Smoked Bacon Rub From 'Pitt Cue and Co.: The Cookbook'

This sweet-savory rub from Pitt Cue Co.: The Cookbook is unique in that it uses crisped and ground bacon to impart meaty smokiness. They suggest sprinkling it over cooked pork ribs, and make clever use of it in the crunchy bread crumb topping for their Hog Mac 'N Cheese.

Rub for Barbecue Ribs

A complex mix of spices form an outstanding rub to use on slow smoked ribs or other meats.

Whole Spicy Smoked Roast Chicken From 'Pitt Cue Co.: The Cookbook'

This chicken won the Fourth of July. The recipe, from Pitt Cue Co.: The Cookbook, sounded delicious on the page: A whole bird, rested overnight in chipotle and garlic pastes, maple syrup, butter, and Pitt Cue's aromatic, spicy-sweet House Rub, then slow-smoked until perfectly burnished. Yes, please.

Easy All-Purpose Barbecue Rub

This easy, versatile BBQ rub is perfect on a wide variety of barbecued and grilled foods, like ribs, chicken, or burgers.

Freddy's Ribs inspired by House of Cards — Binging With Babish

Frank Underwood is many things: A husband. A politician. A machiavellian sexual deviant with a bloodlust for power. A purveyor of fine Carolinian barbecue. Opening just for him at 7:30AM is Freddy's Ribs, a southern barbecue joint that we can surmise is serving 'cue up in the style of Underwood's ho

Homemade Ras el Hanout

A slew of North African spices combine to make a fragrant, exotic mixture. Whether used as a grill rub, when pan-frying fish or as the foundation for tagine, diverse, distinctive ras el hanout is worth the investment and effort to make.

Lean and Mean Dry Rub for Pulled Pork

Unlike a lot of overly complicated dry rubs, this one includes just a handful of ingredients but packs layers of flavor, making it perfect for pulled pork.

Just a great Pork Rub

This is just a great, simple pork rub that can be used to season any pork chop. It adds terrific flavour and colour, and if you throw in a knob of butter at the end

Oven Barbecue Pork Ribs

Want smoked ribs but don’t have a smoker? This method produces tender, juicy pork ribs in the oven with real smoked flavor.

Coffee-Rubbed Ribs

Not a coffee drinker myself, I wasn't sure how this would go over, but I ended up loving it—the way the coffee plays with the other spices, smoke, and meat. And the coffee-ness didn't dominate. Rather, the ground beans added an earthy quality to an already complex mix of flavors. The ribs eaten dry were fantastic, but even better with a coating of stout barbecue sauce.