1.   A plain pork roast gets a boost from this fragrant spice rub.

2.   Chefs like to use lavender in spice rubs because the floral flavor is distinctive but not too harsh.

3.   Coat each piece of pork with spice rub.

4.   Generally used in combination with other chiles to achieve a more complex flavor character in things like chili con carne, spice rubs and Southwest marinades.

5.   Hunt and Smith both caution against its use in your spice rub.

6.   Inside were a half-dozen chickens, their skins bronzed with smoke and gritty with spice rub, perched upright on cans of Budweiser.

7.   Match it with sushi, mild curries, grilled seafood and chicken with spice rubs.

8.   Most of the ingredients needed in a spice rub you probably already have in your kitchen cabinet.

9.   Open cans of beer seasoned with more spice rub had been inserted in the cavities of the upright birds, protruding like pedestals.

10.   The flavor of a spice rub can add something different than a typical liquid marinade.