Smoking Brisket Rub

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup paprika
• 1/4 cup black pepper, ground
• 1/4 cup salt
• 1/4 cup sugar, turbinado is best
• 2 teaspoons chili powder
• 2 teaspoons garlic powder
• 2 teaspoons onion powder
• 1 teaspoon cayenne powder

Recipe

• 1 the night before you plan to smoke, mix all ingredients.
• 2 rub all over your "guest of honor," wrap in foil, plastic wrap or a large bag, and refrigerate overnight.
• 3 (i use plastic wrap and squeeze all the air out. this seems to work best for me).
• 4 30 minutes before you will start cooking, take meat from the fridge and set it out to come to room temperature.