I tried and ranked 4 barbecue sauces. The best one was both tangy and sweet.

I ranked four different store-bought barbecue sauces. My favorite was the perfect balance of tangy and sweet.

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Barbecue season is here, so I set out to find the brand that delivers the tastiest barbecue sauce straight from the bottle.I tried store-bought barbecue sauces from three different brands to determine which offered the smokiest, tangiest flavor for the best value. I also tried one brand's no-sugar-added version to see if it could measure up to the original.While barbecue isn't typically my go-to dipping sauce — proud ranch fan, here — I tried each sauce on its own and with chicken nuggets to see which was my favorite.Here's how I'd rank four store-bought barbecue sauces, from worst to best.

My least favorite barbecue sauce was Kraft's slow-simmered original barbecue sauce.

Kraft's barbecue sauce was the second-most expensive.