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How to Choose a BBQ Rub for Chicken, Beef and Brisket

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Choosing a BBQ rub starts with the food you are cooking and the job you want the seasoning to do. A chicken rub, a steak and brisket rub, and an all-purpose blend give you different starting points. Here is how to find your way around Heavenly Hell’s range.

Choosing a BBQ rub for chicken

If chicken is on the menu, start with a seasoning made for poultry. Rock n Roll Rooster is a championship chicken rub from our original range. It comes in a 150g shaker and is Australian made.

Crack Butter is a chicken seasoning and finishing dust in the Pitmasters Series, created in collaboration with Big Red Brand. It also comes in a 150g shaker. If you are comparing the two, the key difference in their roles is that Crack Butter is described as both a seasoning and a finishing dust.

Choosing a BBQ rub for steak and brisket

For a beef cook, look for a rub that tells you which cuts it is intended for. The Grilled The Smoked and The Lovely is our championship steak and brisket rub. It is an option to explore when those cuts are on your shopping list.

Diggers Dust, presented by Aussie Pit Boys and The Smoking Meathouse, is a beef rub and finishing dust in the Pitmasters Series. Both blends come in 150g shakers and are Australian made.

Choosing an all-purpose BBQ seasoning

If you want an all-purpose blend, start with its flavour description. Cocaine Cowboy has a garlic butter mushroom flavour profile and is an all-purpose rub in the Pitmasters Series. It comes in a 150g shaker.

Keeping the flavour profile in mind makes it easier to choose a blend you want to cook with, instead of choosing by the name alone.

What is a finishing dust?

A finishing dust adds seasoning at the end of a cook. It is a different role from seasoning food before cooking. When a product is described as both a rub or seasoning and a finishing dust, check its label for application guidance and taste as you go.

What to check before you buy

  • Intended use: Match the blend to chicken, beef or an all-purpose role.
  • Size: Check the shaker size on the product page.
  • Ingredients and allergens: Check the product label, especially if you have dietary requirements. Contact us if you need help confirming a detail.
  • Availability: Check current stock on the product page before planning your cook.

Browse the OG BBQ rubs and Pitmaster Series rubs to compare the range. If you would like help choosing, contact Heavenly Hell before ordering.