What is a dry rub? Or is it dry spice rub?  When you marinate
meat, what do you use? Chances are, a liquid marinade. That was
what I did most of the time. Until I discovered the advantages
of dry rubs.  What it a dry rub? It means a mixture of dried
spices, often with salt and sugar, that is rubbed directly into
meat.  dry spice rub  Like so. If the rub contains spices only
and no herbs, it is a dry spice rub.  dry rub with spices and
herbs  If the mixture contains chopped herbs, then the generic
“dry rub” is the more appropriate term.  What do I mean by dried
spices?  Dried spices can mean anything from seeds crushed
manually with a mortar and pestle to ground spices in powder
form that are widely available in supermarkets and groceries.
The secret is in the proper mix-and-match. Some people guard
their dry rub recipes very seriously.  So what’s the advantage
of a dry rub over a liquid marinade? Is it more effective? It
depends.  One disadvantage of a liquid marinade is that, in a
container, the pieces (or