Today I'm
reviewing Rod's
Rub Original.
Before testing, I visited Rod's Website to try and learn a little about the rub and about the
creator himself. I enjoyed reading the history behind
Rod's Rub and learned quickly that we share a
few things in common. First we both have careers in
Law Enforcement, and second were both hockey fans. One
difference? Rod played professional hockey for the
Detroit Red Wings (I'll forgive him - I'm
a diehard Avalanche fan!).
According to Rod's website, he was injured while playing hockey for the Red Wings and later started in the law enforcement profession. Like most BBQ aficionados, he has a deep passion for food. What I found interesting was that it was through his business contacts he established as a law enforcement officer that his knowledge and expertise in combining spices were called upon. He created several rubs for a friend who owned a restaurant, and ended up later sharing these same rubs with family and more friends. He eventually found himself packaging and producing these rubs for the rest of the world to enjoy!
When I first opened the bottle of Rod's Rub Original, I treated it as I do any rub I'm deciding to use ... I smelled it! I do this first trying to guess what the make-up of the rub is and what I would like to use it on first. Immediately I could smell garlic, paprika, brown sugar and pepper. I then tasted it, very good and my assessment was right on from what I tasted and I could read on the label of the rub.
Like any creator of a rub or spice mix, there are obviously more ingredients that remain known only to its creator and in the right key proportions, after all that's what makes each and every rub unique in and of itself.
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