After reading a lot of books, watching a lot of barbecue shows and trying out a lot of different recipes on family and friends, I've settled (for now, at least) on this simple basic rub that I use on everything except brisket
2 parts salt
2 parts brown sugar
2 parts paprika
1 part black pepper
1 part garlic powder
For beef it is equal parts salt and pepper. Sometimes I will throw in a touch of either garlic powder or ground juniper berries.
I've either purchased or mixed up a lot of rubs over the past few years and this is what I keep coming back to.
