I just gotta ask

Blanton · 05-15-2013, 10:43 PM

But please no flames

Yardbird rub come up in everyone's favorite list. All I taste in it is salt, to the point of wondering if I got a poorly mixed batch. What am I missing. Are you guys doing something different with it?

I get everyones different but this is the first rub I didn't taste any flavor in.

Flat_Rate · 05-15-2013, 10:46 PM

I love it, I put it on everything except ice cream.

I have had 2 people complain about tasting the salt too much, but that isn't the norm, most everyone that eats what I cook loves the stuff.

Dreggs · 05-15-2013, 11:03 PM

I love it also, but use it only on chicken

aawa · 05-15-2013, 11:07 PM

I thikn it is a very salty rub as well. However the flavor is really good and the key for me is to go easy with the rub.

71-South · 05-15-2013, 11:14 PM

How are you tasting it? If you lick your finger, stick it in the bottle, then eat it, it will definitely taste salty. If it's part of a bark that gets mixed in (pulled pork), it's not too salty. I've also noticed that it's hotter when I grill with it than when I smoke with it.

Blanton · 05-15-2013, 11:14 PM

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Originally Posted by aawa

I thikn it is a very salty rub as well. However the flavor is really good and the key for me is to go easy with the rub.

I have considered using it again lightly now that I see how salty it is. That very well could be it

Eric1977 · 05-16-2013, 07:03 AM

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Originally Posted by JeffR

I have considered using it again lightly now that I see how salty it is. That very well could be it

I have the same opinion and thoughts about this rub as well. Good to see I am not alone.

Cherrywood · 05-16-2013, 07:12 AM

Same opinion here. It pretty much tastes like Lawrey's with black pepper to me. I use it as a layer.

jmoney7269 · 05-16-2013, 07:13 AM

It's a good rub. All ya gotta do is cook with it to find out. To me it's kinda savory with a little sweet. I add chipotle to mine.

jestridge · 05-16-2013, 07:28 AM

Lawrey is the only rub I use it works for me

Desert Dweller · 05-16-2013, 04:20 PM

I use it on chicken all the time and love it. BUT, I use a blend of Yardbird and Todd's Dirt. The blend works well.

lastmajordude · 05-16-2013, 04:24 PM

To me it's bland, I much prefer 3eyes & SM in pecan or pepperd cow....again it's all in personal preference. That is why I suggested a rub profile earlier describing what the main flavors are and the temp factor.

Wampus · 05-16-2013, 04:26 PM

Taste some straight up salt, then taste it again.
SURELY you can't be tasting JUST salt?

It may be salty, but salt is a pretty common ingredient in a lot of rubs, not only just salt, but sometimes also garlic salt, onion salt, celery salt, etc.

The salt does magical things with the protein to create some amazing bark.

kwas68 · 05-16-2013, 04:41 PM

I agree that it is too salty for my liking.

shirknwrk · 05-16-2013, 04:46 PM

I use it on ribs and chicken. Because it is salty, I use a layer of SM Cherry and the Yardbird if I want a bark on ribs. On chicken, just use it lightly... and be careful if the chicken is enhanced or has been brined as both contain salt.

05-15-2013, 10:43 PM	#1
Blanton is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 06-20-12 Location: Twin Cities	I just gotta ask But please no flames Yardbird rub come up in everyone's favorite list. All I taste in it is salt, to the point of wondering if I got a poorly mixed batch. What am I missing. Are you guys doing something different with it? I get everyones different but this is the first rub I didn't taste any flavor in.

05-15-2013, 10:46 PM	#2
Flat_Rate On the road to being a farker Join Date: 05-07-11 Location: Charlotte, NC	I love it, I put it on everything except ice cream. I have had 2 people complain about tasting the salt too much, but that isn't the norm, most everyone that eats what I cook loves the stuff. __________________ UDS v1.0, UDS v2.0, Akorn, OK Joe

05-15-2013, 11:03 PM	#3
Dreggs Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 06-07-12 Location: Big Bear Lake, CA	I love it also, but use it only on chicken __________________ MENE MENE TEKEL UPHARSIN Phone now has a Bigabyte button [B][FONT=Calibri]INSIDE EVERY OLDER PERSON IS A YOUNGER PERSON WONDERING WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED![/FONT][/B]

05-15-2013, 11:07 PM	#4
aawa Babbling Farker Join Date: 07-03-12 Location: Virginia Beach, VA	I thikn it is a very salty rub as well. However the flavor is really good and the key for me is to go easy with the rub. __________________ ~Ren~ Fat Kids Club Founding Member

05-15-2013, 11:14 PM	#5
71-South is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 05-02-08 Location: Harrisonville, MO	How are you tasting it? If you lick your finger, stick it in the bottle, then eat it, it will definitely taste salty. If it's part of a bark that gets mixed in (pulled pork), it's not too salty. I've also noticed that it's hotter when I grill with it than when I smoke with it. __________________ Yoder YS640 / UDS / Mini WSM --- Hackers -n- Hogs Competition BBQ Team Harrisonville/Lee's Summit, Missouri *Grip it. Rip it. Let the big hog eat!*

05-16-2013, 07:12 AM	#8
Cherrywood On the road to being a farker Join Date: 02-25-13 Location: Central, IL	Same opinion here. It pretty much tastes like Lawrey's with black pepper to me. I use it as a layer.

05-16-2013, 07:13 AM	#9
jmoney7269 Banned Join Date: 02-07-11 Location: brenham, texas	It's a good rub. All ya gotta do is cook with it to find out. To me it's kinda savory with a little sweet. I add chipotle to mine.

05-16-2013, 07:28 AM	#10
jestridge somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 12-28-07 Location: annville ky	Lawrey is the only rub I use it works for me

05-16-2013, 04:20 PM	#11
Desert Dweller Babbling Farker Join Date: 08-03-08 Location: Mesa, AZ Not exactly hell, but the zip code is very close...	I use it on chicken all the time and love it. BUT, I use a blend of Yardbird and Todd's Dirt. The blend works well. __________________ [FONT=Comic Sans MS]Bo Compton in Mesa, AZ, KCBS CBJ[/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS]Weber Ranch Kettle, BDS Mega, OTS x 2, Weber Platinum[/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS]18.5 WSM w/Stacker from ProQ, 22.5 WSM, Reverse Flow Lang Clone 80 butt capacity mounted on 25 foot trailer with attached awnings[/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][COLOR=#ff0000]LFSA RED Thermapen,[/COLOR] [/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS]And 1 2010 Victor brand Hot Dog Cart[/FONT]

05-16-2013, 04:24 PM	#12
lastmajordude is Blowin Smoke! Join Date: 03-11-12 Location: The "Poah" side of Madison Co. Mississippi Name/Nickname : Dude	To me it's bland, I much prefer 3eyes & SM in pecan or pepperd cow....again it's all in personal preference. That is why I suggested a rub profile earlier describing what the main flavors are and the temp factor. __________________ Jambo stick burner (dedicated to my dad...Big John) / Weber kettle / Blue Rhino 36” griddle / Battle Grey Hunsaker drum. "When food is cooked in a kitchen people think how good it smells, when cooked outside it is intoxicating to their soul"..... The Dude

05-16-2013, 04:26 PM	#13
Wampus somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 06-05-09 Location: Mooresville, IN	Taste some straight up salt, then taste it again. SURELY you can't be tasting JUST salt? It may be salty, but salt is a pretty common ingredient in a lot of rubs, not only just salt, but sometimes also garlic salt, onion salt, celery salt, etc. The salt does magical things with the protein to create some amazing bark. __________________ [COLOR="Blue"][B]"Oh, I don’t reject Christ. I love Christ. It’s just that so many of you Christians are so unlike Christ." -Mahatma Gandhi[/B][/COLOR]

05-16-2013, 04:41 PM	#14
kwas68 is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 06-09-10 Location: Oak Forest, IL	I agree that it is too salty for my liking. __________________ Co-Pitmaster of Hatfield and McCoy Barbecue Pitmaster of South Side Pit Men UDS's, Multiple Weber Grills

05-16-2013, 04:46 PM	#15
shirknwrk is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 03-05-10 Location: Kansas City, MO	I use it on ribs and chicken. Because it is salty, I use a layer of SM Cherry and the Yardbird if I want a bark on ribs. On chicken, just use it lightly... and be careful if the chicken is enhanced or has been brined as both contain salt.