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Oct 25, 2017
6,815
I got some Chili Garlic Cholula after seeing it mentioned in here, and if it was just a bit hotter it would the perfect sauce for me. What a great flavor.
 

SpecX

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Oct 30, 2017
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I got some Chili Garlic Cholula after seeing it mentioned in here, and if it was just a bit hotter it would the perfect sauce for me. What a great flavor.
It's seriously one of the best hot sauces I've had. I just can't find it in a bigger bottle and always have to get the small ones they have in store. The Chili Lime is 2nd best from them for me as well.
 
Oct 25, 2017
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Oct 27, 2017
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My wife is from Indonesia, and they use this stuff in the same way we use ketchup in the US. As soon as she moved to the US we had to track down some bottles of this.

It's perfect for everything ketchup is for. I use it the same way. The texture is also just about identical to ketchup, which sets it apart from some of the more vinegar-based sauces. Burger and fries with ABC hot chili is fantastic and every burger place should get on it.
 

ginger ninja

Banned
Oct 25, 2017
3,060
I finally brought sriracha few months ago and I don't get what people llik about it so much. It's not that good plus it's chunky.

Frank's red hot is my go to.
 

mookie1515

Member
Oct 25, 2017
1,313
This is what I've been addicted to for the past year.

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Medalion

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Oct 27, 2017
12,203
I mean, if you like chili and oil and that's it. The benefit to hot sauces are the extra flavors added. Onions, garlic, carrots, fruit, whatever you want.
Chili Oil is a fairly generic phase I suppose as Hot Sauce is too... Chili Oil can be as plain, or as mixed with other ingredients as well... like onion or garlic too
 

I Don't Like

Member
Dec 11, 2017
14,920
I finally brought sriracha few months ago and I don't get what people llik about it so much. It's not that good plus it's chunky.

You mean thick? Sriracha should definitely not be chunky, lol. It's a good beginner's sauce but anyone who is really into hot sauce moves past it quickly; so many better sauces out there.

I recently got back into Tropical Pepper Co., specifically the XXXXtra Hot Habanero. Despite the name, the heat level is manageable. Meanwhile, the flavor is fucking amazing.

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Another Matouk believer!

No bullshit when my family and I go to the Caribbean (typically once a year), first grocery trip features like 4 of the big bottles. We all love hot sauce so it goes on every cooked and take-out and doggie-bagged meal.
 

lacer

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Oct 25, 2017
6,693
Anyone round here ever try their hand at making their own hotsauce?
 
Oct 25, 2017
1,931
You know, OP, I have to agree that hot sauce is amazing. Especially amazing with the gumbo I had last night during the big game. Can't go wrong. Mmm...
 

lacer

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Oct 25, 2017
6,693
I have! Make sure your kitchen is well ventilated. First time I did it, I boiled habaneros in vinegar and drove everyone outdoors in a coughing fit. (The sauce turned out pretty good, though).
I did one a couple weeks ago, but I brined it to avoid having to use vinegar, and I didn't cook the peppers. The sauce is good, but the remaining brine seems to separate after it sits for a while. It doesn't affect the sauce, but aesthetically it's kinda irks me. Next time I might let the whole batch sit in a jar for a couple days and siphon off the brine from the bottom before bottling.
 

Deleted member 1067

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Oct 25, 2017
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I have! Make sure your kitchen is well ventilated. First time I did it, I boiled habaneros in vinegar and drove everyone outdoors in a coughing fit. (The sauce turned out pretty good, though).
fuck yeah xD

First time I ever stir fried Jalapenos I thought I was going to die. I was pretty congested before hand and my nose tried running away from me at a speed that I thought was going to drive me to stuffing paper towels up my nose lol

Always turn the vent on when doing anything with heat and spicy stuff. Lesson well learned x.o
 

Brau

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Oct 26, 2017
283
Finland
To all you hot sauce enthusiasts I suggest you adding hot sauce to popcorn. Also to chips. And cucumbers and jicama.

I prefer for these to add a simple sauce like Valentina or Cholula. Tapatio works fine too.


Also. For sea food Huichol is awesome.

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I Don't Like

Member
Dec 11, 2017
14,920
A few posts above I mentioned that Tropical Pepper Co. XXXTra Hot Habanero being my new go-to.

Was picking up another couple of bottles and decided to grab their Naga Jolokia sauce:

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I think I've actually had it before but GADAMN. Shit slapped me upside the face. This stuff ain't messing around. Really good flavor though so if you want something to take it up a notch, I highly recommend it.
 

Shogmaster

Banned
Dec 12, 2017
2,598
Just got my shipment from Heatonist.
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A quick review:

The small one, Fiery Chipotle, which is like middle of their line up in Hot Ones is nothing to me in heat. Very delicious but I could drink the stuff. I'll probably skip it next time.

The big bottle, Last Dab, which is currently their final death sauce in the show is definitely bringing some heat and made me sweat. But it's not something crazy like they make out in the show. Also SUPER tasty!. I'm definitely ordering this bad boy again. 5 out of 5 stars. Would dab again.
 

Parisi

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Oct 27, 2017
1,812
Just got my shipment from Heatonist.
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A quick review:

The small one, Fiery Chipotle, which is like middle of their line up in Hot Ones is nothing to me in heat. Very delicious but I could drink the stuff. I'll probably skip it next time.

The big bottle, Last Dab, which is currently their final death sauce in the show is definitely bringing some heat and made me sweat. But it's not something crazy like they make out in the show. Also SUPER tasty!. I'm definitely ordering this bad boy again. 5 out of 5 stars. Would dab again.

I went to their store in Brooklyn and picked up both of these, and I actually love them both. Also, with regards to the last dab, I assume they make it out to be super hot because at the point they eat it on the show, they have just consumed 5 or 6 really hot sauces and so by the time they get to the last dab its just that much more painful for them because of its intense heat...

Oh, and I do agree that it is super tasty.

I also tried one of the new sauces from this season, The Bronx Hot Sauce and that is really good too.

There is a Hot Sauce Expo in Brooklyn in April that I go to every year, and Heatonist will be exhibiting at, and I may pick up some other sauces from them
 

Shogmaster

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Dec 12, 2017
2,598
I went to their store in Brooklyn and picked up both of these, and I actually love them both. Also, with regards to the last dab, I assume they make it out to be super hot because at the point they eat it on the show, they have just consumed 5 or 6 really hot sauces and so by the time they get to the last dab its just that much more painful for them because of its intense heat...

Oh, and I do agree that it is super tasty.

I also tried one of the new sauces from this season, The Bronx Hot Sauce and that is really good too.

There is a Hot Sauce Expo in Brooklyn in April that I go to every year, and Heatonist will be exhibiting at, and I may pick up some other sauces from them

Make sure to report back with some impressions.
 

Cap'n Cook

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Oct 25, 2017
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Just got my shipment from Heatonist.
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A quick review:

The small one, Fiery Chipotle, which is like middle of their line up in Hot Ones is nothing to me in heat. Very delicious but I could drink the stuff. I'll probably skip it next time.

The big bottle, Last Dab, which is currently their final death sauce in the show is definitely bringing some heat and made me sweat. But it's not something crazy like they make out in the show. Also SUPER tasty!. I'm definitely ordering this bad boy again. 5 out of 5 stars. Would dab again.

Received The Last Dab for a Christmas gift, definitely hot but not as hot as I expected, I have less than a quarter left. It's not great on it's own but very good mixed with soups.
 
Oct 25, 2017
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On recommendation from this very thread, picked up these spicy ladies:

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The history between these two companies is shitty.

Sharp found a distributor in the United States and began to market the product internationally. It was the first Belizean-made export product to gain wide acceptance and the only habanero-based sauce on the market at that time. In a marketing move, the distributor filed a trademark on the name. When Sharp found out in 1991 that the distributor had trademarked her product, she hired a lawyer. Because of the cost involved, travel constraints and the fact that as her sole distributor she could not work, Sharp eventually gave up the name to her sauce in exchange for a release of her contractual obligations after a five-year struggle.
 

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Oct 27, 2017
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Just got my shipment from Heatonist.
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A quick review:

The small one, Fiery Chipotle, which is like middle of their line up in Hot Ones is nothing to me in heat. Very delicious but I could drink the stuff. I'll probably skip it next time.

The big bottle, Last Dab, which is currently their final death sauce in the show is definitely bringing some heat and made me sweat. But it's not something crazy like they make out in the show. Also SUPER tasty!. I'm definitely ordering this bad boy again. 5 out of 5 stars. Would dab again.

Agree with you 100%.

The last dab is hot, but usually sauces this hot have a horrible almost metallic taste to them, but this one actually manages to be hot and tasty.
 

robosllim

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Dec 4, 2017
548
Oh yeah, that reminds me I had some Last Dab recently. A friend brought a bottle with when we went out for drinks (didn't ask why) so I put a dab on a tatter tot to try it out. I agree that it's tasty and has a good level of heat. A whole wing slathered in it might be a bit much, but just a little at time is great.
 

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Oct 27, 2017
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A quart bottle of Tapatio costs three and a half bucks, and has replaced siriracha as my go-to sauce. Just spicy enough, light vinegar tang, and so much more flavor than Tabasco. I can't eat pizza, eggs, or pork without it.
 

Metalix

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Oct 28, 2017
883
Tapatio is glorious, not exactly common around here unfortunately. Was on every diner table in California :D.

I bought 4 bottles of this because its amazing

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Haven't had any yet, used the gf as a guinea pig - seems hot. El Yucateco Black Label tastes like smoked soil, though - more a fan of the Exxxtra Hot one.
 

I Don't Like

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Dec 11, 2017
14,920
Tapatio is glorious, not exactly common around here unfortunately. Was on every diner table in California :D.



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Haven't had any yet, used the gf as a guinea pig - seems hot. El Yucateco Black Label tastes like smoked soil, though - more a fan of the Exxxtra Hot one.

So how did you like the Scorpion Sauce? We've only just finished the first bottle of ours and have had it for months.

Also I don't know if I just haven't had this stuff in a long time or have really never bought it despite buying other Tropical Pepper Co. sauces but it's fucking AMAZING:

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Fancy Clown

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Oct 25, 2017
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Anyone ever make their own hot sauce before? Thinking of trying to make some this weekend. Hopefully I can get my hands on some scotch bonnet peppers, but habanero might be a safer bet flavor wise
 

tabris

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Oct 27, 2017
4,237
Not sure if mentioned but the best thing about hot sauce, is a lot of them are really great from a macro-nutrient standpoint. Sure some are high in sodium, but a lot have no carbs at all and few calories.

If I could go to everyone's kitchen and replace their ketchup with hot sauce, I bet most people would lose a couple pounds over the year.
 

lacer

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Oct 25, 2017
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Anyone ever make their own hot sauce before? Thinking of trying to make some this weekend. Hopefully I can get my hands on some scotch bonnet peppers, but habanero might be a safer bet flavor wise
I did earlier this year with mostly habeneros and a ghost pepper for a little extra kick. pretty simple process, i brined mine and didn't deseed it. if i had to do it again i'd let the peppers dry a bit longer after the brine, and run it through the blender on high for a bit longer, as the texture is a bit uneven and the remaining brine separated out a little bit.
 

Protome

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Oct 27, 2017
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There's a great little Burrito place in Edinburgh (I think they actually have like two locations and a couple of food vans too) called Bonnie Burrito and they started selling the sauces they use and goddamn I love this one. It's not super hot but it tastes so good.

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It's not very hot but oh my god the flavor is amazing. If you don't like garlic this will probably taste bad.
Man, I need to try this. I love regular Cholula hot sauce and I love Garlic so this sounds perfect.
 

Chance Hale

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Oct 26, 2017
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Colorado
Oh man, there's a local company in Colorado and they make a blueberry ghost pepper barbecue sauce and it's unbelievable. Not technically hot sauce but has hot elements lol.

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I absolutely hate Cholula, has a plastic-esqe aftertaste or something similar and it's just horrid. That Tabasco scorpion sauce is great and not as hot as you might think unless you dowse the food with it like traditional Tabasco.
 

Fancy Clown

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Oct 25, 2017
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Finally got around to making my own sauce, and it turned out really well. Super easy, too.

I broiled 10 habaneros and 1 poblano, and then simmered them with some grape tomatoes, garlic, onion, red wine vinegar, lime juice, salt, and a little maple syrup. It's very hot but not unbearable, and has all that nice habanero tang in it.
 

Quantum Leap

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Oct 25, 2017
5,988
California
The last dab isn't even tasty, it's just hot.

There's a great little Burrito place in Edinburgh (I think they actually have like two locations and a couple of food vans too) called Bonnie Burrito and they started selling the sauces they use and goddamn I love this one. It's not super hot but it tastes so good.
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This seems more my type.
 

lacer

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Oct 25, 2017
6,693
i tried a few drops of Frostbite hot sauce at a local taco place, and didn't like it at all. It's just heat and vinegar with no flavor. after poking around on the net i see it's suggested as a cocktail ingredient, which i guess makes sense but would probably still rather just use regular hot sauce in. the see through bottle is novel but off-putting once you realize how subpar the 'sauce' actually is