Sauce-y Facts

Almost nine out of ten (88%) grill owners use barbecue sauce when they grill.

The vast majority (84%) of those who use BBQ sauce when they grill use it as a basting sauce during cooking.

About half (52%) use barbecue sauce as a marinade before cooking. Two out of five (40%) use it as a condiment after the meal is cooked.

Hickory flavor is by far the most popular commercially bottled sauce (61%).

Other sauces used regularly include honey (36%), mesquite (35%), and tomato-based (34%). Soy sauce based is far less popular (9%).