Category: How To

Last week we released our new Hot Coffee rub, which is an amazing combination of earthy and spice tones. As I told some friends about it though, the general response was “Coffee Rub? How does that work?”. So what better was to explain that a blog post. While most BBQ rubs work with most types of protein, coffee rub is paired almost always with beef. In keeping with our philosophy, we grind our own coffee beans for our mix, and then begin adding layers of flavour. Why “Hot Coffee”? Using ground coffee beans does a number things. First off, coffee...

Anyone who has cooked anything from a recipe knows that generally you are given an oven temperature and a time to cook. Where BBQ cooking differs is that it also calls for you to check internal temperature, which is arguably more important. Why Most Recipes Don’t Discuss Internal Temperature Generally recipes are very specific in their requirements – they call for a certain weight of protein and a certain length of cooking time. The reason they don’t talk about internal temperature is because it’s been generally taken into account already. Over the long history of cooking, time / weight ratios...