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featured Smuggler's Recipe Vault #15: Chicken Lollipops

Half the fun of a chicken lollipop is the shape - trim the drumette down to the bone, and suddenly a wing feels like a proper meal. Great party trick,...

On Sep 08, 2026 by The Rub Smuggler 0 comments

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Crispy-skin spatchcocked smoked chicken seasoned with BlackBear BBQ Chicken Rub

Dear Rub Smuggler: Crispy Smoked Chicken Skin, Fixed

Rubbery smoked chicken skin? The Rub Smuggler answers a reader's letter with the real fix, a crispy-skin chook recipe and a BlackBear rub secret.

On Sep 06, 2026 by Darryl Rubb 0 comments

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BlackBear BBQ Chicken Rub 230g shaker, an Australian-made all-purpose poultry seasoning

Rub of the Week: BlackBear's Chicken Rub Is the Sunday-Roast Cheat Code

A NSW-made chook rub that turns a Sunday roast into the thing everyone fights over. This week's Log: a whole spatchcocked bird, a smuggled honey glaze, and the one place...

On Sep 06, 2026 by Darryl Rubb 0 comments

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The Rub Smuggler medallion - 117 cheeky taste sauce pot - Blues Hog Sizzlin' Heat condiment of the week

Sizzlin' Heat: The Sauce That Knows When to Show Up

Blues Hog Sizzlin' Heat BBQ Sauce reviewed: real cayenne heat, the science of why sugary sauces burn early, and a sticky hot wings recipe.

On Aug 25, 2026 by Darryl Rubb 0 comments

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