Jeff Cernosek and Ryan Heger from Adams Flavors, Foods and Ingredients spoke about different seasonings and flavorings at the Barbecue Summer Camp.  We are so glad that Jeff and Ryan could come this year and share their knowledge.

Key learnings:

• Spices lose their flavor with time, so rotate and be conscious of how long you have had the products.
• You cannot beat fresh-cracked pepper. Most ground pepper has traveled great distances over many months before it gets to the consumer.
• Simple rubs like the Central Texas barbecue blends of salt and pepper with a touch of cayenne are easy to prepare and quite common in use at the most popular and famous barbecue restaurants.

Here are some photos of the activities.  We will eat these products tomorrow and see how they perform.