Oaktown Spice Shop — Campfire Coffee BBQ Rub

Organic coffee and dark muscovado sugar in a barbecue rub. Builds a deep, spiced crust over the fire.

Coffee and beef are old friends; the coffee's bitterness deepens the meat's savoriness and the muscovado caramelizes into a dark bark. Oaktown makes this rub with organic coffee from Nomadic Coffee in Oakland, chipotle for smoke, and a long list of warm spices behind it. Mild heat.

Who this is for

• Tri-tip on the Santa Maria grill
• Brisket, ribs and pork shoulder in the smoker
• Chicken thighs on a weeknight
• Camping cooks who want one rub for everything over the fire

Details

Rub generously and let the meat sit 30 minutes or overnight before cooking. 1/2 cup glass jar, 2 oz net. Ingredients: salt, paprika, sugar, organic coffee, chicory, brown mustard seed, allspice, chipotle chile, onion, garlic, black pepper, celery seed, white pepper, orange zest, coriander, green onion.

Hand-mixed in small batches by Oaktown Spice Shop in Oakland, California, one of the Bay Area's best-known independent spice merchants.