Help With BBQ Sauce in the UK

steveheyes · Dec 21, 2009

Hi all, I'm looking for some help here. Unlike you guys in the States we're not spoiled for choice with BBQ sauces in Britain.

One thing I learned from competing last year is that it's a safer bet to use a commercial sauce (or modify one) for meat in competition because at least they're tried and tested where as sometimes you miss the mark with homemade sauces and thus risk your entries in the main categories.

While I was over in the Kansas City this year I tasted some really good sauces, Blues Hog was probably my favorite but unfortunately I can't get this in the UK.

So I've been scouring the web sites of specialist American food importers and I've come up with a list of what I can get over here. If you guys could comment on what some of these sauces are like it would help me out a lot.

So here's what I can get, some of them are easy to get hold of some are a bit hit and miss. I hope there'll be at least one decent one...

Cattlemen's Original
Bone Suckin' Original Sauce
Mad Dog Original Sauce
Mad Dog Ultra Hot
A&W BBQ Sauce
Anchor Bar Honey BBQ Sauce
Pappy's Sauce For Sissies
Pappy's Moonshine Madness
Pappy's White Lightening
Wild Turkey Gourmet Sauce
Crazy Jerry's Alotta Bull
Roadhouse Hot Sweet & Tangy
Roadhouse Texas Tang
Roadhouse Southern Sunset
Roadhouse Original
Fighting Cock BBQ Sauce
Various Stubbs Sauces
Bullseye Original
Bullseye Sweet 'n' Sticky
Chicken 'n' Ribs Original Sauce
Open Pit Original Sauce
Sweet Baby Ray's

All feedback gratefully received.

Cheers

Steve

Grafixgibbs · Dec 21, 2009

Sweet Baby Ray's is good. I like to make my own though. If you can get a copy of Dr. BBQ's Big Time Cook Book (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/03...mp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0312339798 ) it has some great sauce recipes in it that are fairly easy to make. I make a modified version of his mustard one and everyone who has tried it loves it. Or they're just sayin gthat to make me feel good.:razz:

RubMeTender · Dec 21, 2009

I agree out of that list, Sweet Baby Rays is a good choice.

I also would like to say that our large variety of BBQ sauces is one more reason the USA is the greatest country in the world!

JD McGee · Dec 21, 2009

Cattlemen's Original
Bone Suckin' Original Sauce
Mad Dog Original Sauce
Mad Dog Ultra Hot
A&W BBQ Sauce
Anchor Bar Honey BBQ Sauce
Pappy's Sauce For Sissies
Pappy's Moonshine Madness
Pappy's White Lightening
Wild Turkey Gourmet Sauce
Crazy Jerry's Alotta Bull
Roadhouse Hot Sweet & Tangy
Roadhouse Texas Tang
Roadhouse Southern Sunset
Roadhouse Original
Fighting Cock BBQ Sauce
Various Stubbs Sauces
Bullseye Original
Bullseye Sweet 'n' Sticky
Chicken 'n' Ribs Original Sauce
Open Pit Original Sauce
Sweet Baby Ray's

I have tried the ones in red and am a big fan of Sweet Baby Ray's. Also Cattlemen's is great as a base sauce to add to. Stubbs has some good marinades for pork...good luck!

Arlin_MacRae · Dec 21, 2009

I'd have to go with JD's picks, also. Cattlemen's is probably the best 'original style' sauce on that list, IMO, and Ray's is the best. YMMV!

Bill-Chicago · Dec 21, 2009

RubMeTender said:
I also would like to say that our large variety of BBQ sauces is one more reason the USA is the greatest country in the world!

But when you add in the fact we have even more varieties of mustard hogging up shelf and yard space, it pulls the country back as a whole, no?

Steve,
Sweet Baby Rays is local to Chicago, available nationwide here. We have about 10 varieties readily available here in Chicagoland (including 4 or 5 SBR Marinades).

Send me a PM of your full Addy if you want me to ship you over one of each.

Just sayin,

:lol:

Cast Iron Chef · Dec 21, 2009

+10 Sweet Baby Ray's. Good by itself or I like to add hotsauce and honey.

Rich Parker · Dec 21, 2009

Sweet Baby Rays is very good. You should take Bill up on his offer. My favorite is the original.

Bill-Chicago · Dec 21, 2009

Cast Iron Cheif said:
+10 Sweet Baby Ray's. Good by itself or I like to add hotsauce and honey.

Have you tried SBR Chipotle or the SBR Honey?

:wink:

http://www.sweetbabyrays.com/Sauce.aspx

Jersey Joe · Dec 21, 2009

Cast Iron Cheif said:
+10 Sweet Baby Ray's. Good by itself or I like to add hotsauce and honey.

SBR's has a great honey sauce on the shelf now.

Cast Iron Chef · Dec 21, 2009

willkat98 said:
Have you tried SBR Chipotle or the SBR Honey?

:wink:

http://www.sweetbabyrays.com/Sauce.aspx

Tried the honey. Wasn't a huge fan but not bad for occasional change. The Chipotle hasn't made it out here yet. How's the Vidalia onion? That sounds good. SBR just arrived out here like in the last 1-2 years.

Jersey Joe · Dec 21, 2009

On more than one occasion, I've doctored up this stuff into a nice rib sauce and (I'm pretty sure it's readily available in the UK).

I worked in an Irish pub here in NJ and we served it alongside the other condiments.

Bill-Chicago · Dec 21, 2009

Cast Iron Cheif said:
Tried the honey. Wasn't a huge fan but not bad for occasional change. The Chipotle hasn't made it out here yet. How's the Vidalia onion? That sounds good. SBR just arrived out here like in the last 1-2 years.

Let me check and see if my store carries Vidalia. I'm not an onion fan per se, so if they do, I would probably overlook.

I can box up some with the Chipotle and send to you.

You can respond with something from your area.

PM me with an addy if this is something you want to do. Not a formal sauce trade, just an after Christmas exchange.

justjack · Dec 21, 2009

I've had some of the Pappys line. Their Moonshine has good flavour and packs a fair wallop, about as much as I can enjoy. Haven't had the White Lightning but it's rated about the same heat so I'd treat it with respect. Others in their line that I really like are Not made in China, almost no heat but great BBQ flavours, and Chicks Dig Me, which is a firm favourite in our house. With a little luck, if you can get part of that line you can get the rest.

Bogus Chezz Hawg · Dec 21, 2009

Just my opinion... I can't see BBQing meat for hours and hours, using good hardwoods, and then putting a store bought sauce with liquid smoke in it, on my finished product. Find a recipe and make your own. Leave the commercial BBQ sauces (with the liquid smoke in it) for the gas grillers who need to add some smokey flavor to their "BBQ". I'm just sayin'!

landarc · Dec 21, 2009

I have used the ones that JD called out, Bone Suckin' Sauce and Sweet Baby Ray's are good readily available sauces. Cattleman's is probably the best of the large format sauces I have tried, although it has been a long time since I used it straight.

Contracted Cookers · Dec 21, 2009

SBR with a little apple cider vinegar little ground black pepper celeryseed honey heat. if you can find head country get it if not p.m. me .

JD McGee · Dec 21, 2009

willkat98 said:
Have you tried SBR Chipotle or the SBR Honey?

:wink:

http://www.sweetbabyrays.com/Sauce.aspx

I just picked up a bottle of the Chipotle on Sunday...I'll let you know this weekend how it is on chicken...

nmayeux · Dec 22, 2009

I already have a ticket booked for Manchester in June. Let me know, and I might be able to ship some stuff over before I go. Also, it might be fun to work on making your own. And for beer, I would be willing to help.

KuyasKitchen · Dec 22, 2009

I've only had SBR's. And, it's pretty good ...

You might consider doctoring up some HP Sauce. A little sweetness and that'd make something fine on beef.

However, I'm with the gentleman who said to make up your own. You'll be far happier in the long run.

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