Level Up Your BBQ with These Flavor Hacks from AC Barbeque

Cedric the Entertainer of The Neighborhood and his comedian pal Anthony Anderson are making sure our grilling sessions this summer are filled with flavor. Their lifestyle brand, AC Barbeque offers a premium line of barbecue rubs and sauces. “With over 20-plus years of friendship and countless memories of Anthony and I grilling for our friends and family, it was the most natural step to create our own barbeque lifestyle brand,” Cedric tells EBONY.

Focused on celebrating barbecue traditions, the duo uses their rubs to add unique flavors to everything we throw on the grill. "My favorite is our Lemon Stepper rub," Cedric reveals, and adds this non-grilling cooking tip. I like to use it on Cod bites that I air-fry—delicious! Our AC Gold sauce is Carolina-styled, and I will put it on almost anything."

Cedric drops his secrets to a great grilling experience. "Pre-prep is the key. Have all your spices and ingredients ready to go," he declares. AC Barbecue offers a line of grilling accessories, like the BBQ Caddy, to hold all your flavorings.

He also suggests having "a good playlist with hip hop and cool 80s and 90s R&B."