Pork Loin Rub for Smoker - Butcher BBQ Grilling Addiction

Pork loin rub for smoker is for the backyard pitmaster that is ready to wow his family! This BBQ pork loin rub will lock in flavor and when smoked to 140 degrees it will be moist and flavorful. Let’s talk about it!

What is a Pork Loin?

Before we start talking about our rub for pork loin roast, let’s explain what a pork loin is. A pork loin is a delicious oblong shaped cut of meat from the back of the pig. This is not to be confused with the pork tenderloin. The pork loin is much bigger and is often sold as a pork loin roast or cut into pork chops.

Why use Rubs for Pork Loin Roast?

Why do we use a pork loin rub for smoker you ask? The rub is the flavor foundation to the pork loin. The salt in the rub acts as a dry brine and infuses flavor the longer the rub sits on the pork loin.

This particular BBQ rub is Butcher BBQ Grilling Addiction, but don’t let the name fool you. It is not just for grilling, but smoking meat as well! Actually this BBQ pork loin rub contains salt, pepper, garlic, and onion, but what gives your pork loin a zing is the lemon peel!

Adding a slight lemon flavor gives it a zest for a delicious lemony flavor! This is the ingredient that will wow your family!

How to Smoke Your Pork Loin

After applying the BBQ pork loin rub it’s time to smoke it. You can smoke a pork loin on a barrel smoker, an offset smoker, pellet smoker, or a rotisserie. If you have the option, we would recommend using a rotisserie!

Couple of pointers:

• Wood choice for smoking a pork loin roast : When smoking pork you want to stick with a light wood. Cherry, apple, or other fruit woods are best.
• Time and temperature: Shoot for an internal temperature around 140 and it will carry over to 145 as it rests. This ensures the pork loin doesn’t over cook and will be full of moisture.
• Resting: Let your pork loin roast rest for a minimum of 15 minutes.

Smoking a pork loin is very easy. No wrapping, no injecting, just dust it with a BBQ pork loin rub and start cooking.

A Recent Cook

We recently smoked a 4 lb pork loin roast on our Hasty Bake Legacy with the rotisserie attachment. We used our pork loin rub for smoker, i.e. Butcher BBQ Grilling Addiction, and it trued out amazing. The total cook time was just about and an hour and twenty minutes. The Legacy temp was around 300 degrees and it was flavorful and full of moisture!

In Conclusion

That’s pretty much it for our chat about pork loin rub for smoker. The best thing we can suggest is grab a bottle of Butcher BBQ Grilling Addiction, and start cooking! Remember Pitmaster Essentials is where flavor meats smoke!

Also, if you have a charcoal smoker like we do, here is a short read on, “How to Light a Charcoal Smoker”.