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  Mouth-watering barbecue. Photo by Peter Hellebrand.  
   
          
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                  |   PHYLLIS HASKINS, who teaches and writes on the fine art of barbecue, is the co-owner of Teddy Bear’s BBQ in Monroe, Washington. She and her husband Konrad have won more than 70 awards in BBQ competition since 2002. To study BBQ with the masters, e-mail Phyllis.    |  |    June 2006Updated May 2009
 |  | How To Make Barbecue Page 5: Barbecue Brine & Rub Recipes  This is Page 5 of a seven page article. Click on the black links below to visit other pages.    Brine & Rub Recipes   Not So Basic Brine   Mix and keep refrigerated (you can store it in a zip-lock bag); it will keep in the refrigerator for a week. Do not keep used marinade, discard after first use.  
  
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      1 cup Diamond Crystal Kosher Salt or 2/3 cup Morton’s Kosher Salt or ½ cup table salt (these varying volumes are all the same approximate weight of salt)1 cup white granulated cane sugar1 cup soy sauce or tamari1 cup real apple cider vinegar (watch out—small Heinz glass bottles contain “real” vinegar, but the gallon jug is “flavored”)1 gallon of water (or fill to 5 liter mark if mixing in a graduated container) |  Photo of kosher salt courtesy of Saltworks.
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          2 tablespoons Diamond Crystal Kosher Salt or 1-1/2 tablespoons Morton’s Kosher Salt or 1 tablespoon of table salt 2 tablespoons white granulated cane sugar2 tablespoons chili powder (light is preferable to dark) 2 tablespoons Montreal or Canadian Steak SeasoningOptional: add a pinch of cayenne (heat only) or chipotle (preferred because it adds heat and smoke flavor), to taste |  Red chili powder from India, the world’s largest producer of chili. Click here for more information about this fine powder.
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