Bill French TVWBB Fan May 22, 2014 #1 I notice a lot of rub recipes call for brown sugar but don't specify if it's light or dark. Is one generally used over the other?
I notice a lot of rub recipes call for brown sugar but don't specify if it's light or dark. Is one generally used over the other?
~Mark~ TVWBB Pro May 22, 2014 #2 We didn't have dark when I made my last batch of rub so I used light and it came out great.
S Svein TVWBB Super Fan May 23, 2014 #4 Bob Sample said: Dark just has more molasses in it. Click to expand... and sugar with a lot of molasses may be a bit too moist to be well suited for a dry rub (you get a rub full of lumps), it is however very good for dark cakes
Bob Sample said: Dark just has more molasses in it. Click to expand... and sugar with a lot of molasses may be a bit too moist to be well suited for a dry rub (you get a rub full of lumps), it is however very good for dark cakes
Enrico Brandizzi TVWBB Honor Circle May 23, 2014 #5 Iusually dry it out and powdered it with my grinder before using in dry rub
J Joe F TVWBB Pro May 23, 2014 #6 For sauces and marinades I always use dark brown. For rubs, plain ol' white sugar behaves better.
Bob Sample TVWBB Diamond Member May 23, 2014 #7 If using brown sugar with a rub I just put the sugar on first and then put my rub on.