what kind of paprika do you use?

[reichl]

On my lunch break I went hunting and found some pride of szegeo hungarian paprika. I tasted it and it tasted better then the tones stuff I had. I plan on smoking some ribs right after thanksgiving so hopefully it will give me what I am looking for. It would be nice to grow my own peppers but I dont think my appartment complex would let me tear up the lawn.

 

[forluvofsmoke]

I've been using mild smoked for quite awhile, and have also used just plain old paprika (store brands). I've recently found a readily available source for Spanish Paprika, which is what I'm using for all of my smokes in the past couple of weeks...it does seem to make a noticable difference, especially if my recipe calls for larger quantities of paprika. Just tasting the spice blend before using it on the meats will offer some insight, or taste a pinch of it solo...that tells the whole story.

The Spanish seems to add more depth to the overall rub flavor, I think.

Eric