Barbecued Baked Beans

Barbecued beans take so much time and fiddling that most of us have long since abandoned homemade for canned. Well, I’m as fond of canned baked beans as the next guy, but I’ve never tasted any that can compare with the real thing. And when it comes to the real thing, you can’t beat a slow cooker for ease and excellence. The cooking time is still absurdly long, the flavor is sweet, smoky, and spicy, and the texture is melt-in-your-mouth; all that’s missing is the work. You can serve these be