Sweet

Sweet rubs, sauces and glazes built on brown sugar and molasses, the caramelised, sticky side of barbecue that kids and comp judges both love. Sweetness became core to American barbecue through Kansas City, where sugar-and-molasses sauces built the thick, sticky style that spread across the world. Use them on ribs, wings and pork to build a candied, caramelised bark, or wherever you want sweet over heat.