RUM AND QUE: Bull Dust All Purpose Rub – 200g

The all-purpose shaker that leans beef

Bull Dust is Rum and Que's do-everything rub — a garlicky, savoury workhorse that earns a permanent spot within arm's reach of the grill. It's an honest all-rounder that happens to make beef sing, built by a crew who cut their teeth on the competition circuit. One shaker, every cook.

The flavour

Garlic leads — big, roasted and savoury — over a lightly sweet, salted base with a warm hum of background spice. There's no chilli burn here, just a deep, moreish savouriness that makes beef taste more like beef. It finishes clean and craveable, never harsh.

How to cook with it

• Season a whole scotch fillet or rump generously a few hours ahead and let it sit uncovered in the fridge so the bark sets before it hits the grill.
• Work it hard into beef short ribs or a brisket and smoke low and slow for a dark, garlicky, savoury bark.
• Shake it over chicken thighs or pork chops before a hot sear — it's a genuine all-rounder, not just a beef rub.
• Toss it through roast potatoes, pumpkin or cauliflower with a glug of oil for a properly moreish side.
• Hit burger patties or snags on the flattop right before they go down for instant weeknight flavour.

In the shaker

A free-running, medium-coarse rub in a warm red-brown, flecked with garlic and spice. It clings well to oiled meat and builds a genuine bark over a low cook, shaking cleanly from the 200g shaker with no clumping.

Ingredients & Dietary

Ingredients: Spices, salt, sugar, dehydrated garlic.

Dietary: No specific dietary claims are stated by the brand; may contain allergen traces — always check the physical label for the most accurate ingredient, allergen and nutritional information.

The Rub Smuggler's Verdict

The one shaker I'd never sail without — Bull Dust makes everything taste like you meant it. Dust it on beef a few hours ahead, smoke low, then run the cook through Fancy Hanks Coffee & Molasses for a dark, glossy finish and a stripe of Butchers Axe Mustard to cut the richness. Salt the meat the night before and that bark sets up a treat.