What are your "Must have/Go to"commercially bought rubs and spices???

[Steve B]

Hey all. I’m looking to add some new rubs and spices to my arsenal. Since reorganizing I now have room for a half dozen or so new ones.

So what are your favorite rubs and spices?
And why do you love them?

Thanks Steve B.

[Michael_in_TX]

I'm just a year into this, so haven't had too much time to experiment, but I enjoy Malcom Reed/Killer Hogs The BBQ Rub and his AP Rub. I love the garlic flavor of the latter and the former just seems balanced for me; not overly strong in any area. Great color on pork butt, too. I think I'll always have these two "in stock."

[cliffdw1]

Second this! His AP rub, I put that ---- on everything.
I use both on my brisket, AP base & BBQ over top. The Hot BBQ is also good on chicken wings & legs.

[Steve B]

The Killer Hogs BBQ is definitely one of my favorites. I will put His AP on my list on my list for sure.

[grantgallagher]

I actually buy very few rubs. I always have a shaker of lemon pepper for wings from costco and some mccormicks grill mates varieties...but in general i use a lot of the recipes from the free side. Mrs olearys cow crust is criminally underused imo.

[Davek8282]

+1 for Mrs O’Leary

[Steve B]

Agreed. It is an awesome spice blend.

[Elton's BBQ]

You just pushed me into making mrs o'learys cow crust pretty soon...

[Donw]

Henrik has a very good line under the Hank’s brand.

[Steve B]

Yup. Got His Beef rub. I really like it on Chuckies and plate ribs.

[Elton's BBQ]

Yes indeed!

[lemayp]

Learned to do ribs and butts with Trimm Tabs Pig Powder. I've always got some on hand. Use to be able to get it locally but now I have to order online and grab a few when I can get shipping free. Found that if I put it on some popcorn, my wife and daughter wont take it from me... Otherwise I use the recipes here.

[rodkeary]

I've tried 3 different rubs from Big Poppa Smokers and liked them all. Money, Cash Cow and Desert Gold.

https://www.bigpoppasmokers.com/big-poppa-smokers-rubs

Hank's KC Royale is my go to for pork.

[Randy-Phx]

Ribs - Meat Mitch Competition Whomp Rub
Tri-Tip - Loot N Booty’s What’s Your Beef & Trader Joe’s Garlic & Coffee rub
Wings - Loot & Booty’s Gold Star Chicken rub
Meat Church’s The Gospel
Grilling God’s Bavkyard BBQ & their
Southern Heat
I like variety when I eat wings
Grilling Gods Salt of the Gods is really good. They are having a buy 2 get 2 free.
I have several others but those are my go to rubs.

[Steve B]

Thanks. A few of these I haven't of heard of before. I'll check them out.

[clb239]

I use Butcher BBQ Steak & Brisket Rub as my go to all purpose SPG type rub.

[Old Glory]

Oak Ridge Secret Weapon on Ribs and Chicken
Oak Ridge Santa Maria on ztri-Tip

+4 on Killer Hogs BBQ and AP

Dizzy Dust

[Ricardo]

Hi Steve,
Our preferred seasoning is a product made by Badia. It’s called Sazón Completo. it’s readily available in Florida, most supermarkets carry it. Not sure how easy it is to find it up north, but I will have to assume it’s relatively easy. In any case, here is a link to Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Badia-Seasoni.../dp/B00CQ7HOUE

It’s good for anything and everything. I’ve fixed packer briskets, pork butts and ribs with salt, olive oil as a binder and sazón completo. That’s it. That’s all they get, plus of course smoke and cooking them low and slow.

Give it a try, it’s pretty neutral and compatible with pork, chicken, fish and of course beef.

Cheers,
Ricardo

[IowaGirl]

Look for the Badia seasonings where Hispanic folks shop for groceries. Even the grocery in my tiny little town has their Complete Seasoning on the shelf. It's a mild but flavorful seasoning that plays well with a lot of foods, even fish.

[Steve B]

Thanks IowaGirl

[Potkettleblack]

At many supermarkets in Chicago.

[Reds Fan 5]

Second City Prime Rub. Fantastic.

https://www.secondcityprime.com/products/the-rub-11-oz

[Steve B]

Thanks.

[JoeSousa]

I have been enjoying the Meat Church rubs, particularly Honey Hog lately. It is great on chicken wings and I used it on one of my turkeys this year.

Sweet Lou rub from Barker BBQ (a local Spokane guy) is great too. Still a bit sweet but a bit more heat than Honey Hog: https://www.barkerbbq.com/product-page/sweet-lou-rub

And Derek Wolf's Nashville Hot rub is another great wing rub: https://spiceology.com/collections/d...ken-derek-wolf

[scottranda]

Honey hog is awesome.

[Steve B]

Thanks Joe. I’m gonna check out Derek’s Nashville Hot. I love heat with my wings.

[texastweeter]

only a few. Cavenders Greek seasoning, Vegetable Magic, Salmon Magic.

[scottranda]

Cavenders is awesome on chicken.

[Jerod Broussard]

Tony Chachere's. It's only good for popcorn, pickles, salad, steak (currently on a vacuum sealed New York Strip waiting to be sous vide), beef jerky, licking off your hand if you craving it but don't have anything to put it on......etc.....

[texastweeter]

shrimp that's going into shrimp and grits. Great on field peas that have been deep fried.

[Beefchop]

We put that on everything here in South Louisiana.

[jfmorris]

Yep - that is another go-to spice mix I like to keep in the pantry. I use it on my veggies too (baked potatoes, corn, etc...)

[Barbara]

Holy Smoke sauces and rubs made by Steve Ownby for me. I use the BBQ sauce for more than just BBQ. I mix the sauce with tomato sauce in meat loaf and add some with Red Beans and rice. He also makes some killer BBQ pickles!