The amount of juice, especially from the can, seems scary at first, but if you smoke several hours, it comes out great. I even did a fast cook recently so I drained some of the can juice off first, an they came out too dry. As for the sweet part, I suppose that's a preference. Will be good either way with the onions, amazing how they seem to disappear. Good idea on the bacon, I fry mine first, but add more than the recipe.