Hot sauce recommendations?

[Tiamat]

CA Johns The Legend. Its a Habenero Puree, Vintage 2002 and 2003 were great!

 

[livingsacrifice]

Franks is decent but only on ceirtain things. Yes you can get stuff hotter. The hottest stuff I've had is Dave's Special Reserve it comes in a coffin and when I tried it at the store I had to sign a waver. But as far as something I'd use day to day I'd still rather have Franks.

 

[Nitemare]

Originally posted by: nakedfrog

Originally posted by: lokiju
Texas Pete is the best IMO.

http://www.texaspete.com/product_hot_sauce.html

It's good stuff... tastes similar to Frank's, only hotter and with less vinegar flavor.

I add it and red pepper to alot of things I cook, just for adding a little kick

 

[Scarpozzi]

Franks is great hot sauce because of how well it goes with stuff. It's not so much a punch you in the gut kind of hot though.

I like it on burgers with swiss cheese and it's awesome in hot wing recipes. The mildness of it complaments food without overpowering it.

Now, for REAL hot sauce, you need to check out an international food store for some pepper sauces. I can't recommend any, but just look for some habenero based sauces and you'll be set.

 

[meltdown75]

holy smokes you used up a lot of Frank's in a day

i love the flavour. i have to try Texas Pete's though. not sure if i can get it in Canada

 

[slag]

http://forums.anandtech.com/me...y=y&keyword1=hot+sauce

http://forums.anandtech.com/me...y=y&keyword1=hot+sauce

http://forums.anandtech.com/me...y=y&keyword1=hot+sauce

http://forums.anandtech.com/me...y=y&keyword1=hot+sauce

Read all of these threads. good info in there.

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: meltdown75
holy smokes you used up a lot of Frank's in a day

i love the flavour. i have to try Texas Pete's though. not sure if i can get it in Canada

Just grab some next time you head to Detroit

 

[CaptnKirk]

Unless you are using it as a Salsa Dip, La Victoria Salsa Brava

 

[QueBert]

Originally posted by: Siddhartha
Try Assblasters hot sauce. It has serious heat and good flavor, which is a combination I have not tasted in too many real hot sauces. I tried it with a drop on a corn chip. It had great flavor and then the pain started at one spot in my mouth and radiated until my entire mouth was throbbing.

I had it in a Mexican restaurant but have not seen in the stores. The label as a drawing of an outhouse with its roof being blown off.

When you are eating this sauce make sure you wash your hands before you touch any tender areas on your body if you know what I mean....

I'd try it just for the name alone, a lot of these sauces you find online have names of crap no respectable store would ever carry.

I had some Blairs Reserve, not the 15 million kind, believe it was the 6 A.M. (6 million) kind. Neighbor wanted to find the hottest sauce he could. He paid a ton for the bottle, I put like 3 drops in my bowl of Chili Con Carne and it was over. My mind exploded thinking about how 3 drops in a whole big ass bowl of chili could turn it from mild to about 100x too hot. The link Apex pasted for the 15 million sauce - I think I'll pass

Cholula Garlic is good, hell regular Cholula, not close to HOT but a decent heat and nice flavor. The Garlic one is especially tasty.

Franks Wing sauce is good, has a butter substance already in it, so it's thicker and had a nice buttery taste to go with the spice

 

[eplebnista]

Originally posted by: lokiju
Texas Pete is the best IMO.

http://www.texaspete.com/product_hot_sauce.html

I like this one too

 

[meltdown75]

Originally posted by: nakedfrog

Originally posted by: meltdown75
holy smokes you used up a lot of Frank's in a day

i love the flavour. i have to try Texas Pete's though. not sure if i can get it in Canada

Just grab some next time you head to Detroit

oh, it's on the list! next time i hit a Meijer or something i am definitely getting some. this obsession with Texas Pete's is all your fault!

 

[LS21]

why spend money on MORE sauce?

if frank's isnt cutting it, buy some real habaneros at your local market for cheap (at mexican market for EXTRA cheap), cut it up finely and mix into whatever it is youre cooking (or serving)

this is how i spice up my curries

 

[d33pt]

i really like crystal hot sauce. not super hot, but hotter than tabasco, and better flavor.

 

[mugs]

For a vinegar-based sauce, I like Crystal or Texas Pete. But they're all pretty similar.

I used to be all about heat, now I'm all about flavor. Blair's Sweet Death for me. It's not terribly hot (probably about the same as Frank's), but it tastes sooooo good.

If you want really hot sauce, Blair's makes a whole line of much hotter sauces. Many are too hot to be applied directly to food.

Blair's will set you back about $8 a bottle if you can find it locally, or more if you buy it online and pay for shipping. I buy it buy the box directly from Blair's: http://extremefood.com/product.php?id=125 (12 bottles)

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: meltdown75

Originally posted by: nakedfrog

Originally posted by: meltdown75
holy smokes you used up a lot of Frank's in a day

i love the flavour. i have to try Texas Pete's though. not sure if i can get it in Canada

Just grab some next time you head to Detroit

oh, it's on the list! next time i hit a Meijer or something i am definitely getting some. this obsession with Texas Pete's is all your fault!

Yes... the wheels of my grand plan turn, ever so slowly, but turn they do... :shiftyeyes;

 

[meltdown75]

Originally posted by: nakedfrog

Originally posted by: meltdown75

Originally posted by: nakedfrog

Originally posted by: meltdown75
holy smokes you used up a lot of Frank's in a day

i love the flavour. i have to try Texas Pete's though. not sure if i can get it in Canada

Just grab some next time you head to Detroit

oh, it's on the list! next time i hit a Meijer or something i am definitely getting some. this obsession with Texas Pete's is all your fault!

Yes... the wheels of my grand plan turn, ever so slowly, but turn they do... :shiftyeyes;

if i am getting tailed by a VW van when i cross the border, i'm throwin out all my paraphenalia man!!! i figure it will be the best way to get him to stop...

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: meltdown75

Originally posted by: nakedfrog

Originally posted by: meltdown75

Originally posted by: nakedfrog

Originally posted by: meltdown75
holy smokes you used up a lot of Frank's in a day

i love the flavour. i have to try Texas Pete's though. not sure if i can get it in Canada

Just grab some next time you head to Detroit

oh, it's on the list! next time i hit a Meijer or something i am definitely getting some. this obsession with Texas Pete's is all your fault!

Yes... the wheels of my grand plan turn, ever so slowly, but turn they do... :shiftyeyes;

if i am getting tailed by a VW van when i cross the border, i'm throwin out all my paraphenalia man!!! i figure it will be the best way to get him to stop...

Surely you don't think such a delicate and elaborate plan could be so easily derailed!