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featured Brands to Watch: Natural Smoke BBQ Woods and Western BBQ Products Just Cleared Customs

⚓ SMUGGLER'S LOG — ENTRY No. 449 Dated this 29th day of August, 2026. Today the hold smelled like a campfire before I'd even cracked the hatch. Two new crews...

On Oct 07, 2026 by Darryl Rubb 0 comments

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Dark savoury steak rub shaken onto a raw scotch fillet, closed kettle BBQ behind

Rub of the Week: Republic's Signature Beef Just Cleared Customs

⚓ SMUGGLER'S LOG — ENTRY No. 462 Dated this 28th day of September, 2026. Today I made port at a bottle shop of all places, ducking in for supplies, and...

On Sep 28, 2026 by Darryl Rubb 0 comments

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A hand shaking red paprika lamb rub onto a tied boneless lamb shoulder, kettle BBQ behind at dusk

Rub of the Week: The Lamb Rub That Finally Gets It Right

⚓ SMUGGLER'S LOG — ENTRY No. 459 Dated this 21st day of September, 2026. Position: tied up somewhere south of the Yarra, hold full of spring lamb. Conditions: clear skies,...

On Sep 21, 2026 by Darryl Rubb 0 comments

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Blues Hog Champions' Blend BBQ Sauce, 680g squeeze bottle

Condiment of the Week: Champions' Blend Is the One Sauce 90% of Comp Teams Already Trust

Blues Hog's Champions' Blend folds the brand's whole range into one bottle. Darryl runs it over a rack of ribs and finds the burger sauce nobody saw coming.

On Sep 09, 2026 by Darryl Rubb 0 comments

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Butchers Axe Stampede Steak Seasoning, 180g shaker, an Australian-made sugar-free beef rub

Rub of the Week: Stampede Steak Seasoning Puts Backbone Into a Melbourne Winter Steak

Darryl puts Butchers Axe's Melbourne-made Stampede Steak Seasoning through its paces on a winter ribeye — no chilli, all beefy backbone, with a reverse-sear method and a Smuggler's Secret.

On Sep 09, 2026 by Darryl Rubb 0 comments

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Croix Valley One Rub competition BBQ seasoning, 340g shaker, one of the new Wisconsin-made rubs landing at The Rub Hub

Brands to Watch: Croix Valley Sails In From Wisconsin, One Rub to Rule Them All

Croix Valley's competition-proven rubs and boosters just landed in the hold — vegan, gluten-free, and built in Wisconsin. Here's the full haul, pirate-verified.

On Sep 09, 2026 by Darryl Rubb 0 comments

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Jimmy Chimichurri Argentinian herb sauce being used on a grilled steak

One Product, Five Ways: Jimmy Chimichurri Runs the Whole Week

One jar, five jobs. This week's Log: the Byron Bay green sauce that runs the asado, and five completely different ways to put it to work before the jar's empty.

On Sep 09, 2026 by Darryl Rubb 0 comments

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Brands to Watch: Natural Smoke BBQ Woods and Western BBQ Products Just Cleared Customs

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Rub of the Week: The Lamb Rub That Finally Gets It Right

Condiment of the Week: Champions' Blend Is the One Sauce 90% of Comp Teams Already Trust

Rub of the Week: Stampede Steak Seasoning Puts Backbone Into a Melbourne Winter Steak

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featured Brands to Watch: Natural Smoke BBQ Woods and Western BBQ Products Just Cleared Customs

Rub of the Week: Republic's Signature Beef Just Cleared Customs

Rub of the Week: The Lamb Rub That Finally Gets It Right

Condiment of the Week: Champions' Blend Is the One Sauce 90% of Comp Teams Already Trust

Rub of the Week: Stampede Steak Seasoning Puts Backbone Into a Melbourne Winter Steak

Brands to Watch: Croix Valley Sails In From Wisconsin, One Rub to Rule Them All

One Product, Five Ways: Jimmy Chimichurri Runs the Whole Week

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