Rubbed a brisket with straight coffee grounds on a whim and the bark turned out like charcoal

I tried it on a 12-pound packer last Sunday from a local farm in Vermont and the crust was so bitter and hard I had to shave it off with a knife, has anyone else had a rub experiment go that wrong?

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troyreed15d ago

Nah, coffee works great if you cut it with brown sugar and paprika.

margaret30414d ago

Heard about that from an old timer who swore by it for cutting bitterness. Might be worth a try next time I mess up a batch.