Coffee as a rub ingredient

[jwbtulsa]

What do you think of this? No experience with coffee as an ingredient in my rubs but I love to try anything new. Gratitude for words of wisdom. Happy New Year as well.

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• jwbtulsa
• Jan 1, 2013

 

[dirtsailor2003]

We have a restaurant here that uses a coffee rub on their blackened flat iron steak. It's pretty good so I would think that it would be a good choice on any cut of beef. Not sure I'd like it on pork or poultry, but that's just me.

 

[tomolu5]

I used coffee alone for a rub on a turkey breast a couple weeks ago. Kinda trying to be health conscious with my smokes and didn't wanna add a ton of salt. It came out great, very subtle flavor of coffee. The rest of it has been the best lunch meat I ever had.

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[chef jimmyj]

The first Chef I ever worked with some 17 years ago would do a Grilled Rib Eye Steak Special. Salt, Pepper, Garlic, Onion, Paprika, Brown Sugar and fine ground Espresso Roast Coffee. Pretty good stuff!...JJ

 

[thoseguys26]

The first time a tried a coffee rub was on a whitetail deer backstrap roast. It was incredible. I was sorta skeptical at first but I was blown away by the results.

 

[jwbtulsa]

Ok. You've sold me. I'll do half the tri tip with this rub and the other half with Tatonka Dust. Always good advice from SMF

 

[thoseguys26]

Next time, I'd recommend using freshly ground coffee.

 

[fishwrestler]

There use to be company here where I live Three Spicy Ladies and sold the best coffer rub i have ever had, the are out of business and I can not fine wone to match ir to save my soul.

Robert

 

[rcwbud]

I use fine ground coffee in rubs for pig butt and ribs. Guy at the meat market put me on to it and I really like it. Gives it a deeper flavor and adds to the smoke flavor of the bark. Really good and I am thinking of adding a little bit more the next time.

 

[venture]

Never used it?

But there are some great coffee based sauces out there?

Why not?

Good luck and good smoking.

 

[kathrynn]

When I first starting smoking meats...didn't know much about rubs.  Went and bought McCormick's Cowboy Rub...It has coffee in it...and the PP was great with it.  I would use it.

 

[jwbtulsa]

Tried it on some Tri-tip steaks last night. Pretty good flavor but not special enought for me to drive 2 hours to get it. As a side note, the other half of the steaks were done using Tatonka Dust. It was killer.

 

[rcwbud]

Buy my meet at Steve's Meats in Desoto, Kansas and  guy out there put me on to coffee in my rubs. Tried it and like it a lot. Kind of gives it a richness and makes the smoke flavor a little more pronounced. I have used it on butt and ribs and get the fine ground dark roast coffee for this purpose. I think it really adds to the flavor.

 

[danbono]

Hi All I used McCormick's Cowboy Rub, last time on my brisket n brunt ends came out really good. The rub has some coffee in it, you can smell it. The only problem is kinda expensive something like $4.59 for for 4 ozs. Cost more per pound then the Packer

Dan

 

[mossymo]

Tried it on some Tri-tip steaks last night. Pretty good flavor but not special enought for me to drive 2 hours to get it. As a side note, the other half of the steaks were done using Tatonka Dust. It was killer.

Glad to hear you like the Tatonka Dust, wife and I are hoping it will be available yet this month!

 

[short smoke]

How would you use coffee grounds as a rub? Just rub it in like regular seasoning? Never heard of using coffee before.