The Smuggler's Journal

Worcestershire sauce poured into a cast iron pan with a seared steak, butter and garlic

featured Condiment of the Week: Mitch's Preserves' Black Sauce Earns a Permanent Spot

⚓ SMUGGLER'S LOG — ENTRY No. 463 Dated this 29th day of September, 2026. Today I went looking for a splash of something dark and savoury to finish a pan...

On Sep 29, 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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Coffee and molasses BBQ sauce being poured over sliced smoked brisket, offset smoker behind

Condiment of the Week: Coffee & Molasses Is the Brisket Sauce

⚓ SMUGGLER'S LOG — ENTRY No. 460 Dated this 22nd day of September, 2026. Position: dockside, brisket resting under a tea towel, kettle just gone quiet. Conditions: cool spring evening,...

On Sep 22, 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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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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