Rex Trulove
It is undeniable that using sauces for cooking and as condiments is popular. Millions of dollars are spent each year for the purchase of various sauces. Many more people make their own sauces rather than buying them. Sometimes the sauces are made as they are needed and they may even be altered slightly to suit how they are going to be used. Other people may home-can sauces for later use.
Making the sauces you use isn’t a bad idea. They are usually less expensive, you have total control over the ingredients, and they are normally not at all difficult to make. They can also be mixed to taste, so the result is more likely to fit a person’s individual tastes. What is more, certain sauces may not be available in all areas. Making your own takes care of this issue.
The focus of this poll is sauces used for cooking and flavoring food.
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Question of
Which sauce do you use the most for cooking, specifically?
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Tomato sauce
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Ketchup
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Prepared mustard
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Barbecue sauce
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Fish sauce (of any sort)
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Worcestershire sauce
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Soy sauce
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Steak sauce
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Other
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Question of
Do you often make your own sauces?
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Yes
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No
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Question of
How often do you purchase a sauce from the store?
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Once a week or more often
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Once or twice per month
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Once every few months
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Once or twice a year
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Rarely or never
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I make all of my own
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I don’t use sauces
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its nice to see those beautiful sauces
I think I use Sofrito even more so than Worcestershire sauce, or maybe equally. I typically make my own tartar and cocktail sauces, because store-bought sauces just aren’t quite up to code. Great poll, Rex!
Sofrito isn’t hard to make. Do you make your own or buy it at the store?
I buy it. Would love a recipe!
I’ll see what I can do to write the recipe up. :))
Wonderful! Thank you! <3 😀
We use sauces all the time. Ketchups are fine here.
We go through a lot of sauces here, too. When possible, I try to make my own, though we also buy some sauces at the store.
I don’t always use sauces anyways….but occasionally I’ll use tomato sauce or bbq sauce. I’d love to make my own barbecue sauce though.
If you don’t know how, I’ll try to remember to post a recipe for bbq sauce in the next day or two. I make several different kinds.
Well I am especially looking for a low sugar/carb one since it’s hard to find any in stores.
That is understandable since most barbecue sauce is sweetened, usually with honey, sugar, or corn syrup. I’ve never specifically tried making any with stevia, though I can’t think of a reason that wouldn’t work. Since the sweetener is the primary source of the carbs, it would substantially drop the amount of carbs in the sauce. When/if I post a recipe for bbq sauce, I’ll try to remember to also give the diabetic version, too.
A great poll and another reminder to make your own sauces!
I’ll admit that I do buy some sauces; ketchup, mayo, prepared mustard, etc, but I also make a lot more of my own sauces. Many of them are very easy to do and the only reason I don’t do even more of them is sheer laziness on my part.
Things have become so convenient for us these days.
And then people complain that life is too complicated and fast-paced.