Thread: Hot Sauces

+1 Dave's Insanity....best I've had.

For a little less intense, Dave's Temporary Insanity

I have a bottle of Total Insanity, but haven't worked up the courage to try it yet....

Originally Posted by Zip

+1 Dave's Insanity....best I've had.

For a little less intense, Dave's Temporary Insanity

I have a bottle of Total Insanity, but haven't worked up the courage to try it yet....

Zip,

I am guessing you just like heat because all of those Dave's, Blair's and the other"pepper extract" concoctions are putrid tasting crap. They are also way too hot to be considered food. Obviously I can only state my opinion but I do know a little bit about hot sauces. I know the hottest "natural" sauces are made from the hottest peppers, typically the habanero. If you want to make a pot of chili hot, sure you can throw in some of the capsaicin sauces (like Dave's Insanity)but you can get heat and so much wonderful flavor by using a blend of peppers like some habanero, serrano and jalepeno. I can make something too hot for anyone and never use a drop of hot sauce.

I do agree that the El Yucateco sauces are all great. Right now in the kitchen I have an open bottle of the El Yucateco Habanero and El Yucateco Chipoltle. They are both wonderful. I am enjoying also a bottle of Zulu Zulu Peri Peri Extra Hot Chile Pepper Sauce. You should all check this stuff out. Very hot and very yummyliscious: Chicken Peri Peri Sauce - Hotsauce - Chili Sauce Recipe - Gourmet Sauces - Zuluzulu.com

Originally Posted by icedog

Zip,

I am guessing you just like heat because all of those Dave's, Blair's and the other"pepper extract" concoctions are putrid tasting crap. They are also way too hot to be considered food. Obviously I can only state my opinion but I do know a little bit about hot sauces. I know the hottest "natural" sauces are made from the hottest peppers, typically the habanero. If you want to make a pot of chili hot, sure you can throw in some of the capsaicin sauces (like Dave's Insanity)but you can get heat and so much wonderful flavor by using a blend of peppers like some habanero, serrano and jalepeno. I can make something too hot for anyone and never use a drop of hot sauce.

Icedog,
I'm glad you clarified. Although I thoroughly enjoy the taste of the two Dave's sauces I've tried, I agree with you about Blairs. I've only tried the original and it is crap, and about as spicy as jello.

I'm not claiming to have an advanced degree in hot sauce technology, just presenting a preference. I used to enjoy the lower heat sauces, but they no longer do it for me.

I don't necessarily have time to "make" things, and I use Dave's as a condiment more than an ingredient.

At what point does a fine hot sauce go from food to putrid crap???

Thanks for the hot sauce suggestion, there is a store near me that stocks hundreds of them. I'll give it a try.

Zip

Does anyone know what gives Tabasco it's overwhelming flavor? I love Tapatilo, Cholula, Franks, Gringo Bandito, Sriracha, to name a few, but can't stand Tabasco. I think it might be way to vinigary for me, and when I use it, all I taste is the Tabasco, whereas with those other sauces, they just add a similar amount of heat and some flavor without overwhelming the taste of the food.

Originally Posted by twelvepbrs

Does anyone know what gives Tabasco it's overwhelming flavor? I love Tapatilo, Cholula, Franks, Gringo Bandito, Sriracha, to name a few, but can't stand Tabasco. I think it might be way to vinigary for me, and when I use it, all I taste is the Tabasco, whereas with those other sauces, they just add a similar amount of heat and some flavor without overwhelming the taste of the food.

Here's a link to the website explaining their process:
History of the perfect hot pepper sauce - Tabasco

Tabasco is my personal favorite. I buy it wholesale by the case of 12 oz bottles

I enjoy Tabasco, and of course I love Frank's on wings, and Chalula on mexican.

But the hot sauces I love the most are Blair's. I have a bottle of this
Blair's Sauces and Snacks : The Official Home of Blair's Death Sauce and Extreme Food*::*Reserve Collection*::*Currently Available*::*3 A.M. Reserve
and tried some the other day: 1 drop of this sauce on a tortilla chip. It is VERY VERY hot. Surprisingly flavorful, though. It started off warm and smoky, with a delightful tingly warmth. It then proceeded to get hotter and hotter and hotter. Quite an experience.

I also picked up this:
Blair's Sauces and Snacks : The Official Home of Blair's Death Sauce and Extreme Food*::*Hot Sauces*::*Death Sauce*::*Death Sauce Mini 4-Pack
and have really enjoyed it. They are all very good, with complex flavors, my favorite is the After Death sauce, it has a great taste and is very yummy when put in a Prairie Fire. (tequila+hot sauce in a shot)

Yep that is a good minipack, thanks for the link