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Hot Sauce Reviews
Review: Nando’s Hot Peri Peri Sauce
I received a handful of small packets of Nando’s Hot Peri Peri sauce to review. It’s definitely a different way of packaging hot sauce, but it’s actually rather convenient. Though you can’t see what it l...
Hot Sauce News
Update on Capitol Punishment Sauces
A few months back, I did an interview with Gordon Cameron, the proprietor of an up and coming, Washington DC-based line of hot sauces called Capitol Punishment. The sauces (Roasted Red Gar-banero, Must Have Mango, Smokey Sear-A...
BBQ Sauce
Review: Mad Anthony’s Extra Hot BBQ Sauce
If you like sweet barbecue, you have to try this sauce. Even if you don't, give it a try anyhow - it may change your mind. This sauce goes great with pork, and would work perfectly with chicken. In my opinion, if you are going ...
Hot Sauce Reviews
Review: Habanero Punch Hot Sauce
A mustard yellow label with a rather ring-worn looking habanero in boxing gloves greets you from the bottle of Habanero Punch. Creative, though a little unsettling. The sauce itself has a very sweet, vinegary aroma and a strang...
Hot Sauce Reviews
Review: Palo Alto Fire Fighters Pepper Sauce
Palo Alto Firefighter Lee Taylor has been growing peppers in the station backyard since 1994. After each harvest he would make his famous and zesty pepper sauce – which quickly became a hot commodity. Previously only avai...
Reviews
Review: Pepper’s Original Blue Crab Salsa
“Enjoy the bounty of the Chesapeake Bay! The sweet flavor of the blue crab combined with fresh ripe vegetables makes for an exquisite salsa. Use it as a dip or to enhance seafood dishes, omelets, salads and grilled meats....
Hot Sauce Reviews
Review: Pepper’s Georgia Peach and Vidalia Onion Hot Sauce
I’d been thinking of how best to use my tiny bottle of Georgia Peach and Vidalia Onion Hot Sauce for several days, until the perfect opportunity appeared. After a good training run this morning, and the wife water skiing ...
Dry Rubs/Spice Reviews
Review: Buckshot Seasoning
Buckshot is a coarsely ground jalapeno powder produced by Wilderbs. It has the consistency of a ground spice, and packs a nice aromatic punch. Taking a big, deep sniff yields a good amount of nasal cavity tingling, which is a v...
Hot Sauce Reviews
Review: Chile Traditions Original New Mexico Hot Sauce
Chile Traditions Original New Mexico Hot Sauce comes in a bright, attention grabbing yellow bottle. The bottle looks like it’s almost bursting with cayenne peppers – it’s a bright, fresh looking sauce that I c...
Defcon
Review: Defcon’s Habby Horse
After a major spate of envy after reading Nick’s review of Defcon’s Habby Horse, I jumped at the opportunity to pick up a jar of my own. I have a love of horseradish rivaling my love of hot sauce, and the though of ...
