bbq: Making BBQ chicken breast. Do you marinate in the the BBQ sause first or just brush it on as you grill it?|||You don't need to marinade first but I would not put sauce on the chicken until it is almost cooked otherwise the sauce will burn. Have a great and safe holiday!|||You can marinate it all day before you put it on the grill. Just put your sauce on and stick it in the refrigerator until you are ready. when you get ready to grill all the flavor will already be in the chicken and you can do other things.|||If u marinate, it will be more all through the chicken, if you brush only it will be on the surface, not much difference really in taste since the sauce is in your mouth anyway.|||I have done both. I prefer marinade far more. No more than 12 hours in the fridge but no less then 4 hours before cooking.|||The more the merrier. The best way is to make a spice rub for the bird and let it marinate fer a while, the longer the better. However; B.B.Q. sauce contains quite a bit of sugar so you put that on minutes before you serve it, literally the LAST ten minutes, otherwise the sugars will burn.|||I like to rub mine down with a bbq cihcken rub, about 3 mins before they are done. brush on the bbq sauce.|||the longer the chicken marinades, the more flavorfull and tender it will be once it's finished.|||You can do it either way. When using a sauce high in sugar, it's best to brush on as you are grilling to prevent the outside from burning before the inside is cooked.|||you want to make sure that chicken is well cooked before you grill it. I always boil it first for about fifteen minutes on top of the stove then i put it on the grill and add the sauce after it has turned brown on both sides flames on the grill can burn sauce and because the chicken may look done doesn't necessarily mean that it is you never want to eat chicken that isn't cooked all the way thru.|||Typically you'll want to marinate in something other than the actual bbq sauce for better flavor. I ALWAYS brine my chicken and pork before grilling to guarantee that it is moist an tender every time. The sauce is usually mopped on during the last few minutes of grilling.|||Either...depends on what you are looking for when you are finished. You can marinate the breast and then brush on the BBQ sauce in the last few minutes (to prevent burning of the sauce). I have added a little beer and salt to the BBQ sauce to use it as a marinade. Make sure you refrigerate if you marinade it. You can use other marinades for different flavors/tastes. As far as commerical BBQ sauces, personally, I like KC Masterpiece best... Hickory Brown Sugar or the Honey for chicken... Yum!