It’s been quite some time since I felt like breaking out the charcoal chimney and lighting the fires.  Today I felt like it.  And it was great.   Rubbed down some thighs and a breast with Yardbird Rub for dinner tonight.  Also, rubbed some chicken breasts with adobo for enchiladas tomorrow.

Put them on the 26″ Weber Kettle.

Glazed the chicken on both sides and gave it a little time to set.

The glaze for the chicken was made with:

Chicken Glaze

1/2 cups of Chili Sauce

1/4 cup of Coke

Reduced on the stove about 1/3.  It tasted pretty darn good.

Cooking can be theraputic and it sure felt fantastic to break out the kettle and cook.

I’ve got a huge problem with Plowboy BBQ’s Yardbird Rub.

It’s too good.

I am a charter member of the BBQ Brethren Forum and, due to some family circumstances, I recently took a two year sabbatical from the website. During the time away I started collecting various spices and rubs to use in satisfying my BBQ cravings. Upon my return to activity on the forum I kept reading about this fantastic new rub produced by Plowboys BBQ. I had to try it and after ordering it I’ve come to the conclusion that it was a huge mistake.

After using Yardbird on a beer can chicken and a batch of smoked chicken thighs my family won’t eat chicken with anything else on it. Now I’ve got a pantry full of rubs that rarely get used. I’ve tried to sneak something else past their taste buds, but for the most part the results have not been met with any success.

If that wasn’t enough i tried Plowboy’s Yardbird Rub on my pork ribs once and now not only do I get to do chicken with this magic powdered dust it’s normally requested on my ribs. I’ve got a fresh salmon filet in the fridge and I’m afraid to use Plowboy on it out of fear it’s that good on fish also.

Plowboy’s Yardbird rub was developed for competition bbq but for those of us that are just backyard bbq geeks it gives us the opportunity to produce award winning bbq without the competition. The savory rub, with a touch of sweetness is followed on the back of the tongue with just a little heat.

I don’t know if there is a perfect bbq rub, but if Plowboy’s Yardbird rub isn’t it, I can’t imagine anything else better.

Plowboy’s Yardbird Rub: The Official Rub of the Gaian Family

Yardbird Rub is available at Hawkeyes BBQ.