Editor's note: Use this rub to make Myron Mixon's Pork Shoulder .

Ingredients

　　1 cup (packed) light brown sugar

　　2 tablespoons chili powder

　　2 tablespoons dry mustard

　　2 tablespoons onion powder

　　2 tablespoons garlic powder

　　2 tablespoons cayenne pepper

　　2 tablespoons kosher salt

　　2 tablespoons coarsely ground black pepper

　　In a large bowl, combine all the ingredients thoroughly. You can store this rub in an airtight container indefinitely.

　　Reprinted with permission from Smokin' with Myron Mixon by Myron Dixon with Kelly Alexander, © 2011 Ballantine Books, an imprint of Random House. Buy the full book from Amazon or Bookshop.