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- Product label: Gluten Free
Sweet – Gluten-Free Sweet & Savory Seasoning for Pork, Poultry & More
Sweet is the secret to world-class color and that irresistible, sweet-savory bark that defines championship BBQ.
Sweet is specifically engineered for the "low and slow" crowd. This rub is all about the caramelization—designed to build a deep, rich mahogany crust that is sweet enough to please a crowd but balanced enough to let the flavor of the meat shine through. If you're looking for that "candy" bark on your ribs or pork butt, Sweet is your bottle.
🍯 Why Pitmasters Reach for It
- Stunning Color: Formulated with high-quality sugars and spices that react with heat to create a beautiful, professional-grade mahogany finish.
- Perfect Caramelization: Built to set perfectly on the meat without burning, providing a sticky, sweet layer that holds in moisture.
- The Ultimate Glaze Foundation: Sweet works in perfect harmony with DB180 BBQ sauces to create a layered, competition-style bite.
✅ The DB180 Clean Standard
- Gluten-Free: Pure sweetness and spice with zero gluten-based fillers.
- No MSG & No HFCS: All-natural flavor profiles for the highest quality results.
🍖 Best Used For
- Pork Ribs: The gold standard for ribs. Use Sweet as your primary coat for a sweet, sticky finish.
- Pulled Pork: Generously coat your pork shoulders to build a heavy bark that mixes perfectly into the shredded meat.
- Sweet & Spicy Chicken: Use it as a base layer on wings or thighs, then finish with a dusting of Spicy Garlic for a complex flavor profile.
Pitmaster Recommendation: For the best results, let Sweet sit on the meat for at least 20 minutes before putting it on the smoker. This allows the sugars to "sweat" and bond to the surface for a superior bark.
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.
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Sweet – Gluten-Free Sweet & Savory Seasoning for Pork, Poultry & More
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$12.50
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C
Love this stuff on ground beef, flank steak or steaktips!
S
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
C
DB-180 Sweet Heat Helped us win First Place Ribs at 2025 RECC Smoke A Thon this year!!
J
DB180 sweet is my go to, just the right amount of sweetness while picking up savory notes that are just right.
J
When I feel I need a golden ticket DB180 grill all is the ticket
J
Always fast service and shipping. Give everything that award winning flavor.
S
DB180 Steak & Beef goes on every steak I cook.
D
Amazing product great on all cuts of meat. I really love it on my burgers. It is my personal go to!!
M
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.
L
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.
E
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!
t
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.
t
Savory/peppery and a touch of sweet. My favorite rub for chicken thighs by putting a heavy coat on the underside.
t
Just a tad warmer than his Perfect BBQ, which is already the most complexed/balance rub available.
S
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
R
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.
R
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.
J
Love this as a top layer to competition style ribs
N
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.
N
I use this on everything. I love the taste and the color it brings.
A
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!
H
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!
J
Met these vets in Fort Worth, Texas last year during a steak cooking championship. All of the winners were using DB-180.
K
perfect flavor for beef .
