To sum up this sauce, it’s yet another mass produced “looks like it’s from a small mom and pop store variety sauce but actually from a fairly large corporation” variety. And that’s not always horrible. It’s when the sauce is loaded up with ingredients like high fructose corn syrup, artificial colors, MSG, and artificial flavors - that is what turns me off. The flavor is overly sweet and the consistency is thin. This is not to say the franchised Sticky Finger locations (16 across the Southeast) are not fantastic. This sadly happens sometimes when a brand gets big fast and they start stamping the logo all over without regard for quality in each and every item.
Smell 4
Taste 2
Consistency 2
Ingredients 2
Label and marketing 3
website: stickyfingers.com
June 30th, 2009
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2 Star Reviews, All Reviews, Tomato-Based Mild |
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Paul Miller has been making this sauce for about a year and a half. Not long ago, he produced his first official batch and shipped me out a few samples. I suggest you try it out!
From Paul
“Well I started making my own sauce a few years ago and after many, many hours over the stove I finally had something that I loved and wanted to put my name on it. After about 45-50 try’s I finally narrowed down my recipe. For awhile now friends and family kept asking for more and for me to bottle it. So after about a nine month process I finally have my first production run done.”
It’s a classic KC style sauce and I do have a weak spot for classic KC style BBQ sauce - the flavor really packs a punch with a unique but subtle blend of herbs and spices. The onion is there but not overpowering. The garlic is there but wouldn’t kill a vampire or ruin your next kiss. It could be considered a bit on the sweet side, but most folks I know who BBQ don’t mind a little extra sugary substance.
For a coupel of negatives, the consistency and the ingredients could use improvement - a bit too much corn syrup and high fructose corn syrup (there are reports on both sides, but I do believe this stuff really is bad). Also the sauce was a bit on the thin side.
Other than that, the flavor was great both before and after the grilling experience. After being grilled it tasted just like those KC Masterpiece BBQ chips. Yum! And the reddish brown color and specks of actual spices will always - to quote Martha Stewart - be a good thing.
Smell 5
Taste 4
Consistency 3
Ingredients 3
Label and marketing 4
Ingredients: Tomato Concentrate, Distilled Vinegar, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Corn Syrup, Honey, Brown Sugar, Water, Liquid Smoke, Butter, Molasses, Chili Pepper, Spices, Dehydrated Garlic, Dehydrated Onion, Salt, Natural Flavors, Jalapeno Powder, Anchovies, Tamarind Concentrate.
Website: Miller’s Secret Sauce Facebook Page
June 12th, 2009
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4 Star Reviews, All Reviews, Kansas City BBQ Sauce, Tomato-Based Mild |
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BBQ Sauce Reviews was mentioned in this week’s Womans World magazine. When I got the call from the writer, I thought the name kinda rang a bell, but I asked my wife if it was legit. She assured me it was… the magazine is right next to the checkout counter - the one with the big red square in the top left corner with white letters - ah yes!
During the interview I was asked to provide several of my top choices for BBQ sauce, most of which can be found on my Best BBQ Sauces page, here.
Since Bone Suckin is probably the largest and most known brand (from my top choices), the writer probably chose something that would be accessible to the common reader of Woman’s World. And I’m glad she did, it’s one of my all time favorites (review here).
To follow on with what I mentioned in the article, about Bone Suckin being great on vegetables, I would encourage you to visit the Bone Suckin Sauce site for beans, rice, and potato recipes.
http://www.bonesuckin.com/recipe%20pages/vegetables.html
June 7th, 2009
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Last chance to get your favorite BBQ Sauce Recipe bottled - win 10% of all royalties!
The Deadline is Monday May 25th at Midnight!
The Process:
- Go to HomeCookingStar.com
- Click the contestants link.
- Click the button that says “Find your hometown homepage and enter your recipe!“
- Type in your hometown and state.
- Then click submit recipe - make sure you come up with a funky BBQ Sauce name before you start!
May 22nd, 2009
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If you are like me, and sometimes brew up your own BBQ sauce, I’m sure you’ve also thought “how can I get this put into a bottle?”
Unfortunately, the answer is not so simple. You have to get the ingredients, find a co-packer, find a licensed kitchen which must be inspected by the FDA. You have to negotiate for deals on bottles, labels, etc, etc. How much free time do you have to spend on a BBQ sauce journey?
Enter Home Cooking Star who is putting on a “Reality Cooking Show” that aims to get your sauce turned into a bottled sauce on the shelf. If you are selected as the winner, you will receive a 10% royalty on all sales!
The process is quite simple:
- Go to HomeCookingStar.com
- Click the contestants link.
- Click the button that says “Find your hometown homepage and enter your recipe!“
- Type in your hometown and state.
- Then click submit recipe - make sure you come up with a funky BBQ Sauce name before you start!
The winners will be chosen based on clicks, so make sure you tell your friends your recipe is out there.
Good luck!
May 11th, 2009
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The winner of the Bone Suckin Sauce Best Box giveaway is comment number 9 “Carolyn G”.
Congratulations Carolyn!
I will connect you with Pat Ford - creator of Bone Suckin Sauces who will get your address and ship you this fine prize package.
More contests (and reviews) coming soon.
May 11th, 2009
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Big Bob Gibson Backyard Mustard Sauce gets a 4 from me for a great smooth flavor and what I’d recommend for people looking for a widely available mustard-based BBQ sauce to try out. If you are a mustard BBQ sauce virgin, this could also be a nice starting point. It pours a bit thin compared to some other fine mustard-based sauces (such as Salt Lick) but ends up sticking well to the meat product after a liberal amount is applied. It offers a little tiny smidgen of heat which is activated on the grill (I didn’t notice any heat straight from the bottle). If you are looking for a great tasting mustard sauce and dont want to spend a lot, you can usually find Big Bob’s in the supermarket or available online at places like InsaneChicken.
Smell - 4
Taste - 5
Consistency - 4
Ingredients - 3
Label and Marketing - 5
Ingredients
Mustard, water, distilled cider and malt vinegar, tomato paste, high fructose corn syrup, brown sugar, sugar, molasses, salt, dehyrdated onion and garlic, hot sauce, spices, soy sauce, steak sauce, modified food starch, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, natural smoke flavor, corn syrup, lemon juice concentrate, hydrolyzed corn gluten, soy protein and wheat gluten, natural and artificial flavors, tamarind, raisin concentrate, turmeric, apple concentrate, guar gum, autolyzed yeast extract, beef extract, disodium inosinate, disodium guanlyate, rye extract.
Website and Related Information
Big Bob Gibsons
May 6th, 2009
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brian |
4 Star Reviews, All Reviews, Mustard BBQ Sauce |
one comment
Mad Dog hits it right on virtually all notes especially with their mega Award-winning Original Sauce. But super intense heat to the point of not being able to enjoy the meal is not my idea of a good cookout or BBQ meal. That said, just because I don’t like the heat doesn’t mean others won’t or that I cannot review this sauce in a scientific fashion. Just be warned - my mouth is still on fire! To me, this variant is too strong for most humans and the pepper flavor is a bit strong as well - even if you look past the mouth burning.
Smell - 4
Taste - 3
Consistency - 5
Ingredients - 5
Label and Marketing - 5
Ingredients
Premium tomato paste, water, unsulphured molasses, vinegar, tamari (wheat, water, soybeans, sea salt), natural hickory liquid smoke, Bird’s Eye chili peppers, garlic, herbs, spices, and xanham gum. No preservatives, additives, fillers. All natural.
May 5th, 2009
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brian |
4 Star Reviews, General, Tomato-Based Spicy |
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Bone Suckin Sauce is not only a five star sauce, but a sauce that stands alone. Like when Nintendo came out with the Wii, and Sony and Microsoft were left with their jaws open… when most sauces turn left, Pat Ford (the Bone Suckin Chief) take a turn for the right. Many of the other BBQ sauce brands don’t taste like this, and they could learn a thing or two from Pat about how to make a great, yet natural, healthy, unique flavored sauce. Truly one of a kind. If you don’t have this in stores near you, now is your chance to get a great “BSS Best Box” package mailed out to you - free of charge.
From the tantalizingly sweet and hot surprise flavor of the Fire Dancer Jalapeno Nuts (so good) to the thick, rich, natural Bone Suckin Yaki sauce and the sweet tangy bite of the Bone Suckin Mustard - this whole package is simply amazing food. If Bone Suckin Sauce was the lead singer, he’s accompanied here by a saucy bass player, a sweet guitarist, a nutty keyboardist, a drummer that likes fire. Also some salsa dancers.
One lucky winner will receive enough stuff condiments and snacks for a complete cookout (you provide the people, grillable objects, grill, and of course the drinks).
The Bone Suckin Best Box is valued at $39.99 and includes:
Award Winning Bone Suckin’ Sauce, Margarita Wine Nuts (Voted Best Snack Food USA), Bone Suckin’ Mustard, Bone Suckin’ Habanero Hot Sauce, Bone Suckin’ Salsa, Bone Suckin’ Yaki, Fire Dancer Jalapeno Nuts (Snack Nut of the Year)
Simple Contest Guidelines
- Comment about ANYTHING - maybe tell me your favorite grill if you want.
- Enter a comment below by Friday May 8th.
- Winners will be announced on Monday May 11th.
May 4th, 2009
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17 comments
The two lucky winners are comments 20 and 23 from the Russ and Franks BBQ Sauce Giveaway.
Please give it up for Don and Vic!
Gentlemen, please contact me via brian @ bbqsaucereviews.com with your preferred mailing addresses and your choice of Russ and Franks Mild, Fiery, or Sassy and I will connect you with Russ who will ship out your sauce.
I hope to do these often enough so that all of my regulars will get a chance to try a sauce for free this summer. Check back on this site in a few hours (or receive an email alert) for the next exciting giveaway details!!
Thanks,
Brian
May 4th, 2009
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