DB180 Premium BBQ Rub from the Complete Rub Collection, gluten-free seasoning blend for grilling and barbecue dishes.

DB180 Premium Sweet BBQ Rub in a 13.2 oz bottle, gluten-free seasoning for pork, poultry, and more.

Product label: Gluten Free

Sweet BBQ Rub

$12.50

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13.2 Ounce Bottle

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5 LB Bag

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Sweet BBQ Rub

$12.50

Sweet BBQ Rub is made for cooks who enjoy a sweeter BBQ profile. Use it on ribs, pork shoulder, and chicken, or pair it with Original or Spicy BBQ sauce for another layer of flavor.

Flavor profile

Sweet-forward BBQ flavor for pork and poultry.

Best on

Pork ribs, pork shoulder, chicken wings, thighs, and ham.

How to use

Apply evenly before smoking or roasting. For grilled foods, watch the surface closely over direct heat and move to indirect heat as needed.

Sizes

13.2 Ounce Bottle; 1 LB Bag; 5 LB Bag.

Dietary information

Gluten-free
No MSG
No high-fructose corn syrup

Flavor guide

Explore the DB180 flavor guides to find your next favorite seasoning.

Ingredients

sugar, maple sugar, salt, brown sugar, dry honey (cane sugar, honey), paprika and other spices, dry molasses (cane sugar, cane molasses, cane caramel color), dehydrated onion, dehydrated garlic, oleoresin paprika added for color, natural smoke flavors, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, citric acid, natural flavor, and not more than 1% tricalcium phosphate added to prevent caking.

Cook with Sweet BBQ Rub

Recipe inspiration

Best BBQ Beans

Sweet BBQ Rub brings its sweet-and-savory flavor to these BBQ beans.

View recipe: Best BBQ Beans

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Love this stuff on ground beef, flank steak or steaktips!

I smoked these ribs with some of your Sweet Heat rub I had used this rub before on a rack of baby backs but this time I tried it on a rack of St Louis cut spare ribs
The ribs had great flavor and this rub really complimented my basting liquid (butter, Worcestershire sauce, Louisiana hot sauce,, lemon juice, and honey)
Everyone said these were some of the best ribs I have cooked Thanks for providing a great rib rub
Steve W. Midland,Texas

DB-180 Sweet Heat Helped us win First Place Ribs at 2025 RECC Smoke A Thon this year!!

DB180 sweet is my go to, just the right amount of sweetness while picking up savory notes that are just right.

When I feel I need a golden ticket DB180 grill all is the ticket

Always fast service and shipping. Give everything that award winning flavor.

DB180 Steak & Beef goes on every steak I cook.

Amazing product great on all cuts of meat. I really love it on my burgers. It is my personal go to!!

I use the all purpose, steak and beef, and the spicy garlic. Plus one secret ingredient. I'm the 2023 Virginia state champion. I would love to have u as a sponsor for future steak cooking competitions. Thanks for the great seasonings.

I use the DB 180 all purpose on everything from meat , veggies breakfast burritos with scrambled eggs.
It is definitely the most versatile all purpose seasoning out there.

One of the best rubs out there.... the color of the meat makes you drool but the flavor puts it over the top... I order 5lbs at a time, it's that good!

We let Sweet Heat sit on the pork overnight and dust some Perfect Pork on just before cooking. Great combo. At home I use it on pork chops as well with addition of AP or Spicy Garlic.

Savory/peppery and a touch of sweet. My favorite rub for chicken thighs by putting a heavy coat on the underside.

Just a tad warmer than his Perfect BBQ, which is already the most complexed/balance rub available.

I first heard of Dead Bird BBQ rubs while at the Hasty Bake Grill store in Tulsa. They recommended the DB 180 Sweet Heat rub for ribs. I tried it on some baby backs and I loved the sweet flavor along with the slight kick of heat it produced. I ordered some more of this rub and have used it on several cooks and everyone loves the flavor it gives the ribs. I highly recommend it and will be ordering more in the future.

Steve Whiteside
Midland,Texas

This is my go to seasoning for chicken in my business. The color, smell, and taste is just incredible. My customers love it and I will continue to buy these in bulk. Amazing products.

I regularly buy lbs and lbs of perfect pork for my BBQ business. I make my own sauces, but I can't beat the flavor, taste, and look of perfect pork. All my customers love it. Best pork seasoning on the market.

Love this as a top layer to competition style ribs

Honestly, I sweet rubs are usually not something I love so this sat in my cupboard for a while unopened. Then I tried it. Now it is one of the rubs I use the most. I love it. Not too sweet, not too hot, perfectly balanced.

I use this on everything. I love the taste and the color it brings.

Great taste, I love this product and highly recommend it for any one from backyard to competition cook a must have for your arsenal and have your neighbors at wows

Thank you! We couldn't agree more!

I added this brine to my regular recipe along with a few other DB180 products and it helped me take a 2nd in steak A and a 3rd in steak B resulting in the overall double grand champion with the highest taste score in steak A by quite a bit in the very next SCA double contest I cooked in.

It's wonderfully flavored and you can tell it's quality as soon as you open the bag. It's not to aggressive like other brines out there, which is a good thing in my process. It does what it needs to do to get you that perfect tenderness and rich beautiful deep penetrating flavor within the meat.

100% recommend!