A couple of recent posts sparked an interest in trying some different rubs. It started with scottranda looking for that perfect sear/crust on his birthday steak and then amplified with David Parrish and Cayenne Maple ribs. scottranda came upon a product called Char Crust that yielded the result he was looking for. I was able to acquire a few of their products in my local market and waited for an excuse (but who needs one anyway) to try one of them. Then David Parrish comes along with that Cayenne Maple ribs recipe, so now the comparisons can begin. The players are MMD, Char Crust "All American Barbecue" and the Cayenne Maple.
Ribs were properly dry-brined and then treated to the rubs mentioned. Also made three sauces, Lexington, Mustard, and one contributed by Mr. Bones last year. So while these were on the smoker and nearing completion, prepared the Glaze for the Maple rack and sauced-up that one.
MMD is always a crowd pleaser. There was a lot of interest in the other two players. My panel of unbiased tasters (me, wife, daughter and her hubbie) had some discussion about the favorite. We didn't rank them, but the overall favorite seemed to be the Cayenne Maple. I think the glaze made the small difference in likability. That glaze, btw, is an excellent dippin' sauce.
On the bottom is MMD, Char Crust in the middle, and Cayenne Maple on top.
Ribs were properly dry-brined and then treated to the rubs mentioned. Also made three sauces, Lexington, Mustard, and one contributed by Mr. Bones last year. So while these were on the smoker and nearing completion, prepared the Glaze for the Maple rack and sauced-up that one.
MMD is always a crowd pleaser. There was a lot of interest in the other two players. My panel of unbiased tasters (me, wife, daughter and her hubbie) had some discussion about the favorite. We didn't rank them, but the overall favorite seemed to be the Cayenne Maple. I think the glaze made the small difference in likability. That glaze, btw, is an excellent dippin' sauce.
On the bottom is MMD, Char Crust in the middle, and Cayenne Maple on top.
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