Meat Church BBQ Rub Combo: Holy Cow and Holy Gospel

Holy Cow is the rub Meat Church describes as screaming Texas, and it name-checks Franklin, Kreuz, Black’s and Smitty’s to make the point. It’s a beefy seasoning of salt, spice and dehydrated garlic, made for brisket, tri-tip and steaks, though plenty of people shake it on chicken and burgers too.

Holy Gospel is the second bottle, a blend of Holy Cow and Meat Church’s all-purpose Gospel rub. The company says it isn’t a simple half-and-half mix and took a lot of test cooks to get right, partly because some customers found Holy Cow too much of a black pepper punch. Gospel adds sugar and paprika to the mix and is meant for ribs, chicken and beef.

This combo is one bottle of each, including a 12-ounce Holy Cow. Both are gluten free with no MSG, and both work for grilling, smoking, baking or roasting.

Rubs get used up, which is exactly why they work for a dad who owns every grill tool there is. There’s always room on the shelf for another bottle, and two styles cover brisket on Saturday and ribs on Sunday.

It’s seasoning, so it runs out, and Holy Cow leans hard on pepper and salt. A dad who mostly cooks chicken will probably reach for the Gospel bottle more often.