...I've read so much both here and on the Oakridge site about their rub and their almost painstaking "research" into "cracking the code [of] ... the essence and spirit of true Jamaican Jerk," that I just had to purchase some for my own indulgence.
My bias may be coming through, but I am leery with the ingredient list on the package; the very first ingredient (ie, the predominate ingredient) in Jah Love is...yeah, raw cane sugar. Sugar? In fact, the scotch bonnet pepper is actually the fourth ingredient in the rub AND it also lists "other chilies." Other peppers besides the scotch bonnet? (The website lists just scotch bonnet chilies, so I'd like to know which one it really is) Most interesting to me, however, is the inclusion of "ground...mushrooms." (In another glaring difference, my bag lists sh itake mushrooms, but the website lists porcini mushrooms. Which one is it?) In a jerk seasoning? The flavor code has been "cracked?!" I've looked at a lot of jerk seasoning ingredients and have never found mushrooms on the ingredient list...
The above of course, would all be a mute point, except for the fact that the website, in the long description of finding the true essence and spirit of Jamaican Jerk (
https://www.oakridgebbq.com/jamaican-jerk-chicken/), makes the point that the taster, after mixing the rub with peanut or olive oil (???) and cooking on a charcoal grill with lump charcoal, will be having "true, authentic Jamaican Jerk."
So, I'm up for the game and as I will not be the only taster, the opportunity to shine will be up for all three seasonings. I cannot be exactly sure when I'm going to be doing the cook, but it will be soon. I can't wait...:grin: