Good Substitute for Old Trager Beef Rub
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Summer is finally here, and that means only one thing: Barbecue time. To get your grill game in order and for a serious punch of flavor, you'll need the perfect dry rub to add to your meat, fish, or veggies before grilling. Whether it's a pork shoulder or a fresh salmon fillet, there's a versatile dry rub or seasoning mix out there that'll add serious flavor to your protein of choice, marinade, or savory side.
Here are our current favorite dry rubs and seasoning mixes — from Mediterranean influences to African flavors — that'll make you the ultimate pit master this season.
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For Deep, Warm Flavor
The Spice House Berbere
A blend of over 10 warm, earthy spices, including cayenne pepper, fenugreek, and cardamom, berbere plays a major role in traditional Ethiopian recipes. We also think it plays a major role in amplifying the flavor of barbecue fare. This spice rub from The Spice House can be used as a seasoning mix or made into a simple paste with the addition of water.
Work berbere into your next batch of roasted root vegetables to create a savory side dish for your next cookout, and be sure to try its fiery cousin, mitmita, for even more heat.
More: 10 Mouthwatering Barbecue Sauces for Epic Grilling
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Most Versatile
Zucker's Toasted Everything Spice Mix Trio
Zucker's Bagels and Smoked Fish
In case you're already a fan of Zucker's famous New York bagels and smoked fish (which you are, obviously), you'll be delighted to know that they now offer a delicious line of Toasted Everything Spice Mixes.
All three flavors are ridiculously tasty and surprisingly versatile, but we're particularly obsessed with the smoky chipotle blend as a dry rub for chicken and steak. Ground chipotle peppers, dried chives, and garlic stand out the most in this savory, smoky spice blend's ingredient list.
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Best for Pork
Lambert's Barbeque Sweet Rub O' Mine
Reviewers swear by this sweet and slightly spicy dry rub for meats that are baked, grilled, or even smoked. With a classic mix of spices, including sugar, salt, paprika, garlic, chili pepper, and mustard seed, users consider this classic Memphis-style dry rub their go-to for pork shoulder, ribs, and slow-cooked pork butt.
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Best for Veggies
Traeger Grills Veggie Rub
If you're not adding a zesty spice rub to your veggies before tossing them on the grill, you're doing something wrong! This veggie rub from Traeger is loaded with fresh herbs, garlic, paprika, and just a touch of chili pepper for a little heat.
Add a shake of this rub to your Brussels sprouts, bell peppers, or onions before grilling.
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Best for Steak
Spicewalla Cowboy Steak Rub
Spicy, zesty, and smoky, this Cowboy Steak Rub from Asheville, North Carolina-based brand Spicewalla will make that filet mignon sing. The main ingredients in this chunky, flavor-loaded spice rub are black pepper, coarse kosher salt, garlic, crushed red pepper, whole cumin seeds, and whole dill seeds.
Try it on chicken breasts, grilled salmon, or roasted shishito peppers, too.
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Best Maple Rub
McCormick Grill Mates Smokehouse Maple Dry Rub
This best-selling Smokehouse Maple dry rub from McCormick packs a serious amount of sweet and smoky flavor thanks to powerhouse ingredients — including brown sugar, molasses, maple syrup, and orange peel. Reviewers love sprinkling a tablespoon or two on chicken, pork, or salmon before grilling, broiling, or roasting in the oven.
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The Award-Winner
Plowboys BBQ Yardbird Spice Rub
This award-winning seasoning and dry rub from Plowboys BBQ is another best seller on Amazon, with hundreds of glowing reviews praising its versatility and depth of flavor.
With an ingredient list that includes classic barbecue flavors like chili pepper, paprika, dehydrated garlic and onion, and, of course, a good amount of sugar and salt, this spice rub tastes great on pork, chicken, and burgers.
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For Mediterranean Flavor
Spiceology Greek Freak Mediterranean Rub
This all-natural Greek Freak spice blend from Spiceology draws its inspiration from Mediterranean cuisine with fragrant and flavorful ingredients like dried rosemary, basil, sun-dried tomato bits, orange peel powder, and sea salt.
We love the slightly coarse and crunchy texture of this dry rub, and we think it tastes delicious as a crust on fresh grilled salmon or baked-fish dishes.
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Best Cajun Seasoning
Walker & Sons Slap Ya Mama Original Blend (2-Pack)
Take virtually any dish up a notch with this super simple Cajun seasoning. Made with just four ingredients — salt, black pepper, red pepper, and garlic — this basic but ultra versatile mix will be your go-to this grilling season, for everything from ribs to wings to corn on the cob.
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Best Smoky Rub
John Henry's East Texas Pecan Rub
Texas barbecue is all about the smoke, and John Henry's East Texas Pecan Rub proves it! Perfect for brisket and ribs, this unique spice mix packs a mouth-watering combination of brown sugar and smoky pecan wood.
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Best Mississippi-Style Rub
Killer Hogs The BBQ Rub
A tasty trifecta of sweetness, spiciness, and saltiness, this award-winning dry rub comes from two Mississippi-based brothers who take grilling very seriously.
So seriously, in fact, that they formed a championship barbecue team called The Killer Hogs that has been competing for more than 13 years. Your guests will be squealing with delight!
Danielle St. Pierre Senior Food & Drink Editor Danielle is the former food & drink editor for BestProducts.com, where she put her knowledge as a cocktail consultant and connoisseur to use; her work can also be spotted on Thrillist, Food & Wine, and Delish.
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