My first smoke with the MES was a pork loin slathered with yellow mustard and Famous Daves rib rub and I liked the way it tasted. A few sweet elements but nothing too overbearing, and I would likely use a bit of cayenne pepper in the next mix to get a bit more bite. I've used BKW Seasonings BBQ rub for grilling in the past, and it is one of my favorites for pork.Ribs are on smoker. Seems the MES is about 10 deg off. I'll post more pics through out the day. I used famous Dave's rib rub. Anyone ever used that rub pls comment.