# What goes in barbeque sauce? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 24, 2012, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-goes-in-barbeque-sauce/622993 "2012-05-24T19:22:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2012, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-goes-in-barbeque-sauce/622993/61 "2012-05-26T21:19:16Z")
A brief hijack: wrapping ribs in aluminum foil. It prevents the fire that always starts when I look away and it keeps them from drying out. TNAI Mrs. Plant likes them because they are literally falling off the bone, but I like to unwrap them for awhile and get them brown, tender yet still attached to the bone. Do any of y’all wrap ribs? ---
**Author:** ![Labrador\_Deceiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Labrador\_Deceiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labrador_Deceiver)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2012, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-goes-in-barbeque-sauce/622993/62 "2012-05-26T22:13:47Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > A brief hijack: wrapping ribs in aluminum foil. > It prevents the fire that always starts when I look away and it keeps them from drying out. TNAI Mrs. Plant likes them because they are literally falling off the bone, but I like to unwrap them for awhile and get them brown, tender yet still attached to the bone. > > Do any of y’all wrap ribs? Holy hijack! Go ask this on a barbecue forum and watch the board explode. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2012, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-goes-in-barbeque-sauce/622993/63 "2012-05-26T22:30:26Z")
> [@Labrador\_Deceiver](#): > > Holy hijack! > > Go ask this on a barbecue forum and watch the board explode. Totally agree. You should see me and hubby fight over this. He also boils his ribs before putting them on the grill. Sacrilege! ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2012, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-goes-in-barbeque-sauce/622993/64 "2012-05-27T05:21:41Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Do any of y’all wrap ribs? First vegemite in barbecue sauce, and now this? On the other hand, at least it’s not boiling them. ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2012, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-goes-in-barbeque-sauce/622993/65 "2012-05-27T14:26:44Z")
I hear if you put the ribs in cold water and slowly bring it to a boil the ribs never know they were boiled and its all okay. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2012, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-goes-in-barbeque-sauce/622993/66 "2012-05-27T15:57:56Z")
> [@billfish678](#): > > I hear if you put the ribs in cold water and slowly bring it to a boil the ribs never know they were boiled and its all okay. Does this mean one may wrap them in foil very, very slowly? ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2012, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-goes-in-barbeque-sauce/622993/67 "2012-05-27T16:04:17Z")
As long as you don’t make any “crinkling” sounds and wake them up. ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2012, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-goes-in-barbeque-sauce/622993/68 "2012-05-27T16:48:11Z")
I was just rummaging around in the fridge and found the last batch of BBQ sauce I made. It had blueberries in it, and turned out great. When I was making it, I found a couple packages of wild blueberries left over from last summer in the freezer in danger of getting freezer burnt, so figured if people can put peaches in BBQ sauce, I can put blueberries in. It’s kinda purple, but other than that, they add a nice sweet/sour taste. I’d do it again. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2012, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-goes-in-barbeque-sauce/622993/69 "2012-05-27T17:07:41Z")
Pretty much any fruit can successfully find its way into a barbecue sauce. I’m particularly partial to a bit of tamarind, myself. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-goes-in-barbeque-sauce/622993.md?page=3)