Using a Rub with Love
Using a rub is a quick and easy way to add flavor to meats you are grilling or roasting. An endless variety of rubs can be bought or made.

• Rub directly on the meat after sprinkling on all sides. This will help the rub to stay on your beef, pork or poultry.
• Some ingredients that are great in a homemade rub are black pepper, cumin, crushed red pepper, celery seed, garlic powder, kosher salt and brown sugar.
• You can use a little liquid to create a paste out of your dry rub: try vinegar, cider vinegar, wine, fruit juice or olive oil.

Here is a great All-Purpose Rub we have used in our classes and is my personal favorite:

2 T brown sugar
2 T chili powder
1 T garlic powder
1 T kosher salt
1 T cumin

This is great on just about anything I can get my hands on. Try pork, chicken, potatoes. Mix with butter for your grilled corn; use at topping on homemade fries or potato chips. The possibilities for rubs in endless! If you have a favorite rub recipe, send it to us and we'll post it.