Best rub for ribs?

Dex · 02-22-2011, 05:27 AM

What do you guys think is the best rub you have ever used on ribs? It can be store bought or something you make.

I have tried many.... but am curious if the holy grail is still out there that I haven't tried!

txschutte · 02-22-2011, 05:42 AM

There are so many. I guess my favorite is Willie B's Bourbon Rub.

MrSmoker · 02-22-2011, 05:49 AM

Plowboy's Yardbird

smknhotmama · 02-22-2011, 05:54 AM

I like throwing one together on the fly but really love Yardbird or Bovine Bold. I tried Tabb Trim's Pig Powder over the weekend and didn't love it on ribs but still love it on chicken. Oh yeah and Simply Marvelous….really is marvelous..many flavors to choose from. But that’s technically 4 and a maybe…I’m a bit indecisive.

Willie's Smokehouse · 02-22-2011, 06:07 AM

I like smokin guns hot

Lake Dogs · 02-22-2011, 06:29 AM

You can find Plowboy's at your local Bass Pro Shops.

aquablue22 · 02-22-2011, 06:47 AM

Simply Marvelous Sweet and Spicy, or Cherry

smokinit · 02-22-2011, 06:50 AM

I use Full Throttle Hog Rub good chit!!!

RAZORBACK JIM · 02-22-2011, 08:32 AM

I prefer to make it myself!!!

Jim

bobaftt · 02-22-2011, 09:46 AM

simply marvelous spicy apple is simply marvelous on ribs!

Smoke & Beers · 02-22-2011, 10:31 AM

Yardbird topped with Smokin Guns hot...

Drifter · 02-22-2011, 10:35 AM

Both of Plowboy's are good, Yardbird and Bovine bold, and are readily available at Bass Pro Shops. But favorite at our house is Strawberry's, I think it is regional to NE Arkansas and SE Missouri as far as getting it at your local store but it can be ordered online here http://www.strawsbbq.com/

deepsouth · 02-22-2011, 10:38 AM

i use a combination of simply marvelous seson all, dizzy pig dizzy dust and dizzy pig red eye express.

edit: most of the time that is.... i'll also occasionally use one of the other simply marvelous rubs in addition to the DP's.

btcg · 02-22-2011, 10:54 AM

To me, if you're using sauce and rub, it's not as simple as just selecting one rub and one sauce, as very few enjoy eating their Q made the same way everytime. So, you've gotta understand how to pair flavor profiles.

Example: Blues Hog is a very sweet sauce, so if I'm using it to finish, I want to use a rub with some bite in it, like 3-EYZ rub.

If I'm using a finishing sauce like my own "Bills Homemade BBQ Sauce", which is a sauce designed to give "bite without the heat", I want a rub with pure flavors, like Harry Soo's Slap Yo Daddy rub.

I'd suggest you experiment, and find combinations of both in the various sauces and rubs, and pair them as in the 2 examples I cited above.

Q-Dat · 02-22-2011, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by btcg

To me, if you're using sauce and rub, it's not as simple as just selecting one rub and one sauce, as very few enjoy eating their Q made the same way everytime. So, you've gotta understand how to pair flavor profiles.

Example: Blues Hog is a very sweet sauce, so if I'm using it to finish, I want to use a rub with some bite in it, like 3-EYZ rub.

If I'm using a finishing sauce like my own "Bills Homemade BBQ Sauce", which is a sauce designed to give "bite without the heat", I want a rub with pure flavors, like Harry Soo's Slap Yo Daddy rub.

I'd suggest you experiment, and find combinations of both in the various sauces and rubs, and pair them as in the 2 examples I cited above.

Amen to all of that Brother! For me its all about balancing and layering flavors with each other. That is why I don't care for the typical competition rib. Sweet on top of sweet on top of sweet with a little bit of smoke flavor. I don't hate it, but I don't love it either.

02-22-2011, 05:27 AM	#1
Dex Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 08-04-09 Location: Avon, IN Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Best rub for ribs? What do you guys think is the best rub you have ever used on ribs? It can be store bought or something you make. I have tried many.... but am curious if the holy grail is still out there that I haven't tried!

02-22-2011, 05:42 AM	#2
txschutte Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 08-02-07 Location: Cozad, NE USA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	There are so many. I guess my favorite is Willie B's Bourbon Rub. __________________ "Bring it on, you bananna thong wearing killer of brisket!"-Chambers If you really care about this place, you'll show some respect for it. I'm such a ZERO. Team Whosoever Q If a man looks lustfully at eggs and bacon, he has already committed breakfast in his heart.

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02-22-2011, 05:54 AM	#4
smknhotmama is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 07-02-09 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I like throwing one together on the fly but really love Yardbird or Bovine Bold. I tried Tabb Trim's Pig Powder over the weekend and didn't love it on ribs but still love it on chicken. Oh yeah and Simply Marvelous….really is marvelous..many flavors to choose from. But that’s technically 4 and a maybe…I’m a bit indecisive. __________________ [LEFT][SIZE=3][FONT=Palatino Linotype][COLOR=darkred][B]~Shawn~[/B][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE][/LEFT] [LEFT][FONT=Palatino Linotype][COLOR=black]Super fast Super hot [COLOR=red][B]Red[/B][/COLOR] Thermapen[/COLOR][/FONT][/LEFT] [LEFT][FONT=Palatino Linotype][COLOR=black]Super hot Super Big [COLOR=darkgreen][B]Green[/B][/COLOR] Egg: [I][B][COLOR=darkslategray]Eggamemnon[/COLOR][/B][/I] G[/COLOR][/FONT][FONT=Palatino Linotype][COLOR=black]reek for "working slowly"[/COLOR][/FONT][/LEFT] [LEFT][URL="http://drunkdaily.blogspot.com/"][FONT=Book Antiqua]http://drunkdaily.blogspot.com/[/FONT][/URL] [/LEFT] [LEFT][URL="http://magphoto-sawyer.blogspot.com/"][FONT=Book Antiqua]http://magphoto-sawyer.blogspot.com/[/FONT][/URL][/LEFT]

02-22-2011, 06:29 AM	#6
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02-22-2011, 06:07 AM	#5
Willie's Smokehouse On the road to being a farker Join Date: 12-04-09 Location: Largo,Fl Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I like smokin guns hot

02-22-2011, 06:47 AM	#7
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02-22-2011, 06:50 AM	#8
smokinit is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 03-16-07 Location: Coxsackie NY/West Chester Pa Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	I use Full Throttle Hog Rub good chit!!! __________________ BWS Pro Comp Hog G2 Chubby the Little Big Cooker Battle Box on order Humphrey's Smokers and Accesories http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/sh...d.php?t=154925 Authorized Backwoods Dealer http://www.purpleporkmasters.com http://www.facebook.com/SMOKENIT

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02-22-2011, 09:46 AM	#10
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02-22-2011, 10:31 AM	#11
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02-22-2011, 10:35 AM	#12
Drifter is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 09-02-09 Location: Brookland, AR Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Both of Plowboy's are good, Yardbird and Bovine bold, and are readily available at Bass Pro Shops. But favorite at our house is Strawberry's, I think it is regional to NE Arkansas and SE Missouri as far as getting it at your local store but it can be ordered online here http://www.strawsbbq.com/ __________________ Weber 22.5 OTG; UDS; knockoff Char-Griller sidebox smoker; Char-Broil RED gasser

02-22-2011, 10:38 AM	#13
deepsouth Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 04-21-10 Location: Biloxi, MS Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	i use a combination of simply marvelous seson all, dizzy pig dizzy dust and dizzy pig red eye express. edit: most of the time that is.... i'll also occasionally use one of the other simply marvelous rubs in addition to the DP's. __________________ Large BGE, Small BGE, Mini BGE, Weber 22.5 OTG, yellow thermapen

02-22-2011, 10:54 AM	#14
btcg Babbling Farker Join Date: 02-28-10 Location: North Potomac, MD Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	To me, if you're using sauce and rub, it's not as simple as just selecting one rub and one sauce, as very few enjoy eating their Q made the same way everytime. So, you've gotta understand how to pair flavor profiles. Example: Blues Hog is a very sweet sauce, so if I'm using it to finish, I want to use a rub with some bite in it, like 3-EYZ rub. If I'm using a finishing sauce like my own "Bills Homemade BBQ Sauce", which is a sauce designed to give "bite without the heat", I want a rub with pure flavors, like Harry Soo's Slap Yo Daddy rub. I'd suggest you experiment, and find combinations of both in the various sauces and rubs, and pair them as in the 2 examples I cited above. __________________ [FONT=Fixedsys]CAPITAL PITMASTERS-THE FIRST FAMILY OF BBQ[/FONT] [FONT=Courier New][I]Proud Graduate of:[/I][/FONT] [I][FONT=Courier New][B]Jack's Old South BBQ Cooking School[/B][/FONT][/I] [I][FONT=Courier New][B]Johnny Trigg & Rod Gray BBQ Cooking School[/B][/FONT][/I] [I][FONT=Courier New][B]Paul Kirk BBQ Cooking School[/B][/FONT][/I]

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