BBQ Sauces, Spices & Rubs (825 items found)

A great BBQ is a highlight of warm weather months, but true grilling success relies on more than top-quality ingredients and careful cooking. Our BBQ rub sauce and seasoning range supply delicious flavors to take your grilling prowess to the next level, helping you produce smoky, spicy results that will be the talk of the town.

What is BBQ Rub Used For?

A BBQ rub is a straightforward way to ensure that your BBQ seasoning reaches every part of your cut of meat. It helps deliver consistently great flavor while ensuring a crispy seal to keep the inner meat moist and tender. Dry barbecue rubs feature a mix of herbs and spices, whereas a wet BBQ rub contains a liquid base for extra moisture. 

Despite the name, a BBQ spice rub should be applied gently rather than rubbed in with too much force. This helps you flavor the flesh without damaging the texture of the cut. Additionally, our smoking rubs can enhance the natural smoky flavors of the grill, and you can use them in a dedicated meat smoker for a brilliant result that accentuates the complex flavors of your meat of choice.  

While a BBQ spice rub doesn’t need long to work its magic before lighting the grill, letting the rubbed meat sit overnight in the refrigerator will deliver an intense depth of flavor that repays the effort of preparing it the day before.

Different Styles of Barbecue Sauces 

Your BBQ seasoning preferences say a lot about you and choosing flavors and spices that perfectly complement the meats or vegetables you’re cooking is the secret to great BBQ results. Ketchup BBQ sauce bases are very common and popular, offering sweet flavors and thick consistency. It works well as BBQ chicken seasoning, as well as a seasoning for beef, pork and seafood. Mouthwatering pork cuts pair well with the thin, spicey and acidic qualities of vinegar or mustard bases. 

Leading BBQ Sauce Brands

No matter your preference, our BBQ sauce range includes flavor combinations designed specifically for every type of cut you want to cook. Find sauces from leading BBQ sauce brands you love, including:

• Kosmos Q
• Meat Church
• Traeger
• Blues Hog
• Big Green Egg

See a brand name you don’t recognize? Considering experimenting with new barbeque sauces to unlock greater flavor potential!

High-Quality BBQ Accessories and Tools

Perfect meat smothered in delicious BBQ grill seasoning needs proper care and attention while cooking if you want to serve it at its best. Our selection of grilling grates and cooking accessories will help you serve a BBQ where every portion is cooked to perfection. Need a new grill to tackle the warm weather months? From gas grills to charcoal grills, you’ll find what you need at Ace. 

Add a new dimension to your BBQs with rubs and spices from the best BBQ sauce brands at Ace Hardware. Whether you're cooking for a small group of family and friends or hosting a neighborhood event, our barbecue rub and spice mixes are sure to impress all your guests.