Question: How much salt is in your rubs?
Answer: I've battled with high blood pressure for the past 10 years so I must keep my sodium intake in check at all times, and all of our rubs were formulated with that in mind. As a matter of fact, even at 4 times the typical serving size, all of our rubs contain less than 245mg of sodium. So while our rubs do contain sodium, we only use just enough to balance each rub to perfection, so you never have to worry about our rubs becoming too salty when you use just a little or a whole bunch!
In the standard 1/4 tsp (1.0 g) serving size, our rubs only contain the following amounts of sodium:
Venison Rub: 69 mg.
Beef & Pork: 62 mg.
Game Bird & Chicken: 59 mg.
Question: Do you use any MSG in your rubs?
Answer: Never. Absolutely no MSG. As a matter of fact, there are no fillers, no anti-caking agents, no preservatives, nothing artificial what-so-ever. We only use the finest and freshest, all natural spices and herbs.
Question: What are your shipping charges?
Answer: We use the US Postal Service for all of our shipping because we've compared rates and the USPS offers a dependable, high quality service with the least expensive shipping rates for our customers. Additionally, all orders placed through our shopping cart will also include electronic delivery confirmation, so you'll be able to track your package on-line as it makes its way to your door. Our current shipping rates for 5 ounce package orders is as follows:
We also offer our products in bulk amounts of 1, 2, 5, 10 and 25 pounds at a significant discount. Please contact us for ordering and shipping details.
Question: What's up with the zip-top stand-up bags? Where's the spice shaker??
Answer: Freshness. Our high-barrier zip-top packaging helps ensure our spice products stay fresh and vibrant for a minimum of 6 months after you open them. This is a marked improvement over standard spice bottles who's properties do very little to help keep the spices they contain fresh even before you open them. Where's the proof you ask? Well, aside from the mountains of industry research that supports this, all one has to do is use your nose. Next time you are in your kitchen, stop by the cupboard and pick up one of our competitor's spice bottles. Raise it up to your nose and gently squeeze the bottle. Bet you smell the spices don't you? This is a clear indication that the spices contained in those bottles are not being adequately protected from free oxygen exchange. Our high-barrier bags, on the other hand, are made from multiple laminations of foil and special barrier materials that reduce free oxygen and moisture exchange to a mere fraction of even the best spice shaker bottle.
Additionally, our commitment to freshness and utmost quality is inseparably married to our commitment to recycling and keeping the environment clean. Therefore, we have purposefully chosen to package our product in fully recyclable zip-top pouches that comprise a much smaller carbon footprint than the alternative plastic spice bottle. Recent Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) studies have shown the most effective way to help our environment is by reducing the amount of plastic used in packaging. Its effects are more pronounced than even recycling and reuse combined! As these bags are made from much less plastic than traditional rigid plastic spice shaker bottles, packaging a product in a flexible stand up zip-top bag vs. a rigid plastic bottle can have a tremendous positive impact on the world we live in . However, if a shaker bottle is what you prefer, we recommend you re-purpose an old spice shaker or Parmesan cheese bottle from your own cupboard. Then, when you're finished using the rub, just pour it back into the zip-top bag so it stays fresh for the next time you use it.
Additionally, our commitment to freshness and utmost quality is inseparably married to our commitment to recycling and keeping the environment clean. Therefore, we have purposefully chosen to package our product in fully recyclable zip-top pouches that comprise a much smaller carbon footprint than the alternative plastic spice bottle. Recent Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) studies have shown the most effective way to help our environment is by reducing the amount of plastic used in packaging. Its effects are more pronounced than even recycling and reuse combined! As these bags are made from much less plastic than traditional rigid plastic spice shaker bottles, packaging a product in a flexible stand up zip-top bag vs. a rigid plastic bottle can have a tremendous positive impact on the world we live in . However, if a shaker bottle is what you prefer, we recommend you re-purpose an old spice shaker or Parmesan cheese bottle from your own cupboard. Then, when you're finished using the rub, just pour it back into the zip-top bag so it stays fresh for the next time you use it.
Question: How much rub should I buy? (Related Question: How much rub should I use?)
Answer: Like many things in life, the real answer is "it depends"... If you are using it on small cuts of meat like steaks, chops, or chicken breasts, 5 or 6 ounces would last you through several cookouts, maybe even all summer.
However, if you are a bbq'er and you're doing large cuts of meat like beef brisket or pork butts, you might use 3 or 4 ounces on just one hunk of meat. For example, when I cook bbq for catering events or competitions, I typically go through several pounds of rub at a time. It also depends on how much rub you like to apply to a given piece of meat, and this will vary from person to person.
So, as you can see, it's all relative... However, if it's helpful, our stock size is our 6 oz package, which equals a little over a cup of rub.
However, if you are a bbq'er and you're doing large cuts of meat like beef brisket or pork butts, you might use 3 or 4 ounces on just one hunk of meat. For example, when I cook bbq for catering events or competitions, I typically go through several pounds of rub at a time. It also depends on how much rub you like to apply to a given piece of meat, and this will vary from person to person.
So, as you can see, it's all relative... However, if it's helpful, our stock size is our 6 oz package, which equals a little over a cup of rub.
