Obie-Cue's Texas Spice is the maker of world championship BBQ rubs and spices. Obie-Cue makes more than a dozen spice blends that range from sweet and mild to fiery hot. Their spice rubs are tailor made for things like BBQ, fajitas, chili and jerky.

Obie sent a 4.3 oz shaker of their hot Sw'ell (Sweet + Hell) BBQ rub. This rub has six times the chile spice as their award winning Sweet N' Heat. Like the rubs from this Texas based company, Sw'ell is all natural and MSG free. Sw'ell has a brown sugar base and is accented with salt, garlic, onion and (of course) hot cayenne peppers.

For those who like spice, Sw'ell is versatile enough to use on just about everything. It's excellent on grilled chicken and burgers. It can be used as a rub for nearly any type of BBQ or even as a table seasoning for vegetables. Additionally, Obie recommends using the rub with mustard and cola to create a spicy marinade.

I love the blend of sweet and spicy flavors provided by Sw'ell. Another great thing about this product is that it's relatively low in sodium. Some spice rubs with high salt contents can overpower the food that they're used on. Sw'ell is low enough in sodium that it can be used liberally (if you can take the heat) without the fear of oversalting.

For additional information about Obie-Cue's extensive line of spices, click here to visit their website. See how Sw'ell compares to other spice rubs on our "Product Reviews" page.