Anybody have a suggestion for best grilllin' sauce, store-bought or homemade? Tis the season for burgers, steaks and so forth...
Also - propane vs charcoal? What's your preference?
I grill over propane, charcoal, for me, is exhausting. I just fire up the grill, let it run until it gets up to about 350-400 degrees, then on goes the food. We did half chickens yesterday for memorial day and it was delicious.
Part of that was the sauce. I used a new one called "Two Fat Guys Spicy Gourmet Barbecue Sauce". I liked it because it didn't have that sweet molasses flavor in the background like most sauces I've tried. It almost had more of a salsa or pasta sauce type flavor with a spicy touch to it. They also make a mild and a "lava hot" flavor which I haven't tried. But the spicy was magnifique.
Since switching over to propane years ago I haven't missed charcoal at all but that's just, like, my opinion.
I use charcoal when it's a good cut of meat for slow cooking. Full racks of Ribs, good cut of steak. Propane I use for chicken, burgers and hot dogs. And then there's the smoker when I have 6-10 hours to kill and I've got a few racks of ribs or a good roast.
As far as BBQ sauce, well that's tougher. Going to depend on your taste preference and even what meat you're gonna put it on. I've tried a lot of the store bought but my usual preference list is:
KC Masterpiece
Sweet Baby Rays
Stubbs
Jack Daniels.
I make my own version of the Jack Daniels now though, same recipe but I add ingredients that I like and a lot more of the Jack Daniels.
Also, I'd suggest looking into some of the dry rubs, they can really bring out the taste and profile of certain meats. I use a basic one for Pork Ribs
2 tablespoons salt
2 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons ground cumin
2 tablespoons chili powder
2 tablespoons freshly ground black pepper
1 tablespoon cayenne pepper
1/4 cup paprika
Charcoal, and Sweet Baby Rays's (Sweet and Spicy)
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My Dad wrote a BBQ cookbook, well more specifically one that relates to pellet grilling, and when I have the chance I make his secret recipe honey bourbon sauce (not in the book). If I am in a time crunch then Sweet Baby Rays is a decent bottled sauce.
Makin' me hungry, bros! I plan on trying a sauce recipe tonight and slow-grill an elk steak... :)
I use propane. As far as sauce goes, if you're marinating stakes, I would recommend Worcestershire or my favorite, Dale's for that teryaki flavor