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I love BBQ'ing, grilling and smoking. I enjoy trying new ways to make the foods I serve the best they can be. And I love sharing what works with others.

Matt Langeler
Matt Langeler
2023-03-08
Very flavorful seasonings. I have a few favorites. Jack's passion for BBQ and quality is obvious.
mike freestone
mike freestone
2023-02-23
Jack's Blend Rubs are the BOMB. Jamaican Jerk Blend was used this past weekend and everyone loved it. I can't wait to try the other flavors. Highly recommended.
Joel Nieuwenhuis
Joel Nieuwenhuis
2023-01-03
Jack did a great job providing to Christmas lunch to our 40 employee's. The food was delivered on time and was delicious!! Our employee's enjoyed the flavorful taste of all the food provided. Thanks for your help making our party a success!
Leeanna Gann
Leeanna Gann
2023-01-02
Jack catered our daughter's wedding this past September with 185 guests. He did an excellent job. The food and service were superb. We met with him several times before the event to plan the menu, food quantities, and to plan the flow of the event. As it was a back yard wedding, he made sure every detail was covered. The day of the wedding went smoothly and he exceeded our expectations, going above & beyond in service and quality. Our guests kept telling us how great the food was! We would definetly use him again. Thanks so much, Jack!!
Joel Vander Kooi
Joel Vander Kooi
2023-01-02
Jack catered a dinner that we hosted in Jenison. The food was out of this world, and I could not have asked for a better price. We will definitely be repeat customers!
Russ Richardson
Russ Richardson
2023-01-02
We hired Jack to cater our plant Christmas lunch and the response from the team was amazing. For two days after the event people would come up to me saying it was the best BBQ they ever had. One employee who doesn’t even like pulled pork tried it and actually took some leftovers home. It was the first BBQ she has ever liked! Highly recommend if you want a great experience.

About Jack's Blend Rubs and Seasonings

Smoking kielbasa and ribsAbout Jack's Blend - Like many teenagers, my first part-time job was at a local restaurant as it was the best available option for a high-schooler-needing-cash. But, unlike most other teenagers I stayed in the industry...working at restaurants, hotels, and later even getting a degree in food service management. I capped this off by creating, owning and operating a coffee bar for over 20 years.

When I worked in restaurants I'd always experiment with flavors, upgrading a house sauce by adding spices to improve it. I'd spice foods differently then trained and make them to my own liking. I'd create recipes for foods and make them wherever I could.

Fast forward to the early 90's and my wife Tracy and I were in the planning stages of our coffee bar. Applying the same process with coffee as I did with foods in restaurants I ordered a bunch of coffees, experimented, tasted, and then created my own blends. Jack's Blend was the house blend for our coffee bar and it gained a cult following. With a balance of flavor that appealed to many its fame spread far and wide...well, at least in our local world it did.

A number of years back I got serious with smoking and grilling in the back yard. I've always enjoyed grilling steaks, chicken, pork, veggies...whatever fire and smoke would improve, but my passion increased based on a new stage in life for me. I had completely renovated my back yard (reclaimed it from kids-now-grown, dog and neglect), created a beautiful 20 X 40 patio and and now had a space to entertain. Also, my wife and I had recently sold our business and I had lots of free time on my hands.

I used my existing equipment for a while, but wanted a new smoker. I studied and researched for 2 years before driving over 2,000 miles to pick up Black Betty (a Lang Smoker), in my opinion the best stick burner made. Lang also hosts a Q-School with classes led by BBQ Hall of Fame'r Paul Kirk, arguably one of the finest BBQ educators there is, and I signed up for it. And from that class developed the first version of Jack's Blend BBQ Rub - a fortuitous class to be sure!

Upon returning home I made and packaged batches of the rub. It didn't take long for that recipe to replace the rubs purchased from others. And as my wife and I entertained, using Jack's Blend BBQ Rub to season ribs, pork butt, brisket and more, it didn't take long for friends to start asking for a container to take home.

Only time will tell if Jack's Blend Rubs & Seasonings remains small and local or someday grows beyond that. In the mean time, I'll experiment, develop other products, and if they pass the friends and family test sell them to the public.

Happy Smokin'!

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