BBQ MAFIA: The Squealer BBQ Rub - 275g

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The Squealer is BBQ Mafia’s pork specialist — a sweet-and-tangy rub built to caramelise into sticky, mahogany bark on ribs and belly. If it oinks, this is the jar you reach for.

The flavour

Sweet and slightly tangy up front, savoury and rounded through the middle, with a gentle caramelised finish. Balanced for pork’s natural richness — enough sugar to lacquer, enough salt and spice to keep it savoury.

How to cook with it

• Coat a rack of ribs and smoke low and slow until the rub sets into a sticky, deep bark.
• Season pork belly generously and cook gently so the sugars caramelise without scorching.
• Rub pork chops and grill over medium heat, keeping the sweeter side away from direct flame.
• Use it on a shoulder for pulled pork, then reseason lightly after pulling.
• Rogue move: dust it over apple wedges roasting alongside the pork.

In the shaker

A medium blend with visible sugar and spice, slightly coarse, that melts and lacquers as it cooks — go easy over direct high heat so it doesn’t catch.

Ingredients & Dietary

Ingredients: Full ingredient statement to be confirmed from the physical label.

Dietary: No gluten or allergen claims are printed on the sources available to us — always check the physical label.

The Rub Smuggler’s Verdict

Sweet rubs love a low fire — keep the heat gentle and let this one lacquer up slow so the sugars set instead of scorch. Mop with Fancy Hanks Original BBQ Sauce in the back half of the cook, then pile the pork onto a roll with Tracklements Original Onion Marmalade for a deep, savoury-sweet finish.

FAQ

What’s The Squealer best on? Pork, top to bottom — ribs, belly, chops and shoulder for pulled pork.

Is it hot? No heat — it’s a sweet, tangy, savoury pork rub built to caramelise, not burn.

What size is it? A 275g shaker.