When you think about barbecue sauce, you may be thinking of Kansas City-style BBQ. Today, Lisa McManus and Morgan Bolling test the most popular store-bought brands to find out which tomato- and molasses-based sauce reigns supreme. From grocery store staples to hidden gems, find out which bottle delivers the perfect balance of sweet, tangy, and smoky flavor for your next cookout.
Why We Love Kansas City–Style Barbecue Sauce: https://cooks.io/4eFmAJQ
00:00 Intro
2:06 Sweet Baby Ray’s Barbecue Sauce
4:07 L.C.’s Famous Kansas City Barbecue Sauce
6:37 KC Masterpiece Barbecue Sauce
8:27 Jones Bar-B-Q
10:49 Jack Stack Barbecue Sauce
12:19 Pitmaster BBQ Sauce
14:55 Gates Barbecue Sauce
16:56 Bull’s-Eye Barbecue
18:45 Arthur Bryant’s Barbecue Sauce
21:17 Kansas City-Style Barbecue Sauce Taste Test Results
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As a Kansas Citian the only bottled sauce I buy is Gates. Not sweet, very spicy and vinegar forward. Delicious on everything.
I’m surprised that Joes , Slaps and Q39 weren’t included!
KC native here, AB’s is my favorite, although i grew up on Smokestack, which became Jack’s Stack. Its a close second
Show the ingredients .. chemicals , sugar artificial smoke flavors calories ( per bottle )
They didn’t show the ingredients to Gate’s sauce:( I have to give props to LC’s BBQ ingredient list because they were the only ones not to have high fructose corn syrup or modified corn starch or the bs:)
Love me some Gates Bbq though:)
Don’t underestimate LC’s is my go-to spot for ribs. Keep the windows down and don’t run the AC when transporting barbecue
About the only KC style sauces I like are Rib Rack Cider and Sticky Fingers Kentucky Bourbon. I prefer Carolina vinegar “sauces” over any other styles.
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