MADE IN NEW JERSEY

bold flavor, real smoke.

Small-batch BBQ sauces & seasonings, built for the pit.

Est. The UnderwoodsSmoked brisket sliced on a wood board
Our Story

Two people,
one smoker,
a whole lot of flavor.

It started the way most good things do — in a backyard, a little too late at night, with Mike insisting the brisket needed one more hour. Melissa, who has been right about food since 2002, kept handing him jars of homemade rubs until the neighbors started knocking on the fence asking what in the world he was cooking.

A few hundred cookouts later, those jars had names, the sauces had a following, and the whole thing became Underwoods — a small-batch BBQ pantry built on real wood smoke, honest ingredients, and a healthy disrespect for boring food.

— Mike & Melissa

Small Batch

Hand-mixed in the shop

No MSG

Gluten free, real spice

Real Wood Smoke

Slow-built flavor

Made in the USA

From our barn to your pit

The Lineup

Five jars. Big opinions.

Five small-batch seasonings, each blended for a job and named with the kind of honesty that only happens after the second beer. Shake liberally. Apologize to no one.

The full Underwoods seasoning lineup: Wife Shit, Mommy Shit, Good Shit, Sweet Shit, and Melissa's Secret Shit
All-Purpose
Underwoods Good Shit seasoning

Good Shit

The everyday shaker that turns weeknight chicken, burgers, and roast veg into something the neighbors smell from down the street.

named by Mike, approved by everyone

$12.99USD · 12 oz
House Blend
Underwoods Wife Shit seasoning

Wife Shit

Warm, savory, and quietly genius. The blend Melissa reaches for when she's about to upstage the grill master.

she's right & you know it

$12.99USD · 12 oz
Limited
Underwoods Melissa's Secret Shit seasoning

Melissa's Secret Shit

A sweet-smoky stash Melissa guards like the family silver. Mike has been trying to crack it for nine years.

don't ask what's in it

$12.99USD · 12 oz
Sweet Smoke
Underwoods Sweet Shit seasoning

Sweet Shit

Brown sugar, smoked paprika, and a whisper of heat. Ribs, wings, and pork shoulder have never been happier.

dangerous on popcorn

$12.99USD · 12 oz
Family Table
Underwoods Mommy Shit seasoning

Mommy Shit

Mild, balanced, kid-approved. The jar that gets dinner on the table without a single mutiny.

peace, love, & paprika

$12.99USD · 12 oz
From The Pit

If it doesn't make somebody say "pass that back," we're not done yet.

Every batch starts in our barn, gets tested on the smoker out back, and only ships when it makes Melissa raise an eyebrow. That's the standard. That's the whole thing.

The Bottles

Slow-smoked sauce, squeeze, pour, repeat.

Four sauces, each one built around a different kind of fire. Glaze ribs, dunk wings, mop brisket, or just spoon it straight out of the bottle. We won't tell.

Underwoods Smokey Original BBQ sauce

Smokey Original

Slow-cooked, hickory-deep, perfectly balanced. The bottle that started it all.

$12.99USD · 16 oz
Underwoods So Spicy Chipotle BBQ sauce

So Spicy Chipotle

Smoked chile heat with a sweet backbone. Hot enough to notice, smooth enough to keep pouring.

$12.99USD · 16 oz
Underwoods Sweet Hickory BBQ sauce

Sweet Hickory

Sticky, dark, campfire-rich. Brushes onto ribs like a varnish from the gods.

$12.99USD · 16 oz
Underwoods Carolina Gold BBQ sauce

Carolina Gold

Mustard-forward with vinegar zip and a touch of honey. Pulled pork's other half.

$12.99USD · 16 oz
Fuel Your Fire

Bring the smokehouse home.

Stock the pantry, fill the rack, or send a jar to that one friend whose burgers need help. We see you.