Jose's "Secret" Dry Rub

Mr. Bones,

Thanks for sharing the recipe and the story. Next time I do a brisket, I'll give it a try. It's actually rather close to some I've tried, so i'll mix it up and give a report.

Smokin'

Smokin' and/or others... It's been many years since this thread was posted on... I'm doing a brisket this weekend, and i don't have any C.S. brisket rub... I've got C.S. Rib Rub and C.S. Spicy Chicken Rub.

I'm looking for a good and simple (trying the KISS method for my first brisket)brisket rub. If you've tried the rub above, could you please let me know what your review of it was?

Wanna talk about KISS.... One of the best rubs I've tried for brisket has been......

Salt, garlic powder, pepper. That's it. Heavier on the pepper.

I agree with Andy, and if you want a true secret, blend your peppers....black,white,and red!

Briskets ~ I've gone back to freshly milled black peppercorns and Kosher salt and like it for its simplicity. I do inject and tweak the formula a bit. Between the two I get great results.

Simple is better.

For rubs, anymore, I try to not use powders. I just find them weak in the end result. Powders are better for soups.

Go with granulated garlic. Holds up better and flavor is stronger.

Ditto on the granulated garlic. Same with onion.

Thanks guys! i've been reading and i know a lot of you guys tried the one recipe with pop and all those other ingrediants. I didn't want to go over board on something that seemed so smiple to smoke. Looks like salt, lots of pepper, and granulated garlic are getting the 'nod' for this Friday night!

I have a few other questions, so i'll create a new topic in the brisket section.

That said, the rub above looks interesting.

Sorry for the dumb question, but is granulated galic the same as minced garlic?

No. Minced garlic is the size of course sea salt. Granulated garlic is more like Kosher salt, size wise.

Generally speaking granulated is dried, and minced is moist, or wet

oh, ok... Thanks guys, looks like i'll be stopping at the store on my way home from work.

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Originally posted by Bobby Hull:
Generally speaking granulated is dried, and minced is moist, or wet

You can buy it either way.

Duck-C just a suggestion for spices. Google Penderys and Penzys. Both outlets offer a wide array of herbs & spices. I've found them to be of higher quality and better value vs supermarket brands.

I think DC is getting sucked into this smoking thing just like the rest of us. Welcome to the cult.

I had Penzey's and Penderey's bookmarked.

Better quality and better selections than you find in grocery or warehouse stores.

LOL.... yea, i guess my obsessions started with girls, then hunting, then computers, then pickup trucks, and now it's smokin' meat! Although, this smokin stuff isn't as expensive as the pickup truck and hunting hobbies! LOL

well maybe if i bought a FEC750 with all the fixin's then we might be getting close. LOL


So your sayin the 'cheap' McCormick spices i have in the kitchen at home aren't that great to use?

They work fine. Chevy or Lexus? Choice or Prime? Bradeley smoker or Cookshack? They all do the job.

Thanks Pags, but i'm not much for Government Motors, i'm a Ford F-150 man... don't like any other fords but the trucks.... Last year when i wanted to get a smoker, i was looking at the Bradley's, and BOY am i glad i found this site and i didn't get a bradley. I've been on their forum before and they don't hold a candle to the knowledge on here!!!

Just talked to my buddy, whose parents own a local farm that grows hay and corn. Other farmers buy the hay and corn for their cattle... Instead of money, most of the farmer's pay his parent's by butchering on of their cows and giving it to his family.

Well my buddy just emailed me today and said his parents don't like brisket, and the butchered cow they just received from a local farmer has some brisket. SOOO, they said, they'd just give me the brisket. I tried to offer money to them and even to smoke the brisket and take it over to them for dinner. They just said to take it because i help them load hay sometimes... So we'll see how good the brisket is they have in the next week or so.

Wish I were your neighbor.

well, if any of you ever come to South Western PA, shoot me a PM, and maybe i can present some smoked meat to you because you guys have been so nice and have had so much patience with all my 'noob' questions!

We were all noobs at one point.