Something I wrote a few years ago:
BBQs are animals, not, a way of cooking meat.
They are pink, porcine looking creatures that walk about on two legs with a top hat, a walking stick and sometimes a Tux.
While smiling a lot, they can be rather fierce, specially if they have been eating lots of peppers, vinegar, mustard, or other hot spices.
If you should fear confrontation from a BBQ, one should have a fork and plate ready, with a loaf of bread, Brunswick Stew or rice hash, and a large Sweetened Iced Tea. Armed thus, the BBQ will vanish pretty quick.
While I think Sconyer’s BBQ and his sauces are the best in the Universe, I know that there are some very good Mustard and tomato based sauces out there. Dry rubs are great too.
But, like Alton Brown says, if the meat isn’t smoked right, it doesn’t matter what you pour on it, it’s still gonna be bad.
Bflr
I’m in southeast Texas and we’ve been barbecuing since April! But I do have some ribs and sausage hotdogs waiting for the 4th.