Last night I had an impromptu dinner at my friend, Barbecue Bob’s house, where he was grilling up some chicken and hot dogs for the kids. He grills on a Weber Kettle Grill and uses 100% lump hard wood charcoal and you can really tell the difference. I will get into this whole gas versus charcoal discussion another time.

What I wanted to mention is how great his barbecue sauce tasted. When asked, he told me he makes his own following an adapted version of William Sonoma’s barbecue sauce. He makes up a batch and it keeps in the refrigerator for the week.

His chicken took 30 minutes to cook and was delicious. Here is his adapted barbecue sauce:

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