sugar is bad for you. www.healthline.com/nutrition/high-fructose-corn-syrup-vs-sugar
I'm surprised Jack didn't mention the one thing that separates Bullseye from all the other supermarket brands - it doesn't include high fructose corn syrup as an ingredient. I think it reminds people of a homemade sauce more than the others
@@socemdogbrewingandgastropu8288 for one of the varieties it is first. Another variety has it a little lower in the list. Their original doesn’t contain HFCS.
Take 1 cup of Sweet Baby Rays and add 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar. Mix well. Add vinegar by dribbles until it "blooms" in the mouth. You'll feel it. Incredible sauce!
I prefer a brand you did not feature called Dinosaur BBQ Sauce, from Rochester, New York. It has actual diced up onions that you can taste and feel. I also do like the Stubbs brand.
Bullseye has been my favorite (store sauce) since it's been out. I was expecting the final three to be Sweet Bay Ray's, Bullseye, and Stubb's, but they didn't pick the top 3.
Kc masterpiece for tge win. Ive loved it since i was about 18 years old or so. 30 years of loving it. Now only at walmart and chef store. Breaks my heart too.
Beachdudeca I also love the substitution of barbecue sauce for ketchup on a good burger. if you want to kick it up a notch add a little bit of Hot Salsa Brava from La Victoria. with either the ketchup or the barbecue sauce.
You're absolutely right. Good BBQ doesn't need any sauce at all. I live in Kansas City. The best BBQ restaurants here serve it naked--no sauce. (The best BBQ restaurants in Texas do too.) This usually baffles most people from outside of the BBQ capitols. Real BBQ is about smoking meat--not dousing it in BBQ sauce to hide your mistakes and pathetic attempt to properly smoke meat. In fact, people in Texas and KC are suspicious of any BBQ that comes with sauce. When in Kansas City you ask for a small bowl of sauce as a side item to compliment the meat.
How could you not have Famous Dave's even on the table. he has this spicy apricot barbecue sauce that is fantastic if you like spicy. And his everyday sauce is Blue Ribbon
Maybe it’s a regional brand. I’ve never seen it in my supermarkets. They generally test products that can be found anywhere in the U.S., so their winners are not always the best.
When I was a kid we used to make barbecue chicken by first pressure cooking it and then putting it on the grill to finish with brushed-on barbecue sauce. We would glug a whole bottle of Kraft in the pressure cooker because it was cheap, expendable swill. For the final stage, which mattered a lot more, we initially used Bull's Eye but later switched to Sweet Baby Ray's Honey-Barbecue. These days I don't eat barbecue sauce very much at home, but when I do I go for the no-sugar Ray's (apparently it's not "Sweet Baby" unless it has sugar). I also just have to plug Ray's no-sugar honey mustard dipping sauce, which is THE best honey mustard dressing I've ever found, sugar or not. Ultra impressed with it.
For YEARS i stuck exclusively with KC Masterpiece because in the 90s I went to the restaurant in KC Missouri and had an AMAZING rib dinner. Recently i switched to Sweet Baby Rays because I do like a sweet sauce . I tried Stubbs once and it was OK but not worth the price jump I will definitely try Bullseye next time.
That's really funny. I had virtually the same experience. I had tried KC Masterpiece sauce before and liked it and when I visited Kansas City in 1997, I had the ribs at one of the KC Masterpiece resstaurants. It was fabulous and I was a convert. Sadly, eventually, all the restaurants closed, the last one in 2009 and also eventually I got tired of the overwhelming sweetness though it was still pretty good on burgers. I tried Stubbs a while back and I've been a Stubbs convert ever since. I like that it's not as sweet although I do wish it was a little thicker. The marinades are excellent too. I can almost always get it on sale for $2.99 a bottle so it's maybe 50 cents or a buck more than some of the others but for a dollar, I'm gonna get what I like.
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He’s wrong. The more vinegar-forward, less sugar sauce is better for cooking, because sugar caramelizes... then it burns. These are mostly sugary sauces that women love. In my mind, don’t ruin sauce with a bunch of sugar, eat a candy bar, then use a sauce that works best for the meat. The best bbq sauces are Gates’ and Arthur Bryant’s. They put Kansas City sauce on the map in the 1940’s and they aren’t sweet at all. In the 70’s, KC Masterpiece came in and ruined bbq sauces.
@@lizmcb4959 You have “mops” or “sops” that pitmasters have always basted meat with in the bbq pit or smokers. They are thin. Any thicker sauce has traditionally been called a “table sauce.”
I don't think there is such a thing as all purpose bbq sauce. That would be like an all purpose hot sauce. For ribs, I just make my own. So quick and easy to do. For store brands: Chicken - Open Pit Pork - Stubbs Ribs - Bullseye
love these taste tests, but i can't agree with any of these three. masterpiece will always be my winner, however i often buy others if they are on sale, and i never found anything really bad.
I think that the expected tastes very with what you grew up with and regional changes. I live in Kansas City, so that style is what I grew up with and expect... Some of the other ones from out of this area are great, but some I dislike a lot... All personal choices and usually what you are used to.
I use Stubbs because it does not contain high fructose corn syrup. Bullseye used to be my go-to sauce because the used to make a non-high fructose corn syrup brand. Sadly, I cannot find that version in the markets in my area. So, I almost always purchase Stubbs. Note, I use my BBQ sauce, predominantly, for a quick and easy chili creation.
Well hi fructose corn syrup is not good to have in your diet. If I see it on anything that I’m purchasing I put it right back on the shelf. Thanks for sharing
I agree with America’s test kitchen. Bullseye is cheap, but it’s best!! Others are too sweet or have other weird flavors. Stubbs is second for me. Bullseye has the best balance of flavors.
I've used Bullseye for years. I put it in canned ranch beans with coffee, onions and bacon. Bake in the oven low for hours. People always ask how I make them and are surprised that there's coffee in them.
They have had two recent tests; one of "High End" sauces, and this one of just "Bottled Sauces." In order from highest-ranked to lowest, the results of this test were: Bull’s-Eye Original BBQ Sauce -- Recommended Heinz Classic Sweet & Thick BBQ Sauce -- Recommended Sweet Baby Ray’s Barbecue Sauce -- Recommended KC Masterpiece Original Barbecue Sauce -- Recommended With Reservations Kraft Original Barbecue Sauce & Dip -- Recommended With Reservations Jack Daniel’s Original No. 7 Recipe Barbecue Sauce -- Recommended With Reservations Stubb’s Original Legendary Bar-B-Q Sauce -- Not Recommended
I like Meat Mitch Whomp sauce. It has no corn syrup, a bit of a kick, and it's awesome. I order it from academy sports and I can usually get free shipping.
I'm glad they pointed out that Kraft tastes like fruit. I've never liked it, but the Kraft Sweet & Spicy Chipotle is shockingly good. Big fan of Sweet Baby Ray's and if you're not wanting one with as much sugar they have some called Ray's - No Sugar Added, same great flavor but just the natural sugar from the tomatoes. Great stuff.
@@wildkeith The one time I tried it you could tell it wasn't as sweet as regular Sweet Baby Ray's so whatever amount of sucralose that is added is relatively small. That being said, they do add allulose which is a carb but doesn't count as a sugar for some reason. You do wind up with only about 1/5 of the total carb count... Unfortunately not as natural as I once thought, but I wasn't in need of it for health reasons so I just assumed when I should have checked the label.
Although not shown in this "highlight reel," Jack Daniels' sauce *was* tested. It came in #6 of the 7 brands tested, and was "Recommended With Reservations."
@@janehyden1652 You don't think what? You don't think it's yummy, you don't think it contains actual Jack Daniels, you don't think it was tested, or you don't think it came in 6th place?
Stubbs Spicy is the one I go to every time. Stubbs uses quality ingredients and never corn syrup.
It is thinner and big enough flavor but not too big to mask the main items it adorns. It also doesn't tend to burn on the grill as fast as thicker or sweeter sauces.
I can't usually get it for $2.99 average where I live and in larger bottle size an even better deal.
Stubb's was my sentimental favorite, as C.B. Stubblefield started his restaurant here in Lubbock, Texas, in 1968, eventually becoming a home for live performances from many of Texas's best musicians, including Stevie Ray Vaughn.
@Tony Samson That's what ALL the no-talent nobodies say.
Ive seen his nephew Ike Stubblefield playing live .
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@@grandpaobvious o well I'm sorry you feel you want it now but it's been good morning baby
I love Bridgette. Her training and educated palette are apparent, yet with self-deprecating humor and a quiet confidence. I would love to learn culinary arts from her.
isn't she just the best? I love her.
I've had a crush on her for years!
I prefer Sweet Baby Ray's. I find that Bull's Eye tastes a bit too artificially smoky which overpowers the rest of the sauce.
Yes swert baby rays all the way
I like their Sweet and Spicy
I made BBQ ribs for Thanksgiving along with Turkey and I used the Honey BBQ Flavor of the sause It was awesome baked in the Ribs 😋😋 😋
49th , i actually was buying Bull's Eye this past summer it kept going on sale at 99cents :) , id use it for a Burger Topping and it was really good (id also add some yellow mustard as a counter punch)
I totally agree.
Bullseye has an artificial smokiness I find off putting,Ray's is good on all types of meats and makes a great sloppy joe as well.
Bullseye has been my favrite for years. It doesn't lose it's flavor on the grill like many do, and it's great for dipping. Not to sweet, and not to vinegary.
We’ve swapped to Stubbs because I like vinegar-y tastes and we wanted to cut our sugar intake. It seems to work well as a swap for most of the super sweet ones.
I understand that. I stopped eating sugar and carbs a year ago, and purged my kitchen of everything sugary, including the BBQ sauce.
The Stubb's spicy is my favorite! Low sugar and lots of flavor.
Stubbs is definitely my favorite bottled bbq sauce. Has a nice vinegar-y tang and doesn’t have the almost syrupy consistency that many others have.
I love ATK more for Adam's and Jack's segments rather than cooking. They both do a great job and are very informative. Thanks guys!
I enjoy Stubb's because it doesn't use high fructose syrup as many other brands do including Sweet Baby Ray's. Stubb's might be a tad higher in price, but you are buying a quality product that is a perfect balance of what a barbecue sauce should be.
My sentiments exactly!
A agree. Although they are right about it not being thick enough.
If you have some skill on the grill, you can lacquer the Stubbs in layers. Love the sauce.
Yup...Stubb's BBQ sauce is the best!
I've tried Stubbs, did not have a good taste for me. Sweet Baby Ray's is my favorite, wish they would drop the high fructose corn syrup though which is not used in other countries. I wonder why, I'm being sarcastic. It's cheaper to make. So sad.
sweet baby rays all the way. baked broiled dipping and as an ingredient or flavoring. but especially as a flavoring agent. like in bacon cheeseburger meatloaf.
I agree with you. I also love bacon cheeseburger meatloaf.
@@cindyharrington5958 omg yes sweet baby rays is my favorite
Not disagreeing here, but it's WAY sweet, so I use it when I want to sweeten up my Stubb's Spicy or Hickory Bourbon.
And inexpensive
Anyone remember when we were kids there was only home made or Open Pit! I still love Open Pit!😁
I'm gonna give Stubbs a shot. I love the vinegar and I'm always looking to cut down on my sugar intake.
I wish they would tell us where the other sauces fell within the winners and losers. I prefer Sweet Baby Rays!
My favorite too. No onion in it to make that heavy flavor!
I’m gonna have to agree with you. Sweet baby Ray’s original in my opinion is the best. But hey, everybody has different taste buds.
My thought as well, I use Sweet Baby Rays when I haven't made my own.
They will tell you where all the other sauces fall. But you have to pay them money and subscribe. This is all you get for free.
Love Sweet Baby Rays! Hot and Spicy! Yum!
Sweet Baby Ray’s is second to none.
Loaded with bad sugars
@@captainamericaamerica8090 no one is looking for a nutritious barbecue sauce.
@@cakeman58 The. You're looking for diabetes strokes! Heart diseases, clogged veins etc
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KC Masterpiece is what I grew up with. Sometimes I branch out but I always come back to it.
Wild man
In my opinion, KC Masterpiece is hands-down the best sauce out there.
When I loved in Southern California my kids were raised with KC Masterpiece (this was the 1990's & 2000's) because I preferred it. We have lived in the Kansas City, Missouri Northland since 2005 and a few years ago one of my daughters called me excitedly saying that it never dawned on her that KC Masterpiece was Kansas City Masterpiece! LOL! I still love it and am happy with Sweet Baby Ray's and will get that if it is on sale.
Kraft coming in last is proof of a loving, benevolent god.
Haaaaaaaa
I got some for 50 cents a bottle and it sucks
Ironically Keith, Bullseye is made by Kraft.
Other than American cheese singles I can’t think of anything that I would buy from Kraft.
Kraft cheese - great. Kraft macaroni and cheese - Berlin's awesome. Kraft Miracle Whip - fantastic if you're into sweet condiments. The other condiments in the Kraft brand (mayonnaise, salad dressings, barbecue sauce) - not so good. I always found their condiments on sale at the supermarket, and they're cheap for a reason; they're far inferior to other brands. It's probably a good thing they merged with Heinz, as they make better condiments.
Sweet Baby Rays is my go to...
My favorite hands down is the lineup of Stubb's sauces amazing everything from the BBQ to the mopping sauce to me it beats the others hands down.
Alvin Wine
I haven't tried dozens, but Stubb's is the best I've tried from a store.
Actually for taste, original sweet baby ray's is the best in my opinion. I like to make my own bbq sauce, but for the the money, nobody beats ray's. I can get a 12 ounce plastic bottle for a dollar at most places, give or take a few cents. I can't even make my homemade bbq sauce for that price. Most folks do not know there is a sweet baby ray's bbq joint, i believe in a suburb of chicago, please do not quote me on the location. They do a great business, but i have not been there yet. Even with all the bbq joint business they do, i'm sure they make more money in the wholesale/ retail end of the business. I've never met anyone or been to any grocer that has not heard of sweet baby ray's bbq sauce, & i'm in Kentucky.
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Yes sweet baby rays is my favorite also.
Yes! SBR's Hawaiian style, which I drink from the bottle.
I like Sweet Baby Ray's too... and I'm from Kansas City. This taste test is probably off because they're in Boston and most of the tasters are from the East Coast. I'm sorry, the but upper East Coast just doesn't understand real BBQ.
@@russbear31 BC podunk Kansas is the center of culture for the vinegar world.
I’ve tried most mentioned but the best is cattleman’s Kansas City classic imo
I like that you can kinda can tell when a show was taped when seeing the expiration date on products.
Great shows!
If you can find it, Kinder’s is amazing!!
When Jack said Stubbs is a Texas brand and is more like a dipping sauce, it made sense to me. My college roommate was from Houston and always said the meat should not be coated in the sauce. He always ordered his ribs dry with the sauce on the side. That’s how this Jersey boy learned to eat barbecue.
Yeah, when he said sauce on the grill everyone in a line from KC to Houston went, “oh, you mean grilling, not BBQ”
My personal favorite is Sweet Baby Rays Sweet & Spicy. Sweet up front with a hell of a nice kick at the end.
Try it on wings! Love it over buffalo sauce.
Stubb's is very good and would have been my top choice. I can't get the best that I've had, Gate's (from KC), where I live now, but it remains to this day my favorite.
Dirk Bremer Stubbs is my favorite and it comes in multiple styles. They should have tested Stubbs sticky and sweet.
Dirk, you can get Gates' BBQ Sauce on Amazon! Walmart carries it, but not on the web site.
@@SuzanneBaruch I live in MI, so I'll check the closest Wally World to see if they have it. I'll have to check with Amazon to see if their price is reasonable. I also miss Andria's steak sauce, Amazon has it but it's really bloody expensive there.
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All of these are tomato-based sauces. For something really different, try Sticky Fingers Carolina Classic sauce. It's mustard- based and tasty. Granted, it might come across as wierd to many, but it is great on pork. Mustard-based sauce is the standard here in SC, and Sticky Fingers is based in Charleston. They have several other types, but we like the Carolina Classic. So does my cousin in western VA. We introduced him to it a few years ago, and now that's all he uses. Give it a try.
Knotty pine and head country from Oklahoma I've had bbq from all over the United states and these are my to 2 they're still made with love
Currently, I make my own BBQ sauce. But when I was buying store varieties I found that Bulls Eye was the best overall. So when I created my own that was the flavor profile that I used. I think it does cost more to make my own but I can change it as I desire.
You should have tested Head Country bbq sauce. It perfectly fits the description of what aspects you were looking for.
I've tried 'em all and I much prefer Sweet Baby Ray's Sweet 'n Spicy.
me too or KC masterpiece
My favorite as well!!
Yeah, I often find that my taste differs with whatever wins these taste testings.
Stubb's is my go to when I can't make my own. Sweet baby Ray's used to be good until they ruined it with high fructose corn syrup.
It’s just sugar and it still tastes good.
Stubb's does a very good sugar free sauce
High fructose corn syrup is really bad for you, it is cheaper than sugar that's why companies use it. Canada and Mexico don't use it, makes you wonder why? Give the American consumers anything.
@@Appaddict01 Right! And Cancer is just Cancer!
M Ladd There is no difference between sugar and high fructose corn syrup. The body breaks them down nearly exactly the same. Corn syrup is bad for you in exactly the same way sugar is bad for you. www.healthline.com/nutrition/high-fructose-corn-syrup-vs-sugar
These are so comforting.
Sweet Baby Rays is my go to sauce though Stubb's is really good too.
Just to say thanks. I love all of you at America’s Test Kitchen. You provide a very meaningful program from which I enjoyably learn so much.
Sweet Baby Ray’s is my fave! G. Hughes sugar-free is also delicious.
Sweet Baby Ray's
Sweet Baby Ray's and Bullseye are the best store brands.
Indeed. Bullseye was my favorite but they stopped including the little plastic spout insert that makes the plastic bottles proper squeeze bottles.
Yes, they are both great. I still like to doctor them up depending on what the use is and how i feel that day ( more hot sauce or chopped jalapeno )
@@atropineman3541
Hey. Me too. I do that with the cheap store brands also.
I love, love, love Bullseye B.B.Q. sauce!! 😋
I like Masterpiece original.
thanks, cheryl--it is certainly my favorite, hands down.
This was my favorite but I can’t seem to find it anymore.
I'm surprised Jack didn't mention the one thing that separates Bullseye from all the other supermarket brands - it doesn't include high fructose corn syrup as an ingredient. I think it reminds people of a homemade sauce more than the others
The link to but the bullseye sauce on Amazon shows that HFCS is the #1 ingredient.
Stubbs doesn't have it either. I like Stubbs the best.
@@socemdogbrewingandgastropu8288 for one of the varieties it is first. Another variety has it a little lower in the list. Their original doesn’t contain HFCS.
@@capers72424 i just looked at the grocery store, hfcs is the number one ingredient for bullseye original and every flavor my grocery carried.
@@film79 a year ago it did not. What is your point?
I worked in the kitchen of a bar and grill. Their barbecue sauce was made of ketchup, beer, and brown sugar.
Take 1 cup of Sweet Baby Rays and add 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar. Mix well. Add vinegar by dribbles until it "blooms" in the mouth. You'll feel it. Incredible sauce!
Bull's Eye Original ? My favorite too.
Found it in Dollar Tree last week!
I prefer a brand you did not feature called Dinosaur BBQ Sauce, from Rochester, New York. It has actual diced up onions that you can taste and feel. I also do like the Stubbs brand.
Bullseye has been my favorite (store sauce) since it's been out. I was expecting the final three to be Sweet Bay Ray's, Bullseye, and Stubb's, but they didn't pick the top 3.
When I was a caterer, I would use Sweet Baby Ray's original on the BBQ chicken I served. And I would get alot of compliments.
SBR's usually wins taste test nationwide.
I like it, like Stubbs too.
Different sauces for different meats
@James Pietsch Sweet Baby Rays sells about $150 million a year in the US.
Kraft 2nd with $70M
Bullseye is my go to. I've been using it since the day it was first released.
Kc masterpiece for tge win. Ive loved it since i was about 18 years old or so. 30 years of loving it. Now only at walmart and chef store. Breaks my heart too.
Bulls Eye kept going on sale this summer where I live , it made a nice substitute for ketchup as a burger topping.
Beachdudeca
I also love the substitution of barbecue sauce for ketchup on a good burger. if you want to kick it up a notch add a little bit of Hot Salsa Brava from La Victoria. with either the ketchup or the barbecue sauce.
No smoke please, I like Open Pit barbecue sauce.
Bullseye is the best I agree but here in TN it’s hard to find- found it at dollar tree for the win tho!
It's hard to find everywhere
The sauce should only serve to compliment whatever meat you're smoking/grilling/BBQing. There's no one "best" sauce for every situation.
IKR; I love chipotle on pork, but not wings.
H. Collier
Thank you my sentiments exactly!
You are correct. I wish you weren’t because I am lazy.
You're absolutely right. Good BBQ doesn't need any sauce at all. I live in Kansas City. The best BBQ restaurants here serve it naked--no sauce. (The best BBQ restaurants in Texas do too.) This usually baffles most people from outside of the BBQ capitols. Real BBQ is about smoking meat--not dousing it in BBQ sauce to hide your mistakes and pathetic attempt to properly smoke meat. In fact, people in Texas and KC are suspicious of any BBQ that comes with sauce. When in Kansas City you ask for a small bowl of sauce as a side item to compliment the meat.
Who made up that lie
How could you not have Famous Dave's even on the table. he has this spicy apricot barbecue sauce that is fantastic if you like spicy. And his everyday sauce is Blue Ribbon
Maybe it’s a regional brand. I’ve never seen it in my supermarkets. They generally test products that can be found anywhere in the U.S., so their winners are not always the best.
When I was a kid we used to make barbecue chicken by first pressure cooking it and then putting it on the grill to finish with brushed-on barbecue sauce. We would glug a whole bottle of Kraft in the pressure cooker because it was cheap, expendable swill. For the final stage, which mattered a lot more, we initially used Bull's Eye but later switched to Sweet Baby Ray's Honey-Barbecue. These days I don't eat barbecue sauce very much at home, but when I do I go for the no-sugar Ray's (apparently it's not "Sweet Baby" unless it has sugar). I also just have to plug Ray's no-sugar honey mustard dipping sauce, which is THE best honey mustard dressing I've ever found, sugar or not. Ultra impressed with it.
For YEARS i stuck exclusively with KC Masterpiece because in the 90s I went to the restaurant in KC Missouri and had an AMAZING rib dinner.
Recently i switched to Sweet Baby Rays because I do like a sweet sauce .
I tried Stubbs once and it was OK but not worth the price jump
I will definitely try Bullseye next time.
That's really funny. I had virtually the same experience. I had tried KC Masterpiece sauce before and liked it and when I visited Kansas City in 1997, I had the ribs at one of the KC Masterpiece resstaurants. It was fabulous and I was a convert. Sadly, eventually, all the restaurants closed, the last one in 2009 and also eventually I got tired of the overwhelming sweetness though it was still pretty good on burgers. I tried Stubbs a while back and I've been a Stubbs convert ever since. I like that it's not as sweet although I do wish it was a little thicker. The marinades are excellent too. I can almost always get it on sale for $2.99 a bottle so it's maybe 50 cents or a buck more than some of the others but for a dollar, I'm gonna get what I like.
Smoke flavors should come from the BBQ, not the sauce... Liquid smoke has no place in real BBQ or real BBQ sauce.
This is most correct. No sauce should have a smokey flavor added to it. This is heresy. And the chemical found in liquid smoke is carcinogenic.
Creosote always contains a mixture of chemical compounds, and some of its components, such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons - PAHs - have been identified as carcinogens. That's true. But PAHs are not found in liquid smoke. It id just the natural aqueous condensate of wood smoke that's been aged & filtered to remove the tars and the particulates. It's allowed to settle for 10 or 12 days in a storage tank so that the insoluble compounds like benzopyrene settle out. Then it goes through a multi-stage filtering process. Hundreds of compounds are found in the smoke from burning wood, include acetic, propionic, butyric and valeric acids, carbonyls, phenyls and more, but since there are virtually no polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons or similar toxins in filtered liquid smoke, the manufactured product is actually
healthier than natural smoke.
Elliott Hinds it must be nice to not live in an apartment
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Then why did Sweet Baby Ray’s sauce win second place out of 700 in a BBQ competition?
No sauce should have Ketchup in it either!
When I lived in Northern Minnesota I used to get a great one called Barons made in Bagley MN😊
I real enjoy your shows and have tried many of your great recipes. WELL DONE!
Thank You to all
Guy Fieri KC : exceedingly good. Then Cattleman’s and KC Masterpiece and Bullseye Smoky.
He’s wrong. The more vinegar-forward, less sugar sauce is better for cooking, because sugar caramelizes... then it burns. These are mostly sugary sauces that women love. In my mind, don’t ruin sauce with a bunch of sugar, eat a candy bar, then use a sauce that works best for the meat. The best bbq sauces are Gates’ and Arthur Bryant’s. They put Kansas City sauce on the map in the 1940’s and they aren’t sweet at all. In the 70’s, KC Masterpiece came in and ruined bbq sauces.
Women ruin everything. 🤣🤣
Too many people don't realize that you shouldn't GRILL BBQ sauce: sauce should be warmed and brushed on the meat after it comes out of the smoker!
@@lizmcb4959 You have “mops” or “sops” that pitmasters have always basted meat with in the bbq pit or smokers. They are thin. Any thicker sauce has traditionally been called a “table sauce.”
Sweet baby Rays. Great w Perdue Chicken nuggets.
I prefer Carolina style sauce but will keep this in mind when I want KC style.
Guy Fieri makes the best BBQ sauce and he has different flavors!
I’m glad I live in Memphis. We have so many AMAZING choices of BBQ Sauce. So much better than all that garbage you tested.
Bullseye Original is my favorite all purpose sauce
Bullseye for all around BBQ sauce, Stubbs for BBQ chicken and open pit for dipping
I don't think there is such a thing as all purpose bbq sauce. That would be like an all purpose hot sauce.
For ribs, I just make my own. So quick and easy to do.
For store brands:
Chicken - Open Pit
Pork - Stubbs
Ribs - Bullseye
KC Masterpiece is the best. The fact that it wasn’t top three is a mistrial
Stubbs regular sauce is ok, but Stubbs sweet bbq sauce is amazing! Always buy
love these taste tests, but i can't agree with any of these three. masterpiece will always be my winner, however i often buy others if they are on sale, and i never found anything really bad.
I sort of miss Chris Kimble bumbling around
We all do. His Milk Street is pretty amazing, regardless of lawsuits.
@@dungeonbrownies Lawsuits?!
@@rayblack8 He was naughty with his business practices. Read the career section. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Kimball
Chris Kimball
Really? Both shows are so much better now that he's gone. He is a pompous a** who engages in unethical business practices.
I love Head Country, made in Stillwater, OK.
Barbecue sauces are as different as hot sauces are!!
I think that the expected tastes very with what you grew up with and regional changes. I live in Kansas City, so that style is what I grew up with and expect... Some of the other ones from out of this area are great, but some I dislike a lot... All personal choices and usually what you are used to.
Love Jack
sweet baby rays is the best just saying.
The first ingredient is hfcs, thats why people like it so much. Its not even a condiment any more.
Rand Wulf what, prat tell, is hfcs?
Anne K high fructose corn syrup
Amen
My family likes it. Too sweet for me. But it's good.
Love Bulls Eye! My fave, too!
Kraft's thickness is great for jazzing up yourself...which usually results in a thinner final product.
I Love KC Masterpiece
@Thomas - You’re a bad speller.
Agree - it's been my go to for years. Still love it
I live in Fort Worth and haven’t seen Bulls Eye in our Kroger in years. We get Sweet Baby Rays . I used to love Bullseye BBQ Sauce.
I use Stubbs because it does not contain high fructose corn syrup. Bullseye used to be my go-to sauce because the used to make a non-high fructose corn syrup brand. Sadly, I cannot find that version in the markets in my area. So, I almost always purchase Stubbs. Note, I use my BBQ sauce, predominantly, for a quick and easy chili creation.
Bullseye Hickory smoke is my Favorite store brand sauce.
Bulls-eye is too sweet. Stubbs is amazing!
Here at our local markets Sweet Baby Rays is everywhere. Too sweet. Like pouring Karo syrup on your grilling meats.
Well hi fructose corn syrup is not good to have in your diet. If I see it on anything that I’m purchasing I put it right back on the shelf. Thanks for sharing
Try Wickers. Made in southeast Missouri.
Head country is my go to bbq. Give it a try
I agree with America’s test kitchen. Bullseye is cheap, but it’s best!! Others are too sweet or have other weird flavors. Stubbs is second for me. Bullseye has the best balance of flavors.
My favorite is Stubb's Hickory Bourbon.
If you ever see Head County BBQ give it a try. My favorite
Head Country is the best bbq sauce you can by at the grocery store I have ever tasted.
Sweet Baby Ray's is the best general purpose BBQ sauce and it is reasonably priced.
Sweet Baby Ray's?!? The BEST!
I've used Bullseye for years. I put it in canned ranch beans with coffee, onions and bacon. Bake in the oven low for hours. People always ask how I make them and are surprised that there's coffee in them.
Thought sweet baby rays would win. Would like the full results though.
Sodium Benzoate; nty.
They have had two recent tests; one of "High End" sauces, and this one of just "Bottled Sauces." In order from highest-ranked to lowest, the results of this test were:
Bull’s-Eye Original BBQ Sauce -- Recommended
Heinz Classic Sweet & Thick BBQ Sauce -- Recommended
Sweet Baby Ray’s Barbecue Sauce -- Recommended
KC Masterpiece Original Barbecue Sauce -- Recommended With Reservations
Kraft Original Barbecue Sauce & Dip -- Recommended With Reservations
Jack Daniel’s Original No. 7 Recipe Barbecue Sauce -- Recommended With Reservations
Stubb’s Original Legendary Bar-B-Q Sauce -- Not Recommended
SeikiBrian horrible palate, what were the judges, a group of 5-10 year olds?
I like Meat Mitch Whomp sauce. It has no corn syrup, a bit of a kick, and it's awesome. I order it from academy sports and I can usually get free shipping.
Damn, I wish I had a favorite BBQ sauce so I could insist that they're wrong like everyone else does!
First hand knowledge has never been a prerequisite to bragging or arguing on the internet. Go for it, nothing's stopping you!
I'm glad they pointed out that Kraft tastes like fruit. I've never liked it, but the Kraft Sweet & Spicy Chipotle is shockingly good. Big fan of Sweet Baby Ray's and if you're not wanting one with as much sugar they have some called Ray's - No Sugar Added, same great flavor but just the natural sugar from the tomatoes. Great stuff.
The Rays No Sugar Added is sweetened with Splenda. Gross.
@@wildkeith The one time I tried it you could tell it wasn't as sweet as regular Sweet Baby Ray's so whatever amount of sucralose that is added is relatively small. That being said, they do add allulose which is a carb but doesn't count as a sugar for some reason. You do wind up with only about 1/5 of the total carb count... Unfortunately not as natural as I once thought, but I wasn't in need of it for health reasons so I just assumed when I should have checked the label.
Stubb's hickory bourbon is my current favorite.
Not up there for testing but Jack Daniel's Original #7 BBQ sauce is yummy... *warning* - contains actual Jack Daniel's whiskey.
Although not shown in this "highlight reel," Jack Daniels' sauce *was* tested. It came in #6 of the 7 brands tested, and was "Recommended With Reservations."
i dont think so..............
@@janehyden1652 You don't think what? You don't think it's yummy, you don't think it contains actual Jack Daniels, you don't think it was tested, or you don't think it came in 6th place?
@@janehyden1652 So, you don't think the bbq sauce was tested or you don't think the bbq sauce has whiskey in it?
Love these taste testings. thanks