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Nine meat rubs from two lines, plus two sets. The BRZ Food jars (Picanha, Xtra Mojo, Gringo and Mexicana) come from Adriano Andrade, the Brazilian pitmaster behind the brand in Adelaide and the 2025 SCA Australia points champion in steak. The Meat Lab jars are named after the meat they were built for, so the label already tells you where each one goes.
Pick a rub by the meat
Beef. Tommy Gun for brisket, two ingredients only: 65% salt and 35% coarse pepper. Beef Bomber for steaks and burgers, savoury spices with ground coffee. Picanha for rump cap, a coarse rock salt blend with herbs. All beef rubs are on the beef rubs page.
Pork. Pork Missile, sweet and savoury spices with smoke flavour, for ribs, pulled pork and chops.
Chicken. Chicken Thunderbird, paprika and spices for wings, thighs and whole birds.
Lamb. Lamb Grenade, herbs, spices and two brown sugars. More on the lamb rubs page.
A bit of everything. Gringo is dried chimichurri with no added salt, used as a rub, a marinade or a sauce. Mexicana mixes chilli and cocoa for tacos, chilli con carne and pork ribs.
How much rub to use
Each product page gives a starting dose per kilo of meat. It runs from 10 g for Picanha to 20 g for Pork Missile, and the page works out how far one jar goes. A 225 g jar of Tommy Gun at 12 g per kilo seasons about 18 kg of brisket. The jars weigh from 120 g to 350 g, so compare them by the price per 100 g shown on each card, not by the jar.
Sugar and heat
Sugar starts to caramelise from around 160 °C. Rubs with sugar near the top of the label, like Pork Missile and Chicken Thunderbird, build colour in a long, indirect cook but darken fast over a hot fire. For a quick sear, the rubs with no added sugar are Picanha, Tommy Gun and Gringo.
Cook with them
Start with picanha on the kettle, a smoked beef shin with Beef Bomber, or crispy chicken wings with Chicken Thunderbird.
Rub questions
Which rubs are gluten free?
The four BRZ Food jars are labelled gluten free. Tommy Gun is only salt and pepper. Beef Bomber, Pork Missile, Lamb Grenade and Chicken Thunderbird contain flavour enhancer 621 and hydrolysed maize protein, and Beef Bomber and Chicken Thunderbird also carry animal fat (beef tallow and chicken schmaltz). Every ingredient list is on the product page.
Should I buy a set or single jars?
A set costs less than the same jars bought one at a time. The Meat Lab Five Jar Set holds all five Meat Lab rubs. See every set on the gift sets page.
How much is shipping?
Standard shipping in Australia is A$9.95 and free on orders from A$90. Express is A$19.95.
Better together
Pairs that layer
Two rubs. More ways to cook. Explore combinations for your next BBQ.
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Together $39.90 AUD Tommy Gun and Beef Bomber
With smoke and without.
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Together $37.90 AUD Picanha and Gringo
Salt on the meat over the coals, herb sauce once it is carved.
Add the pair
Compare the rubs
| Jar | For | Grind | Sodium /100 g | Sugars /100 g | When to season | Price /100 g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Picanha | Beef, Chicken, Seafood, Vegetables | Rock salt | 37,800 mg | 0.2 g | Press onto the meat, rest 15 minutes, then grill. | $5.41 |
| Xtra Mojo | Beef, Chicken, Lamb, Seafood | Fine | 16,600 mg | 9.9 g | Coat the food before grilling, pan cooking or roasting. | $7.58 |
| Gringo | Beef, Pork, Chicken, Lamb, Seafood, Vegetables | Flake | 60 mg | 6.3 g | Use as a dry rub, or mix with olive oil and red wine vinegar for chimichurri. | $15.79 |
| Tommy Gun | Beef | Coarse salt and pepper | 25,600 mg | 0.2 g | Apply before smoking or grilling; follow the method for your cut. | $8.87 |
| Mexicana | Beef, Pork, Chicken, Vegetables | Fine | 14,000 mg | 36.6 g | Season before cooking, or mix into taco fillings and casseroles. | $7.58 |
| Beef Bomber | Beef | Not stated | 17,500 mg | 6.3 g | Pat dry, season evenly and rest 10 minutes before cooking. | $7.98 |
| Lamb Grenade | Lamb, Beef | Not stated | 17,900 mg | 22.5 g | Coat the lamb, rest 10 minutes, then cook according to the cut. | $8.67 |
| Pork Missile | Pork | Not stated | 6,240 mg | 39.6 g | Coat the pork and rest 10 minutes; cook according to the cut. | $8.87 |
| Chicken Thunderbird | Chicken | Not stated | 12,300 mg | 31.3 g | Coat the poultry and rest 10 minutes before cooking. | $8.31 |
Why the jars are different
Find the flavour.
Match the cook.
Choose Picanha for Brazilian-style rock salt seasoning, Xtra Mojo for steak, Mexicana for chilli and cocoa, or Gringo for chimichurri herbs. Compare flavours, food pairings and ways to use each blend.
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