MEAT LAB · MAGIC RUB
Chicken Thunderbird
Paprika and spices for your next chicken cook.
A paprika-and-spice seasoning for chicken and turkey.
- Contains MSG (621)
- Contains animal fat
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Wings worth gathering around.
Thunderbird brings a savoury spice profile and paprika colour to poultry. Its ingredient list includes chicken schmaltz, so this blend is not vegetarian.
CHICKEN WINGS WITH ADRIANO
Coat. Cook. Sauce.
These are the main stages of the recipe shown in the video. Watch Adriano for the quantities and full cooking sequence.
More ways to use Chicken Thunderbird
How to use it
Coat the poultry and rest for 10 minutes before grilling, roasting, smoking or pan cooking. Follow your recipe for the cut and cooking method.
More ways to use it
Use on wings, thighs, breast, whole chicken or turkey.

Chicken wings with Thunderbird
Rice flour, Thunderbird and Adriano's sauce, from the seasoning bag to the finished tray.
Watch the recipe · 2:35Know your seasoning.
Salt, Sugar, Herbs & Spices, Dehydrated Vegetables, Flavour Enhancer (621), Hydrolysed Vegetable Protein (Maize), Vegetable Oil, Chicken Schmaltz, Natural Anti-Caking Agent.
About the ingredient label
Australian labelling lets herbs and spices be declared as a group when each is under 5% of the product, so a named spice can be in the jar without being listed on its own.
May contain traces of nuts. No genetically modified ingredients. Contains Flavour Enhancer (621).
| Per | 100 g | 3 g serve |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 963 kJ | 29 kJ |
| Carbohydrate | 44.4 g | 1.3 g |
| Sugars | 31.3 g | 0.9 g |
| Protein | 5.7 g | 0.2 g |
| Fat, total | 2.6 g | 0.1 g |
| Saturated | 0.6 g | 0.0 g |
| Sodium | 12,300 mg | 368 mg |
The nutrition panel uses a 3 g serve of seasoning. This is the label reference, not a suggested portion of meat.
Read the front label
MEAT LAB
CHICKEN THUNDER BIRD
MAGIC RUB
240 G
A little more before you cook
Good questions. Straight answers.
What makes Chicken Thunderbird different?
Thunderbird brings a savoury spice profile and paprika colour to poultry. Its ingredient list includes chicken schmaltz, so this blend is not vegetarian.
How do I use Chicken Thunderbird?
Coat the poultry and rest for 10 minutes before grilling, roasting, smoking or pan cooking. Follow your recipe for the cut and cooking method.
What can I cook with Chicken Thunderbird?
Use on wings, thighs, breast, whole chicken or turkey.
How much do I use?
About 8 g per 500 g of meat, as a starting point to adjust to your own taste.
How far does one jar go?
Use about 8 g per 500 g of protein. At that rate a 240 g jar seasons around 30 serves.
This is a starting point, not a rule: adjust to taste, and to the cut and the cook.
What does it cost per 100 g?
The jar is 240 g at $19.95, which is $8.31 per 100 g.
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