Memphis Dust

[Dewesq55]

I just made my first batch ever of Memphis Dust. II decided to try it on my upcoming SLC cook and probably the pork butt/pulled pork after that instead of my own signature rub. It's pretty tasty right out of the bowl, I must say. I'm looking forward to trying it.

DEW

[Jerod Broussard]

Tis very good!!

[PaulstheRibList]

The Finishing Rubs from BigPoppaSmokers and SimplyMarvelous taste, well, just like Memphis Dust

[Marauderer]

It is very good DEW. I had some rib tips last night with the MMD on it and some of Barrister DEW's Rum Molasses Barbecue Sauce on them. They worked well together!!

[Guy]

DEW it is a great rub.

[bbqoaf]

Produces great bark, love the texture.

[txcaesar]

Hello all! I have made MMD, and have used it voraciously.

I have made a small addition:

Coffee grounds.

It adds a wonderful texture and flavor it the rub, and ppl ask me to make them some to take home.

[Jerod Broussard]

txcaesar how much coffee grounds? SRF's has a some coffee grounds in their steak rub.

[Powersmoke_80]

@Jerod Broussard,
Weber has a coffee rub at Sams and in the search I found this recipe for Coffee Rubbed Ribs with coffee Barbecue sauce and sounds pretty tasty,

http://www.weber.com/recipes/pork/coffee-rubbed-ribs-with-coffee-barbecue-sauce

[Jerod Broussard]

Thanks man. I'm not a big coffee drinker or anything caffeine, but I do love coffee milk, vanilla frappucino, etc...and really dig the smell of coffee. I guess Folgers is the best part of waking up.

[PaulstheRibList]

I'm trying to think just now how much Memphis Dust I've prepared over the last couple years...

Any guesses?

[smarkley]

15 lbs

[PaulstheRibList]

That is a good guess! I've made at least 75-100 batches (I do it in 4x amounts since we have scaled up #theRibList friendmaking production!

[Stevehtn]

Coffee grounds?? Intriguing. I personally hate coffee in every way (with the exception of tiramisu and red eye gravy), but that's interesting. I could see that giving an extra depth of flavor to the bark, perhaps like an earthy, slightly bitter finish that would work very well with the sweetness and the smoke??

[txcaesar]

txcaesar how much coffee grounds? SRF's has a some coffee grounds in their steak rub.

Jerod Broussard Im sorry I took so long to get back: was in the hospital again damn kidneys, lol. with meathead's recipe, I use about half a cup. you cant taste the coffee per se, its a really good flavor though, and it does add a unique texture

[mackdaddy]

Hope you are feeling better @txcaesar.If it was a stone, Ouch! Our prayers.

[txcaesar]

Hope you are feeling better @txcaesar.If it was a stone, Ouch! Our prayers.

​thanks mackdaddy ; yeah I have End Stage Renal Disease, so I do dialysis, but got some potassium poisoning: I was playing with sauces and I think i sampled too much of my recipe!

[Danjohnston949]

They say that you are growing old when you ask your friends how the are doing and they tell you! We have an old friend 87-88 ?, a retired farmer who has been undergoing dialysis for the past 10-12 years, I believe he is in better overall condition than I am. But then again he didn't go head first down the basement stairs on Jan 24, upper right arm broken in 3 places, neck vertebrae 3 fractures, left arm rotarcuff messed up. I spent Dom 24 Jan to 13 June in a rehab center, where I took the obligitary fall and snapped the left femur. All has been plated, reinforced and otherwise healing, therapy twice a week. Sure as hell slowed up BBQ'ng!

[fzxdoc]

Thanks for the info about adding 1/2 cup to the Memphis Rub recipe, txcaesar . I'm going to give that a try. My kids love coffee rubs on meat.

I'm sorry to hear of your health woes. I hope things get stabilized and that you're back to making sauces and smoking great food real soon.

Wishing you all the best,
Kathryn

[Valsacar]

I might try that next time I make some, how fine of a grind did you use? Only change I made was to add a little ancho powder, since I like a little more of a pepper flavor.

[Siouxfan]

I am looking forward to trying Memphis Dust for the first time, but I have a problem. The wife is allergic to Garlic. Has anyone tried leaving it out of the recipe? Is there a good substitute for the Garlic Powder?

[Meathead]

You can leave it out. I wouldn't double up on the onion since it can bring a sulfide smell in too large a quantity.

[Siouxfan]

Thanks for the input! Think I will be trying it on a pork belly this weekend!