Last night I dug what I thought was a spice rub out of the cupboard and started putting it on chicken. The aroma of coffee hit my nose and I realized that it wasn't a dark spice rub at all, but coffee. I rinsed my chicken, rubbed it properly, put the container of coffee on top of my coffeemaker. This morning I went to make coffee using the coffee I had discovered last night. After brewing, I walked over to grab a cup and the smell of BBQ infiltrated my nostrils. Turns out, at some point I had mixed a bit of spice rub with a bit of coffee accidentally (thinking they were both spice rubs) and last night I couldn't smell the spices because the coffee smell was so strong. Boy could I taste those spices, though. Ruined a whole pot of coffee.
tl;dr learned this morning that BBQ spices and coffee do not mix
Reminds me of something I did when very young. My Mom had a friend round for coffee and I offered to make it. I grabbed what I thought was a jar of coffee and spooned it out, added hot water. This was in the days when instant coffee was powder, not granules. I soon smelt that I had used gravy powder in place of coffee...
Last night I dug what I thought was a spice rub out of the cupboard and started putting it on chicken. The aroma of coffee hit my nose and I realized that it wasn't a dark spice rub at all, but coffee. I rinsed my chicken, rubbed it properly, put the container of coffee on top of my coffeemaker. This morning I went to make coffee using the coffee I had discovered last night. After brewing, I walked over to grab a cup and the smell of BBQ infiltrated my nostrils. Turns out, at some point I had mixed a bit of spice rub with a bit of coffee accidentally (thinking they were both spice rubs) and last night I couldn't smell the spices because the coffee smell was so strong. Boy could I taste those spices, though. Ruined a whole pot of coffee.
tl;dr learned this morning that BBQ spices and coffee do not mix
I can totally smell the bbq coffee you grilled, er I mean brewed :D
Reminds me of something I did when very young. My Mom had a friend round for coffee and I offered to make it. I grabbed what I thought was a jar of coffee and spooned it out, added hot water. This was in the days when instant coffee was powder, not granules. I soon smelt that I had used gravy powder in place of coffee...
Now that's an experience i hope I don't have..It's a great story to pass along though.