Spice Up Your Cooking with These Easy Rub Substitutes

[wadesgirl]

I have a host who bought the DCB and was looking through some of the recipes I gave her and asked for good substitutes for the following rubs (she says she'll try these first and might still end up buying from me):
Creole Rub
Buffalo Rub
Smoky BBQ Rub
Southwestern Seasoning Mix

Of course I'd love for her to buy from me but I also want to help her out. I just suggested going to the spice section and seeing if there were any similar ones. She said she did find a cajun rub but I wasn't for sure if that would be the same as our creole rub

 

[sailorsarah]

Do you mean other PC rubs to sub in for those ones? If so I've been using the applewood bbq rub for pretty much everything, even had it in a bacon/egg scramble (it was delicious!). I've had few people get hooked on it. I do have the smokey bbq one that I bought in bulk for parties because the other one was getting a little expensive, but it's just not as good.

 

[BethCooks4U]

Often the cooks tip in our recipes will give the substitution. Buying similar wont tell her how good ours is...

 

[ShellBeach]

Some of the cookbooks give substitutions, but I can't recall seeing any for those 4 rubs.
Southwestern is like taco seasoning, but like Beth pointed out, trying Old El Paso's version won't tell her how good the PC version is.

I'd suggest ordering all 4, trying them within 30 days, and anything she doesn't like she can return. I bet she keeps them all!

 

[wadesgirl]

I think she's been looking at some recipes I sent her for the DCB which doesn't have any substitution. I talked to her about buying some of the PC ones but she seems pretty set on trying other ones first.I didn't think we could return pantry items.

 

[Chef Gilles]

Our Southwestern is the same as any Texmex seasoning according to a chef I met. You pay half the price for 10 times more here in Canada.

 

[ShellBeach]

I didn't think we could return pantry items.

Thank you! I learned something today. I thought PC had a satisfaction guarantee on everything in the catalog. Looked at the PIG:

Product Guarantee: Our guarantee on consumable products is limited to spoilage, damage in shipping or error on our part.

Oh well. Whaddayagonnado with such a cheapskate? Can't believe she just wouldn't buy at least one to try it.


Chef Gilles is correct - the PC southwestern is a good deal, vs buying those little packets of taco mix.

 

[Tracy99]

Do you have any of these rubs? I would maybe try to entice her to buy them buy offering a 2 or 3 Tbsp sample.

 

[ShellBeach]

That's a GREAT idea!

 

[lcucinella]

The creole rub is very similar to Tony CAhachere. Don't know one for buffalo or BBQ rub, southwest can substitute any taco seasoning