I have always said that I would not make a BBQ sauce and, so far, I have kept to my word. The main reason for my stance has been that if you put 10, 20 or even 100 people in a room and ask them to describe the perfect BBQ sauce, you would have to call in The Texas National Guard to come and restore peace. Man, you think BBQ Rubs are hard to create that everyone will like, try making a BBQ sauce! I have seen fine Texas Christian Pillars of their community get in fights over BBQ sauce. It got so bad that back in the late 1800’s the Baptist Church outlawed drinking because the men and even some women were using beer bottles as weapons!! That is why the Baptists do not allow their people to drink to this day. Now the Methodists didn’t outlaw drinking- they just won’t let their people drink beer in glass bottles.
Sharon is eyeing me, so I better get back to the reason for this here Blog. I have tasted BBQ sauce all over the United States and several foreign Countries and besides the ones that were made from fermented fish guts, they were all good. I have written several times about BBQ sauce and even tried to explain why Texas has two types of sauce that are used depending where you are in this great state. I had the great pleasure to try Ray Benson’s Asleep at the Wheel BBQ Sauce because of my radio show “Big Al’s Taste of Texas”. Ray has graciously accepted our invitation to call in for an interview about his 40 years in music and his new BBQ sauce. His manager sent me a case each of the mild and the spicy to try and see if it would be a good fit for our website. After trying Ray’s BBQ Sauce, I said “Hell Yes!” His sauce is what Texas BBQ is all about. Ray’s sauce is good on everything that you could put on the smoker, grill, oven, or just whatever you are cooking on. The taste is original and the spicy is just what it says it is, spicy. That means it has flavor and it is not just hot. I am glad that Ray took the time to come up with this BBQ sauce, because now I don’t have to explain any more why I do not make a BBQ sauce- the best has been made. Ray Benson’s Asleep at the Wheel BBQ Sauce is the Best that Texas has to offer and that means it is the best in the world!
Here Endeth the Lesson
Big Al
March 2010
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My name Is Doug Dillow and I am participating in a BBQ competition in September . I am in the process of contacting companies to see if they would like to donate a small product with there name on it to be passed to the 15 cookers that we have. We have approximately 800-1000 people come thru this
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In the past we have been donated spices, BBQ cooking utensils, coolers and lights etc. Thank you for taking time to consider this. Doug Dillow and the Charlie Adams Day committee.
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Doug Dillow
Doug, I am sorry that I did not read your remarks sooner. Please contact me if you do your cook-off and I will glad to help.
Kindest Regards,
Big Al