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Last month I had the chance to attend the “Fancy Foods Show” in San Francisco where I got to meet Gordon Bruner and the gang from Papaw Tom’s Foods. They made the trip out from Knoxville, Tennessee to display their wares.

Yesterday a package of goodies arrived from them for me to test and review.

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Product Review: Jake's Steak, Rib & Tri-Tip Rub

I recently attended the “Fancy Food Show” in San Francisco and had an opportunity of meet lots of great BBQ people.  One of my favorites were the guys at Jake’s.  And I came away with a sample of Jake’s Steak, Rib & Tri-Tip Rub.

Tri-Tip is one of my favorite cuts of beef to cook outdoors. 

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Product Review: Rubbed, Smoked & Sauced Rib Rub

It’s always a good thing to come home from work and find a package on the front porch.  This time it was a package from Great Lake BBQ Supply with a bag of their new rub.

Let me get the negative out of the way first.  The packaging stinks.  The rub comes in a sealed mylar

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Product Review: Santa Maria Style Rub from The Rub Co.

I love tri-tip!  I grill tri-tips more than any other cut of meat.  My normal method is just to season with a little salt, pepper and garlic so when I was given the chance to try the “Santa Maria Style” seasoning from “The Rub Co.” I jumped at it.

If you are not familiar

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Simply Marvelous Spatchcock Chicken

Gave “Big Brother Smoke’s” Simply Marvelous Poultry Rub a try on some Spatchcock chicken tonight.

Started with a nice sized whole chicken:

Seasoned it up with Steph’s new rub and tossed it on the WSM. The rub has some nice flavors. Not just spices, there’s some herbs in there too: