spices

Just looking in the cupboard and noticed its time to make up anew batch of rub. I've been using the same basic all purpose rub for years and was hoping to change it up and try something different. Any one come across a good one to try out? Not scared to be adventurous. Thanks , Rocky

I recently celebrated a birthday, and my parents sent me a little gift. They live in Texas, and any Texan knows, nothing exceeds like excess. My mom called the folks at Targill Seasonings, and had them put together a gift box x 2 (this is that Texas thing I was talking about). Not knowing she...

I had order some more Mad Hunky rub the other day and Rich was kind enough to throw in a bag of his new chicken brine for me to try. I decided to give some chicken wings a shot. I measure out 8 oz of brine for a half gallon of water per the instructions. I started the brine around 11:00 and was...

I'm a big fan of Penzeys spices in my cooking and have found that the high quality makes a big difference. However, when it comes to the volume of spice used in rubs it could get costly. Has anyone ever side by side compared a rub made with "high quality spices" with one made with "big bottle...

Just wanted to get some opinions from the pros before I spend a bunch of money: Which makes for better BBQ- Granulated onion/garlic or Onion/Garlic powder? All of last summer, I used "powder" because it's cheap and readily available. This year, I'm giving serious thought to ordering...

I was digging through some old folders/files and ran across this. Thought maybe someone out there might find it useful if they are somewhat new and trying to formulate their own rub. That is what started this little file for me anyways. It is a matrix of spices, indicating which ones go...

My name is Alicja Lombard and I love to experiment with flavors. I am fascinated (for the last 20+years) how different the same piece of meat can taste when you change the compositions of herbs and spices. It is like fine tuning a musical composition, or creating a masterpiece on a canvas by...