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“ There is no better. Everything else is just motor oil. ”
Marketing fluff hyping up the sauce.[1]
The Best Sauces and Jerky on display at Ace Hardware, marketed as "The Best You'll Every Taste". Please note not a single item from the display appears to have sold.[2]

The Best Sauces You'll Ever Taste, often shortened to The Best Sauces or dubbed Jacksauce, is a brand of sauces, seasoning, and beef jerky started by Jack Scalfani in 2000. The sauces were widely available until around 2022, as their main manufacturer ceased operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic; however batches may or may not be still produced for certain butcher shops.[3] The brand's products are distributed through Jack's family-run business GiveMe Foods.

The brand gained infamy on the internet for its pompous name, the odd taste and jelly-like consistency of the barbeque sauce, poor marketing material and packaging, and of course, the antics of its owner. The sauces are also made in a generic factory, similar to those used by Sodexo foods. This has led to speculation that Jack's sauces may not be as "hand-crafted" as he claims. And the strangeness does not stop there: Originally stocked in stores like certain Walmarts, Jack eventually resorted to stocking his sauces in obscure hardware stores, requiring customers to call in and personally order a jar of sauce before picking it up in person.

Despite the mockery and criticism, Jack remained steadfast in his belief that The Best Sauces are, in fact, the best, once boasting that he has never been requested a refund.[4] Later, this was changed to "Never once in 21 years has anyone not loved the sauce."[5]

History

Origin

In 2000, after leaving his career as the late-night host for KIK-FM country radio, Jack briefly worked at a large-scale artist management company, before starting one of his own titled GiveMe Entertainment. Jack managed musicians, singers, screenwriters, and soon picked up a chef as a client. According to Jack, for unknown reasons, his chef client bailed on him and left behind around 300 pounds of spices. With these abandoned spices, Jack concocted what later became The Best Barbeque Sauce You'll Ever Taste.[6] Jack packed this sauce into Kerr jars and brought them to Brees' Quality Meats in Garden Grove, California, where one of the butchers set out samples of it for customers to try. Returning a week later, Jack was informed by the butcher that customers were a fan of his sauce, and that some customers wanted to order his sauce by the case.[6] The butcher specifically said the customers exclaimed "These are the best sauces I've ever tasted," thus birthing the brand name.[4]

Jack claims a key advantage of his sauce is its super thick consistency, allowing it to better cling to meat rather than falling through the grill grates.[7][4]

Beginning of company

An old product lineup from around 2006, sporting slightly different label designs. This is the only known photo of the Sugar Free variant (second from the left).[8]

With the initial success of his sauce, Jack began selling it at the Orange County Market Place and soon on his now-defunct website, TheBestSauces.com.[6] Jack's mother Connie served as the company's advisor early on, with Jack running marketing ideas through her first.[9] The early lineup of sauces consisted of a barbecue sauce, a hot barbecue sauce and a teriyaki sauce.[10] A sugar-free barbecue sauce was introduced around December 2003,[11] priced slightly higher than the other sauces,[12] with Jack boasting of a jar only containing 7 carbohydrates.[13] The sugar-free variant disappeared from sale sometime after July 2006 due to a lack of popularity, with Jack describing having to regularly throw out cases of it.[14][15] In 2019, Jack stated he believes he released the sugar-free sauce too soon, with customers being more hesitant of trying sugar-free products back then.[16]

Jack's main strategy for distribution was getting the sauces stocked at local butcher shops and delicatessens. Jack would encourage customers to ask their favorite stores to stock his sauces, something that would come as foreshadowing for later.[13][7] He also stocked sauce at Barbeques Galore and 180 different Albertsons stores,[17] however ultimately pulling out of Albertsons in 2006 due to management demanding him use a specific distributor which he refused. In June 2003, Jack wrote a rather revealing blog post about his negotiation skills:

I am following up with a Patio and Fireplace store. I would like them to carry our sauces at their location.

So I spoke to the female dog that owns the place and she said she tasted the sauce and it taste like all the hundered of other sauces on the market.

I CANNOT BELIEVE SHE SAID THAT. OUR BIGGEST COMPLIMENT IS WE TASTE LIKE NOTHING OUT THERE.

So I asked her a second time, "Did you taste our sauce". She said yeah and she wasn't impressed. I was very hurt and I think she is a liar.

I could have put bird crap in the sauce and she would have said,"it tast like all the rest". Boy she was rude and just wanted to pea on my parade.

I told her that out of the hundreds of people we have had try it, and out of the 13 shops we are in, and out of all the corporate restaurant chains that have tried it, NOT ONE SAID IT TASTE LIKE ALL THE HUNDREDS OF SAUCES OUT THERE.

So I finally calmed down and realized the reason it tasted like all the others. SHE FORGOT TO SHAVE THE HAIR OFF HER TONGUE!!!!

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. BOY, I AM KILLING MYSELF.

I told her before I hung up that she was going to be a fun person to blog. She didn't get it and then hung up. :-)[18]

In 2008, Jack's brother Charles suggested making a YouTube channel to promote his sauces while giving cooking tips. Following his brother's idea, Jack created his channel called the Cooking with Jack Show and used his sauce in many recipes.[19] Jack again expanded the lineup with The Best Gourmet Seasoning You'll Ever Taste in the beginning of 2009.[20][21] Jack claimed that in 2011 alone, the sauce company made $60,000 in sales.[6]

Cancelled Shark Tank pitch

“ What a bummer. There loss. ”
Jack assuring people he is not bothered, using signature Jack grammar.[22]

In 2012, Jack was looking to have The Best Sauces on the ABC show Shark Tank, where a jury of investors called "Sharks" debate on whether to invest in participants' products. To brute force his way in, Jack sent an application to appear on the show every week, being eventually warned to stop by the seventh time. Two weeks after this, Jack received a call that the show's producers were interested in the product and requested more information, with Jack describing a positive experience talking his way through casting, barring a slight hiccup with getting sauce samples shipped.[23]

Jack got nervous upon reading the contract he received, in which the show's production company would recieve a 5% stake in the sauce business upon a deal. Jack therefore refused to give the Sharks more than a 44% stake, in fear that they combined with the producers could remove him from the company board. Jack decided his final proposal would be for the Sharks to give him $100,000 in exchange for a 20% stake. Jack then submitted a now-lost pitch video for the sauces, which the producers supposedly loved, and Jack received a filming date of July. Jack began practicing the pitch with the show's producers, which he described as having nailed every week. Jack said that, if Mark Cuban (Shark Tank's biggest Shark) was interested in buying the entire company, he would demand a sale price of $4 million from Cuban.[23]

Complications began when Jack was informed the filming of his segment was delayed to September, however Jack remained confident that he would strike a deal, with his two main points being the Cooking with Jack Show and a Walmart distribution deal lined up. On July 24, Jack was getting a haircut at the Mt. Zion Barbershop in Westminster, California, bragging to his barber about big things coming up for him, and that "if God doesn't want me to have what's coming, he will take it away from me." Around two minutes after this, Jack received a phone call that his film shoot has been cancelled entirely, due to the show's September filming schedule becoming overly bloated and receiving cuts. Jack tried to stay calm, however Junior noticed something was wrong and reached out to Jack, making him break down and explain everything while assuring he would ultimately be okay. Upon coming home, Jack wrote a blog post venting out his frustrations and sharing the pitch video, now being free from a non-disclosure agreement.[23]

A year later in November 2013, Jack claimed his segment was dropped as "food products weren't working well on Shark Tank", and that ABC later approached him to appear on The Taste as consolation, which he declined because that series was "so stupid."[24]

Distribution deals

Despite losing the Shark Tank appearance, the Walmart deal did go through in the end. In 2013, Jack released a video revealing that his sauce was available to purchase at 185 Walmart locations starting in April, which over the months spread across California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Ohio, Oregon and Washington.[25][26][27] During this time, Jack's other brother Jim was a Senior Product Development Manager at Walmart Headquarters in Bentonville, Arkansas.[28] It is widely speculated that Jack's connection to Jim was a significant factor in getting his sauce picked up by Walmart.

Jack's goal for 2014 was to get sauces stocked at another large store chain.[29] Upon moving to Tennessee in June, Jack briefly paused sales of The Best Sauces to set up a new local manufacturer, with business resuming by August.[30][31] Jack hoped to get a Dollar General deal this year, however it fell through as management claimed to have limited space for sauce.[31][32] Publix was also not interested, with the buyer outright telling Jack upon a taste test: "Your sauce isn't even in my top 10." Jack also contacted Kroger, however no update seemingly came from this.[32] Lastly, Jack addressed the international market, concluding that expanding overseas was not possible without "wicked" postage costs.[30][33]

West Texas Investors Club pitch

Jack began crying as the investors accussed him of prioritizing Cooking with Jack over the sauce business.

Main article: West Texas Investors Club

In July 2015, CNBC noticed Jack's failed Shark Tank pitch and invited him to appear on West Texas Investors Club, a more redneck version of the show, which Jack quickly accepted. Shark Tank supposedly reapproached Jack a week later, which he turned down "because [WTIC] reached me first. That is just how I work."[23] (Later, Jack would admit he very much wanted to get back on Shark Tank, but he was contractually bound to WTIC and was unable to change this.)[34]

On the episode that aired the next month, the two Texan investors were rather unimpressed by Jack's pitch, and tested his lacking barbecue skills by having him face off against local pitmaster Dustin. With the meat prepared (The investors had to cook the meat for Jack), the judges did a blind-taste of Jack and Dustin's sauces and wound up with a tie. To break the tie, the crowd took part in a taste test, and in the end, Dustin's sauce handedly won with an almost 2-to-1 score. Despite this loss, the investors were still willing to fund the sauce, but now requiring to take ownership of Cooking with Jack as part of their final offer. In the end, no deal was made because of Jack's ego and resistance to bringing change to his show.[35]

Adding insult to injury, around the same time, The Best Gourmet Seasoning made a cameo appearance on Season 4, Episode 27 of Bar Rescue, which took place at the Brix Wine Bar in Sunset Beach, California.[36]

Product shakeups and decline

At the beginning of 2016, Jack began rebranding the labels of The Best Sauces products. There is little concrete information on this rebranding, however some old posts suggest the new labels were chosen from a 99designs contest.[37][38] Even more confusingly, the old labels continued reappearing on new batches of the sauces for years, indicating either poor sales resulting in old stock, or product inconsistencies between manufacturers.[2] The same year, The Best Jamaican Jerk Sauce You'll Ever Taste was released around April.[39]

Jack briefly had a line of sauce-flavored beef jerky called The Best Beef Jerky You'll Ever Taste. It was produced as a partnership with Avalon Meat Candy, whose jerky Jack previously reviewed in a now-deleted video from October 2015.[40] Strangely, all the jerky products seemed to have teriyaki sauce high up in the ingredient list, no matter the flavor.[41] The jerky launched around April 2016,[42] and was taken down from the Best Sauces website in July 2019,[4][43] with Jack admitting that the jerky "didn't move as much as the sauce did."[44] The review video being deleted could indicate the partnership ended in a less than amicable manner.[40]

One of the biggest criticisms of The Best Barbecue Sauce was its heavy use of high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS). HFCS has long been associated with various health issues, including obesity, insulin resistance, and an increased risk of Type 2 diabetes which Jack already suffers from. In March 2018, as part of bringing the sauces to Amazon, Jack switched to a "catchup" base that used real cane sugar instead of HFCS.[45] The new recipe significantly cuts down the serving amount of sodium from 240mg to 40mg, while not actually changing the insanely high sugar serving of 11g per tablespoon,[46][47] and neither did it change the contentious jam-esque consistency.

By the beginning of the 2020s, it became difficult to order The Best Sauces anywhere as they became out of stock and disappeared off store shelves. On a 25 July 2020 livestream, Jack explained (after bizarrely first asking Tammy for permission to speak) that the company would be going up for sale, after selling off remaining stock and honoring remaining purchases from butcher shops.[48] A Kiwi Farms user reached out to Jack asking for the selling price, to which Jack replied either $100,000 for the entire company (A far cry from the $4 million Jack wanted from Shark Tank), or $25,000 for a non-exclusive lifetime license per each sauce recipe.[49] When the user asked what the recipes with exclusivity would cost, Jack never responded.[50] The same user recounted an earlier story where they tried to get Jack's sauces stocked at a store, only for Jack to once again self-sabotage by demanding a first purchase of 12 jars of each sauce flavor, as well as a full case of The Best Gourmet Seasoning. The store wanted to start with only three jars and cited other sauce companies not being this strict, with Jack lashing out and refusing to budge.[51]

Do It Best deal

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Foodjack Rob Milanowski getting his sauce off Do It Best.

Following some radio silence, in early April 2021, The Best Sauces website was updated stating "GOOD NEWS COMING SOON" without any elaboration.[52] On a 24 April livestream titled "I GOT THE SAUCE!", Jack revealed that he partnered with a store chain to stock the sauces once again, and that he was working on a dry barbecue rub product that ultimately never released.[53]

On 14 July 2021, Jack published a formal announcement video that The Best Sauces were now available nationwide for purchase at Do It Best stores.[54] Do It Best is a Tier C cooperative of different hardware stores operating under various names.[55] Jack also launched FindMySauce.net, a store-locator site for finding Do It Best retailers.[54] It was later found out that Jim briefly worked as the Senior Merchandise Manager of Outdoor Living & Holiday for Do It Best from February 2021 to February 2022, which likely facilitated the deal.[28]

Despite securing a listing on Do It Best's website, ordering the sauces was an exercise in frustration. The sauces were not physically stocked in stores by default, and Jack told customers that they could not simply order online and have the product shipped to their homes. Instead, they were required to call a specific Do It Best store in their area, request the sauce to be stocked over the phone, and then pick it up in person - a convoluted process that discouraged any potential buyers. Jack defended this by stating that by buying directly, shipping costs were expensive and shipping damage would frequently occurr. Jack also tried to sweeten the deal by giving a "care package" to the first five people who could prove they got the sauce carried at their local store.[54] Quick research showed that you were, regardless of Jack stating otherwise, able to simply order sauces online to be shipped directly home, or to a store for free without getting them regularly stocked.[56][57] This scheme of asking for sauce to be stocked was likely just a Hail Mary ploy by Jack to force stores to stock the sauce without additional negotiating of his own.

Jack continued shilling for Do It Best as late as April 2022, after which things went silent once more.[58]

Discontinuation

By August 2022, FindMySauce.net started redirecting to a Chinese gambling website,[59] and by November, all products besides a Cooking with Jack-branded apron were removed from TheBestSauces.net.[60] The sauces remained listed on Do It Best's websites for some time, leading to speculation that this may have been the final production run.

On a 17 September 2023 livestream, Jack confirmed he was no longer producing or selling any more sauce, but he still held the rights to doing so.[61] On 7 November, Jack stated in a now-closed Facebook group chat that the sauces' main Tennessee manufacturer had shut down, and that a Californian manufacturer was still available to produce sauce, however only in bulk batches of 27 cases that required a $2000 purchase.[3] Jack pointed to Greg & Jim's Meat Market in Whittier, California and The Butcher Block in Las Vegas, Nevada as places that still possibly carried the sauce.[62][63] Jack elaborated that the Tennessee manufacturer went down due to a combination of production problems brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, and that he was still looking for a new one.[64] In November 2024, Jack affirmed that he will never share the sauces' recipes, and he will take them to his grave.[65]

It appears the sauce company's demise has become a sore subject for Jack, telling an X user in September 2026 that sent him Should I Series' video on them: "Thanks for showing me stuff that hasn’t existed for 4 YEARS at least."[66] As of 2026, The Best Sauces products have become unlisted on the Do It Best website,[67] TheBestSauces.com now directs to a generic Squarespace placeholder page,[68] while FindMySauce.net remains defunct.[69]

2026 sighting

“ The sauce is VILE. It's literally jelly. Super thick and super sweet. The best way I can describe it is a ketchup and raisin jelly with a vomit acidity aftertaste. Kinda like when you put too much lemon juice concentrate in your drink and you taste that harsh acidity, you know? But oh GOD.... The two polar opposite flavors.... the sweet and the acidity... They're both just OFFENSIVELY strong. Ketchup and raisins are the only other flavors. ”
Review of the found sauce jar.[70]
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A video tasting the elusive 2026 sauce batch.

On 6 October 2026, an individual named 38DDs_Please posted on Reddit about having acquired a jar of The Best Barbeque Sauce, having tried to find a sample since 2024.[71][63] A friend of 38DDs_Please who helped track down the sauce, HanLeonSolo, revealed it was found at The Butcher Block.[72] Earlier in June, Jack stated The Butcher Block was now the very last place carrying sauce, and "that's going to be gone soon."[73] On October 19, the Best Hot Barbeque Sauce was also found, presumably at the same location.[74]

This potentially final batch of sauce sports a weird look, combining the later label design with the earlier squeezable plastic container. A barely visible stamp claims an expiry date of Q3 2027, indicating this was a rather recent batch.[75]

  • A picture provided of the Best Barbeque Sauce.

    A picture provided of the Best Barbeque Sauce.

  • The sauce dolloped down with some meat.[76]

    The sauce dolloped down with some meat.[76]

  • The Best Hot Barbeque Sauce.

    The Best Hot Barbeque Sauce.

  • An earlier email exchange between HanLeonSolo and Jack about wanting the sauce.[63]

    An earlier email exchange between HanLeonSolo and Jack about wanting the sauce.[63]

Products

Most of the brand's products put out by Jack, including the failed jerky.

With the success of The Best Barbeque Sauce, Jack marketed other products under the "The Best You'll Ever Taste" brand such as other sauces, a seasoning blend, and a line of sauce-flavored jerky.

Sauces

Sold in 20oz/567g jars. Earlier sold in 16oz/473g jars[10] and gallon jugs. The jars' shape and material depended on the exact product and batch, with production largely switching to glass by the end of the sauces' lifetime.

  • The Best Barbeque Sauce You'll Ever Taste
  • The Best Hot Barbeque Sauce You'll Ever Taste
  • The Best Teriyaki Sauce You'll Ever Taste
  • The Best Sugar Free Barbeque Sauce You'll Ever Taste
  • The Best Jamaican Jerk Sauce You'll Ever Taste
    • Changed to The Best Caribbean Jerk Sauce You'll Ever Taste with the Do It Best deal. No official reason given besides "We prefer Caribbean Jerk."[77]

Seasoning

Sold in 20oz/567g jars plastic jars. Earlier sold in 14oz/397g jars, and potentially 16oz/473g jars.[78]

  • The Best Gourmet Seasoning You'll Ever Taste

Jerky

Sold in 2.5oz/74g plastic packets, which always included a complimentary dental floss pick.

  • The Best Barbeque Beef Jerky You'll Ever Taste
  • The Best Hot Barbeque Beef Jerky You'll Ever Taste
  • The Best Teriyaki Beef Jerky You'll Ever Taste
  • The Best Jamaican Jerk Beef Jerky You'll Ever Taste

Former locations

A lesson from Jack U:

This list is compiled from old information, and is for posterity's sake only, to showcase Jack's former pull. You will almost certainly not be able to find sauce at these locations anymore. Do not bug these locations about wanting sauce. Some of them have already closed down, anyways.

20oz jars and gallon bottles of sauce for sale at the Orange County Market Place, where Jack sold sauce on Sundays.

The following is a compilation of all online and physical stores, as well as restaurants, where the bowel-cleansing syrup was once either available for purchase, or used in dishes.

Chains and marketplaces

Single locations

  • A&A Italian Deli & Pizza - 4240 Hicksville Road, Bethpage, New York[80]
  • A&S Pork Store and Deli - 929 North Broadway, Massapequa, New York[80]
  • Al Huda Deli & Market - 518 South Brookhurst Street, Anaheim, California[81]
  • Anteri's Meat Market - 747 Hempstead Turnpike, Franklin Square, New York[80]
  • Antonio's Italian American Deli & Catering - 307 Hempstead Avenue, Malverne, New York[80]
  • Beef Palace Butcher Shop - 5895 Warner Avenue, Huntington Beach, California[17]
  • Brees' Quality Meats - 1877 Valley View Street, Garden Grove, California[6][17]
  • Brix Wine Bar* - 16635 Pacific Coast Highway, Sunset Beach, California[36]
  • The Butcher Block - 7965 South Rainbow Boulevard, Las Vegas, Nevada[72]
  • Cornerstone Nashville - 726 West Old Hickory Boulevard, Madison, Tennessee[82]
  • Cross Island Fruit - 246 Hempstead Avenue, Lynbrook, New York[80]
  • Eastern Meat Farms - 721 Franklin Avenue, Franklin Square, New York[80]
  • El Rancho Meat Market - 221 South Magnolia Street, Anaheim, California[83]
  • El Toro Carniceria - 1340 West 1st Street, Santa Ana, California[81]
  • Enzo's Pork Store & Deli - 1204 Hicksville Road, Seaford, New York[80]
  • Felix's Meats Carniceria - 15534 La Mirada Boulevard, La Mirada, California[17]
  • Field Time Sports & Guns - 14542 Beach Boulevard, Westminster, California[83]
  • Firehouse Cafe - 3858 Cerritos Avenue, Los Alamitos, California[84]
  • Fort Meat Inc. - 5600 1st Avenue, Brooklyn, New York[80]
  • Fred's Music Shop and Tasty Licks BBQ Supply - 212 West Lancaster Avenue, Shillington, Pennsylvania[85]
  • G's Meats 'N More - 09 Walton Ferry Road, Hendersonville, Tennessee[82]
  • Gem Gourmet Meats - 3125 Yorba Linda Boulevard, Fullerton, California[17]
  • Gloria's Country Butcher - 12161 Paramount Boulevard, Downey, California[81]
  • The Great Steak & Potato Company - 7539 Carson Boulevard, Long Beach, California[81]
  • Greg & Jim's Meat Market - 13211 Whittier Boulevard, Whittier, California[62]
  • Hick's Meat Market - 15534 La Mirada Boulevard, La Mirada, California[81]
  • Iavarone Bros Quality Foods - 1166 Wantagh Avenue, Wantagh, New York[80]
  • Iavarone Bros Quality Foods - 1538 Union Turnpike, New Hyde Park, New York[80]
  • Iavarone Bros Quality Foods - 6900 Grand Avenue, Maspeth, New York[80]
  • Janowski's Hamburgers - 15 South Long Beach Road, Rockville Centre, New York[80]
  • Jumbo & Delicious* - 115 Walton Ferry Road, Hendersonville, Tennessee[82]
  • Maria's Italian Deli - 902 Hempstead Turnpike, Franklin Square, New York[80]
  • Martin Meats - 15850 Imperial Highway, La Mirada, California[17]
  • Orange County Market Place - 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa, California[6]
  • Pacific Ranch Market - 7540 East Chapman Avenue, Orange, California[83]
  • Papachino's Grill and Greens* - 14501 Ramona Avenue, Chino, California[83]
  • Pat's Meat Farms - 300 Fulton Street, Farmingdale, New York[80]
  • Pat's Meat Farms - 9 Hewitt Square, East Northport, New York[80]
  • Pellegrini's Prime Meats, Fish & Catering - 104 Covert Avenue, Stewart Manor, New York[80]
  • Plowboys Market - 8930 Warner Avenue, Fountain Valley, California[17]
  • Primavera Italian Specialties - 810 Hicksville Road, North Massapequa, New York[80]
  • Primetime Meat Market / Branded Meats / The Butcher Block - 1550 West Horizon Ridge Parkway, Henderson, Nevada[17][80]
  • Ranch House Meats - 30092 Santa Margarita Parkway, Rancho Santa Margarita, California[85]
  • Restaurant Next Door To the White House - 8101 Starr Street, Stanton, California[81]
  • Rodger's Catering* - 10931 Alondra Boulevard, Norwalk, California[83]
  • South Bay Grill - 23805 Hawthorne Boulevard, Torrance, California[85]
  • T&F Pork Store & Italian Delicatessen - 928 Hempstead Turnpike, Franklin Square, New York[80]
  • Uncle Giuseppe's Marketplace - 95 Route 111, Smithtown, New York[80]
  • Vinny Roma Pizzeria & Restaurant - 1308 Hicksville Road, Massapequa, New York[80]
  • Yorba Linda Patio, BBQ & Fireplace - 18292 Imperial Highway, Yorba Linda, California[81]
  • Zlaket's Market - 12921 Main Street, Garden Grove, California[17]

* - This location only prepared food using the Best Sauces, rather than selling them

Reception

“ Oh my God! Fucking Aunt Myrna's sauce wasn't as bad as that. ”
Should I Series, YouTube[86]

Not many early reviews of the sauces exist online, besides handpicked positive reviews of dubious origins plastered on their old website. In early 2004, Jack shared six reviews of the sauces, all bizarrely not using it for its intended purpose, and rather putting it on vegetables, or inside ground meat or soups.[87] On 29 July 2005, Charles Perry of The Los Angeles Times included The Best Barbeque Sauce in a comparison, calling it "downright eccentric" and "with the consistency and almost the taste of thick strawberry jam - except that the seeds turn out to be coriander seeds, exploding now and then with a dash of exoticism." Perry deemed the sauce as "too sweet for anything but ribs, but thoroughly unique."[88]

On 11 July 2010, TV host and restaurateur Guy Fieri visited the Orange County Market Place while Jack was hawking The Best Sauces.[89] A starstruck Jack requested Fieri to try some sauce and give feedback, which Fieri initially declined due to contract difficulties, but eventually caving and trying the Best Hot Barbeque Sauce upon Jack's continued begging. Fieri quickly left upon tasting the sauce without saying anything, which in a way spoke more than words ever could.[90] Jack has since soured on Fieri, saying he was weird for keeping an entourage around him and being "paid for reviews," both things likely being a reference to his encounter with Fieri.[91][92]

After Jack gained his YouTube infamy, reviews of The Best Sauces became mixed, leaning negative, as reviewers complained of the clumpy jelly consistency, dangerous levels of sugar, and immense catchup taste. The Best Sauces' pages on Amazon and Do It Best are generally flooded with written negative reviews, both from trolls and genuine Jack outsiders, however their total scores are oddly high.[93][94][95] Should I Series, a restaurant chef who made videos trying out many of Jack's recipes, ended up detesting both the regular and hot Best Barbeque Sauce in a taste test; yet he actually liked the Best Jamaican Jerk Sauce.[86] Conversely, DomReacts has opined that, despite heavily disliking Jack for copyright striking his channel once, he did enjoy both Best Barbeque Sauces and the Best Teriyaki Sauce; however the samples he got are far less gloopy than what is usually observed, again suggesting product inconsistencies depending on the manufacturer of each batch.[96]

Gallery

Containers

  • The Best Barbeque Sauce You'll Ever Taste (Old design, 16oz)

    The Best Barbeque Sauce You'll Ever Taste (Old design, 16oz)

  • The Best Barbeque Sauce You'll Ever Taste (Old design, 20oz)

    The Best Barbeque Sauce You'll Ever Taste (Old design, 20oz)

  • The Best Barbeque Sauce You'll Ever Taste (Gallon)

    The Best Barbeque Sauce You'll Ever Taste (Gallon)

  • The Best Barbeque Sauce You'll Ever Taste

    The Best Barbeque Sauce You'll Ever Taste

  • The Best Barbeque Sauce You'll Ever Taste ("No HFCS" badge)

    The Best Barbeque Sauce You'll Ever Taste ("No HFCS" badge)

  • The Best Hot Barbeque Sauce You'll Ever Taste (Old design, 16oz)

    The Best Hot Barbeque Sauce You'll Ever Taste (Old design, 16oz)

  • The Best Hot Barbeque Sauce You'll Ever Taste (Old design, 20oz)

    The Best Hot Barbeque Sauce You'll Ever Taste (Old design, 20oz)

  • The Best Hot Barbeque Sauce You'll Ever Taste

    The Best Hot Barbeque Sauce You'll Ever Taste

  • The Best Hot Barbeque Sauce You'll Ever Taste ("No HFCS" badge)

    The Best Hot Barbeque Sauce You'll Ever Taste ("No HFCS" badge)

  • The Best Teriyaki Sauce You'll Ever Taste (Old design, 16oz)

    The Best Teriyaki Sauce You'll Ever Taste (Old design, 16oz)

  • The Best Teriyaki Sauce You'll Ever Taste (Old design, 20oz)

    The Best Teriyaki Sauce You'll Ever Taste (Old design, 20oz)

  • The Best Teriyaki Sauce You'll Ever Taste (Gallon)

    The Best Teriyaki Sauce You'll Ever Taste (Gallon)

  • The Best Teriyaki Sauce You'll Ever Taste

    The Best Teriyaki Sauce You'll Ever Taste

  • The Best Gourmet Seasoning You'll Ever Taste (14oz)

    The Best Gourmet Seasoning You'll Ever Taste (14oz)

  • The Best Gourmet Seasoning You'll Ever Taste (20oz)

    The Best Gourmet Seasoning You'll Ever Taste (20oz)

  • The Best Jamaican Jerk Sauce You'll Ever Taste

    The Best Jamaican Jerk Sauce You'll Ever Taste

  • The Best Caribbean Jerk Sauce You'll Ever Taste

    The Best Caribbean Jerk Sauce You'll Ever Taste

  • The Best Beef Jerky You'll Ever Taste

    The Best Beef Jerky You'll Ever Taste

Raw labels

  • The Best Barbeque Sauce You'll Ever Taste (2000)

    The Best Barbeque Sauce You'll Ever Taste (2000)

  • The Best Barbeque Sauce You'll Ever Taste

    The Best Barbeque Sauce You'll Ever Taste

  • The Best Hot Barbecue Beef Jerky You'll Ever Taste (Prototype)

    The Best Hot Barbecue Beef Jerky You'll Ever Taste (Prototype)

  • The Best Hot Barbecue Beef Jerky You'll Ever Taste

    The Best Hot Barbecue Beef Jerky You'll Ever Taste

  • The Best Jamaican Jerk Sauce You'll Ever Taste

    The Best Jamaican Jerk Sauce You'll Ever Taste

  • Unused rebrand labels for The Best Gourmet Seasoning You'll Ever Taste

    Unused rebrand labels for The Best Gourmet Seasoning You'll Ever Taste

Ingredients and nutrition

  • Ingredient list of The Best Barbeque Sauce (Pre-HFCS removal)

    Ingredient list of The Best Barbeque Sauce (Pre-HFCS removal)

  • Nutrition facts of The Best Barbeque Sauce (Pre-HFCS removal)

    Nutrition facts of The Best Barbeque Sauce (Pre-HFCS removal)

  • Ingredient list and nutrition facts of The Best Barbeque Sauce

    Ingredient list and nutrition facts of The Best Barbeque Sauce

  • Ingredient list of The Hot Best Barbeque Sauce (Pre-HFCS removal)

    Ingredient list of The Hot Best Barbeque Sauce (Pre-HFCS removal)

  • Nutrition facts of The Hot Best Barbeque Sauce (Pre-HFCS removal)

    Nutrition facts of The Hot Best Barbeque Sauce (Pre-HFCS removal)

  • Ingredient list for The Best Teriyaki Sauce

    Ingredient list for The Best Teriyaki Sauce

  • Nutrition facts of The Best Teriyaki Sauce

    Nutrition facts of The Best Teriyaki Sauce

  • Ingredient list of The Best Gourmet Seasoning

    Ingredient list of The Best Gourmet Seasoning

  • Nutrition facts of The Best Gourmet Seasoning

    Nutrition facts of The Best Gourmet Seasoning

Logotypes

  • A prototype logotype for The Best Barbeque Sauce.[97]

    A prototype logotype for The Best Barbeque Sauce.[97]

  • The Best Barbeque Sauce's old logo as trademarked.[98]

    The Best Barbeque Sauce's old logo as trademarked.[98]

Video interruptions

In the early years of Cooking with Jack, brief interruptions shilling The Best Sauces were inserted in the middle of videos.

Other

  • Orange County Market Place banner.

    Orange County Market Place banner.

  • Orange County Market Place stand in 2008, before the introduction of The Best Gourmet Seasoning.

    Orange County Market Place stand in 2008, before the introduction of The Best Gourmet Seasoning.

  • A poor family falling victim to Jacksauce psychosis.[99]

    A poor family falling victim to Jacksauce psychosis.[99]

  • Side effects include drinking sauce straight from the jar!

    Side effects include drinking sauce straight from the jar!

  • Jack's old sauce-wrapped 2001-2004 Dodge Grand Caravan. Jack claimed wrapping the car gave him 8000 extra views for the sauces' website per month.[100]

    Jack's old sauce-wrapped 2001-2004 Dodge Grand Caravan. Jack claimed wrapping the car gave him 8000 extra views for the sauces' website per month.[100]

  • The Best Gourmet Seasoning, as seen on Bar Rescue.[36]

    The Best Gourmet Seasoning, as seen on Bar Rescue.[36]

  • The Best Jerky prototype samples.

    The Best Jerky prototype samples.

  • Ditto.

    Ditto.

  • Ditto.

    Ditto.

  • The Best Jerky lineup.

    The Best Jerky lineup.

  • March 2019 sauce haul of a Kiwi Farms user. Note the usage of old labels, three years after their supposed replacement.

    March 2019 sauce haul of a Kiwi Farms user. Note the usage of old labels, three years after their supposed replacement.

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