Going against the grain a bit on this one. I know this sauce has won awards and stuff, but for me – it’s like putting watery mayonnaise or Ranch dressing on your chicken. Recently, I watched a show with the guys down at Big Bob’s restaurant actually making the actual white sauce and applying it to the chicken after a long slow smoked BBQ process, a layer of rub, an application of sauce, and re-insertion back into the heat for a brief moment. It looked fantastic and their complete preparation and total combined effort produced something that I’ve yet to try, but I bet it would be super tasty. Now if this is your goal (long cooking process with rubs and seasonings and multiple stages), then I bet you can get some great results with this sauce. And I’d be tempted to try a nice spicy rub with the white sauce added to cool down the heat… But for backyard grillers (which is 90% of the grill-owning population) this sauce just lacks the stick and the flavor to really add a major boost to a quick grilling session. Want to try something different? Try Big Bob’s Mustard Sauce instead.
Smell – 4
Taste – 3
Consistency – 3
Ingredients – 3
Label and Marketing – 4
Ingredients
Water, distilled vinegar, soybean oil, sugar, salt, spices, egg yolks, modified food starch, mustard flour, natural flavors, paprika (color), garlic, potassium sorbate, xanthan gum, soy lechithin.
Trust me, ya gotta make this stuff from scratch. The bottled sauce doesn’t hold a candle to home made.
Check it out here.
http://whitetrashbbq.blogspot.com/2009/05/book-review-big-bob-gibsons-bbq-book.html