Making a rub your own

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Making a rub your own

Postby Willyd57 » Mon Jun 27, 2016 1:31 pm

I love making a dry rub from scratch as much as possible. And although there are no huge "secret" ingredients in my rub, the fact that the proportions of each ingredient is one of my choosing makes it my own. That gives me the pleasure of hearing my grandkids say "when I grow up grampa says I can have his dry rub recipe".

I'll list the ingredients that go into my dry rub below. If you use something in your rub that is not on my list, please share that with the group. One of us may possibly add it to our own recipe in the proportion of our choice!

Paprika, ground black pepper, coarse salt, brown sugar, garlic powder, fine ground coffee, cumin, coriander, dried guajillo chiles, dried ancho chilies, dried pequin chiles, Onion powder.

That's it, fairly simple really the only "odd" ingredient really is the coffee and I ain't the first one to use that for sure.

I hope many of you will respond with other interesting elements that can go into a great rub!

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Re: Making a rub your own

Postby Okie Sawbones » Mon Jun 27, 2016 2:59 pm

In addition to yours:

Celery Salt
Turmeric
Mustard Powder
Powdered Honey
Ginger Powder
Thyme
Rosemary
White Pepper
Cayenne
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Re: Making a rub your own

Postby Willyd57 » Mon Jun 27, 2016 5:17 pm

Wow, that is a great list indeed!

I had no idea honey came in a powdered form. I think for sure I will get some and use that instead of brown sugar. That is because the brown sugar tends to clump up in the rest of the dry stuff and that makes it hard to mix well. The remaining items on your list are things I will incorporate one or two at a time and see what works.

Thanks for your response!!! :D
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Re: Making a rub your own

Postby Finatic » Thu Jul 07, 2016 3:22 pm

Willyd57 wrote:Wow, that is a great list indeed!

I had no idea honey came in a powdered form. I think for sure I will get some and use that instead of brown sugar. That is because the brown sugar tends to clump up in the rest of the dry stuff and that makes it hard to mix well. The remaining items on your list are things I will incorporate one or two at a time and see what works.

Thanks for your response!!! :D

The other option is to dry out your brown sugar before you use it in your rub. This way it will stay suspended within your rub and not clump up as bad. Just measure out the amount of brown sugar you want to use, lay it out on the counter on parchment paper, plate, etc. and let it air dry for 2-3 hours at room temperature. Then sift it to get rid of the clumps (don't leave this step out).
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Re: Making a rub your own

Postby OldUsedParts » Thu Jul 07, 2016 5:05 pm

Finatic wrote:The other option is to dry out your brown sugar before you use it in your rub. This way it will stay suspended within your rub and not clump up as bad. Just measure out the amount of brown sugar you want to use, lay it out on the counter on parchment paper, plate, etc. and let it air dry for 2-3 hours at room temperature. Then sift it to get rid of the clumps (don't leave this step out).


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Re: Making a rub your own

Postby Finatic » Thu Jul 07, 2016 7:46 pm

Sure! I've heard you can speed up the drying process by putting the brown sugar in the oven but I've never tried that. :dont:
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Re: Making a rub your own

Postby DickC » Thu Aug 04, 2016 12:11 pm

My wife spins her brown sugar in a blender to 'fluff it up' and it seems to make it grainier....but then you uses it for pies, etc. not bbq.
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Re: Making a rub your own

Postby John20 » Mon Aug 08, 2016 8:17 am

I like a sweet savory rub with a kick of heat.
Kosher Salt, coarse ground black pepper, brown sugar, paprika, turbinado sugar, granulated garlic, granulated onion, chili powder, cumin and chipotle powder. It's a great rub, give it a shot!

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Re: Making a rub your own

Postby Killer Kamado John » Sun Oct 09, 2016 5:17 pm

On that note, does anyone here know what is put into pork rubs that turns Ribs red?
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Re: Making a rub your own

Postby OldUsedParts » Sun Oct 09, 2016 5:23 pm

John, are you talking about the smoke ring or something else :?:
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Re: Making a rub your own

Postby Finatic » Sun Oct 09, 2016 5:50 pm

Killer Kamado John wrote:On that note, does anyone here know what is put into pork rubs that turns Ribs red?

Most of the time it's Paprika
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Re: Making a rub your own

Postby Russ » Sun Oct 09, 2016 6:23 pm

Thanks for the rub mix willy, I love that cumin and coriander is used, they are 2 of the best spices right there in the world. Have you tried adding fennel . I think it might give a bit more taste????? I use them 3 together all the time. :chef:

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Re: Making a rub your own

Postby Russ » Sun Oct 09, 2016 6:25 pm

Just a thought but while on cumin n coriander I buy whole seeds and dry roast before using. The flavour is so more enhanced its unbelievable. My 2 cents.lol.

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Re: Making a rub your own

Postby Killer Kamado John » Mon Oct 10, 2016 4:56 am

No not the smokering, the actual redish color of the ribs prior smoking them. Is there a certain paprika for that?
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Re: Making a rub your own

Postby mrxlh » Thu Dec 08, 2016 10:13 pm

I'll add Allspice, Ginger, Cloves, Sage, Celery Salt, Mace, Cayenne and Chili Powder.

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