"As others have mentioned, I'm surprised at the 4 star rating. I followed the recipe as exactly as I could and three people ended up eating the whole batch in one sitting. These are not your canned baked beans. They are less sweet and much meatier. The fat renders off the bacon and leave tasty little pork nuggets behind. Normally I use a recipe as a reference and branch off trying to make it better. I honestly don't know what to change to make these any better. Maybe a tad bit more molasses or maybe some dry mustard...that would make them different, however I doubt they'd make it better. One thing is a must, though...red wine vinegar as a "dressing"!"