Yep, he's from Colorado. Denver, actually. So, not a neighbor, but close enough. Recently, he sent me a lovely collection of rubs. And they fit nicely in the Ball dry herb jars I reviewed a while back.
Well, they fit after I used a little bit. And that's kind of the point, right? To use them.
First, I tried rubs on two steaks - the Citrus BBQ and the Original BBQ.
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Then I made a batch of chicken wings on the grill.
We like wings, and they're a great thing to have on hand in the freezer for a simple meal. And leftovers are great cold, so I tend to make bigger batches.
Another nice thing about wings is that they can be cooked directly from the freezer. Since a rub wouldn't stick to frozen wings, I threw them on the grill, then when they warmed up enough, I sprinkled the rub on. When I flipped them over, I sprinkled rub on the second side.
I tried two different rubs on the wings - the Original BBQ and the Everything.
As I continued cooking and flipping the wings, I sprinkled on more of the rub to get a nice coating.
The wings were cooked through right about the same time the skin had a nice color.
And that was that.
Dinner.
But how about the rubs?
I used to be a snob about using spice mixes and blends, but I have to say that it's great to have spice mixes on hand that I can just grab and go. The Feiny's spices are all either no-salt or lightly salted, which is great - you can add enough flavor before you add too much salt.
And ... they're not just rubs. I used the veggie rub in a vegetable soup I made. And I'm sure I'll find more uses for all of the others. The Original BBQ might be my favorite. I'm planning on using that on some ribs I'll be making a little later in the week.
When I get around to making some more creative recipes with the rubs, I'm sure I'll be posting them. Meanwhile, I'm having fun just trying them out.
