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Why Putting BBQ Sauce On Chicken Is A Mistake (And What To Do Instead) By Dylan Murray Dec. 7, 2025 7:00 am EST

For many chefs and fans of barbecuing in general, high-quality BBQ sauce can make a passable dish taste good and a good dish taste even better. However, regardless of whether you're following a homemade BBQ sauce recipe or using one of the many great Carolina BBQ sauces on the market , the key sauce is not the best additive when it comes to cooking chicken on the grill or on the stove. In fact, most sauces that you'd usually put on chicken should be kept off it, so as to avoid compromising the dish's taste and texture.

This advice was relayed to us by Chip Carter, host and producer of "Where The Food Comes From," who describes using BBQ sauce in a

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