| In the parlance of barbecue vocabulary most | | | | rubbed, by hand, into the meat before it is placed on |
| everyone understands the more known terms. But | | | | the grill. The great thing about a rub is it can be made |
| there is one term in the barbecue vernacular seems | | | | up of any combination of seasonings, allowing the |
| to get lost in the barbecuing universe and that is the | | | | chef the opportunity to pick and choose what goes |
| barbecue rub. Just what is a barbecue rub? Everyone | | | | best with the particular food choice he has made. |
| knows all about barbecue sauce and barbecue grills | | | | Spicy, sweet, hot or mild it can be whatever you |
| but ask the average guy on the street about a | | | | want it to be. Making a successful rub may take |
| barbecue rub and he may just stare blankly back at | | | | some trial and error. Pin-pointing the exact ingredients |
| you. A barbecue rub can make a good piece of meat | | | | in the proper amounts can take some time, but |
| a great piece of meat simply by adding an explosion | | | | don’t spend time fretting over minor details. Just |
| of taste that isn’t found in unseasoned meat. Of | | | | mix some stuff together and see how it works out. |
| course many people argue that the skill of the cook | | | | Before long you will have your own secret ingredient |
| has a lot to do with the final outcome and there is a | | | | that will have friends and family salivating for your |
| lot of truth to that. There are people who just | | | | famous barbecue gatherings. If you are having a hard |
| can’t cut it at the barbecue and then there are | | | | time making your own rub you can always buy a |
| those who are true masters at their craft. But the | | | | pre-made barbecue rub at just about any grocery |
| really good cooks know the secret of creating an | | | | store, just pour it out of its original container into a |
| excellent grilling experience lies not only in how they | | | | sealable glass jar and no one will be the wiser. With |
| cook the food, but also the seasonings they use to | | | | the approach of barbecue season it may be time to |
| bring out the flavor. If a master griller can up the | | | | add the barbecue rub into your repertoire of grilling |
| ante with a simple rub, imagine the ego boost even | | | | knowledge. And before long the smell of barbecues |
| the most inept cook can receive by successfully | | | | grilling steaks, burger, chicken and other mouth |
| employing a rub the next time they make a barbecue | | | | watering foods will start to drift across |
| attempt. Of course we still haven’t answered | | | | neighborhoods everywhere. Why not add your own |
| the original question, what is a barbecue rub? Very | | | | distinctive aroma to the mix with a barbecue rub that |
| simply it is a mixture of herbs and spices that are | | | | will have everyone talking. |