Rub & Sauce

[Smoothsmoke]

I've always used a rub with kick in combination with a sweet sauce. Would it be better to use a sweet rub with a sauce with kick to balance out the flavors?

 

[Arlin_MacRae]

You'd probably get more sweetness out of the sauce. Then there's Simply Marvelous sweet rubs...

 

[Lake Dogs]

The sweeter the rub the more you add the possibility of burning the sugars. If you like the flavors that you're getting, I suggest keeping things as they are.

 

[Ryan Chester]

The sweeter the rub the more you add the possibility of burning the sugars. If you like the flavors that you're getting, I suggest keeping things as they are.

Agree 100%.:thumb:

 

[Cook]

If you're looking for spice and heat combos, I'd do as the above suggested. Stay with a spicy rub and a sweet sauce.

I don't like sweet (for the most part).

 

[TexMass]

I do the same as "Cook". I like a good spicy seasoning with a slightly sweet sauce. As it turns out, if I don't use sauce I still have a good spicy meat. That's just me.