Hot Sauce

AmazingGracePlayer · #1 07-12-2011, 04:50 PM

I went to Philly on 4th of July to see fireworks and The Roots (as well Earth Wind & Fire, Boyz II Men, Michael McDonald, etc) perform. I went to Geno's after the celebration to get some cheesesteak and I remember that they had the best hot sauce there. I came back to NJ a few days later and looked hard for a good week, trying to find the best hot sauce, but found no success; most of the ones I found are more salty than spicy, which seems to be the trend for most hot sauce now days. Can anyone recommend some good hot sauce? Preferably ones I can buy online so I don't have to go look for them.

Picture of Geno's at night, taken by me

Quickie · #2 07-12-2011, 04:52 PM

HOTSAUCE.COM - The Original Hot Sauce Emporium since 1995!
The girl does not come with the sauce.

Enjoy.

MJ5150 · #3 07-12-2011, 04:58 PM

Try this thread: Recommend a hot sauce noob some stuff to try out

-Mike

AmazingGracePlayer · #4 07-12-2011, 05:05 PM

And Buffalo Wild Wing's hot sauce isn't hot enough. At least not for me haha

Quickie · #5 07-12-2011, 05:16 PM

The "salty" can also be from vinegar. All the hot sauces I use do not have vinegar in them. Go to the ethnic isle in a Safeway and there are loads of brands to choose from.

"Pico Pica" hot sauce is what I generally use. It is an excellent Mexican hot sauce.

Phalex · #6 07-12-2011, 07:46 PM

If it ain't Tabasco, it better be sriracha.

Quickie · #7 07-12-2011, 09:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Phalex

If it ain't Tabasco, it better be sriracha.

Tabasco? I brush my teeth with it. To weak.

Munjibunga · #8 07-12-2011, 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Quickie

Tabasco? I brush my teeth with it. To weak.

He's so macho. And it's "too weak."

JimB52 · #9 07-12-2011, 10:03 PM

I'm no expert, but Frank's has a good flavor. Not too much vinegar, hot without being rude, readily available and inexpensive.

tastybasslines · #10 07-12-2011, 10:36 PM

Cholula.

Is Geno's the Velveeta cheese steak?

SMILEYSIXX · #11 07-12-2011, 10:47 PM

Not sure if this is readily available but a buddy of mine had me try this hot sauce he says he got down in Mexico called (and I'm not joking) Heroin. Mistranslation perhaps? I don't know, never saw the stuff elsewhere.

According to what the guy who sold it told my friend, they start with a bunch of raw jalapenos and keep mincing them and letting the juices out so as to give it a slightly more liquid feel. Then take seeds out of chili peppers (just seeds) and mix it in. Then they mix these two things together in a "secret blend", which is the base for the sauce. They then skin ghost peppers and soak the skins in the sauce and bake them. The "meaty" part of the ghost peppers is squished (think squishing a bunch of tomatos) and then mixed in with the sauce. The skins are then broken into chunks and put in the sauce. It is then boiled to bring it all together.

Hot. As. Hell.

Gard · #12 07-12-2011, 10:52 PM

For just heat? Who cares??? Once it gets past a certain point, it's just HEAT and there is no flavor.

For actual flavor? Tabasco, Chipotle Tabasco, and Cholula. Texas Pete is not too bad either, but made in Winston-Salem, NC, oddly enough....

Passinwind · #13 07-13-2011, 12:30 AM

Learn how to roll your own.

jp58 · #14 07-13-2011, 12:32 AM

Tabasco, sriracha, Frank's, plus a "novelty, face metler style" hot sauce are all found at my parent's house when I'm home and/or my apartment.

capnsandwich · #15 07-13-2011, 12:49 AM

3 come to mind:

Cholula (for taste)
Dave's Insanity Sauce
Scorned Woman

AmazingGracePlayer · #16 07-13-2011, 06:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MJ5150

Try this thread: Recommend a hot sauce noob some stuff to try out

-Mike

I've tried most of the mainstream stuff mentioned in that thread. I'm reluctant to get the extremely spicy ones because I want a little bit of flavor (but still very very spicy).

Quote:

Originally Posted by Quickie

HOTSAUCE.COM - The Original Hot Sauce Emporium since 1995!
The girl does not come with the sauce.

Enjoy.

Same concern as above ^

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phalex

If it ain't Tabasco, it better be sriracha.

Used to have that. It's one of the better ones I've had, but still a little too salty.

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Originally Posted by JimB52

I'm no expert, but Frank's has a good flavor. Not too much vinegar, hot without being rude, readily available and inexpensive.

I'm actually using Frank's Red Hot right now, and it's not more salty than I prefer, but it's the best hot sauce I could find at the supermarket (out of the 3 kinds they have).

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Originally Posted by tastybasslines

Cholula.

Is Geno's the Velveeta cheese steak?

What's Velveeta cheese steak?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gard

For just heat? Who cares??? Once it gets past a certain point, it's just HEAT and there is no flavor.

For actual flavor? Tabasco, Chipotle Tabasco, and Cholula. Texas Pete is not too bad either, but made in Winston-Salem, NC, oddly enough....

I've had those hot sauces, and Chipotle Tabasco is actually pretty good.

HotelX · #17 07-13-2011, 06:55 AM

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Originally Posted by JimB52

I'm no expert, but Frank's has a good flavor. Not too much vinegar, hot without being rude, readily available and inexpensive.

I like Frank's too. We get it in bulk from bjs wholesale club and I fund it is a good everyday sauce.

dbhokie · #18 07-13-2011, 07:48 AM

I make about 20 gallons of hot sauce a year, I prefer mine

A lot of good ones mentioned above

This is a tasty one:

DAVE'S GOURMET 2011 JOLOKIA PRIVATE RESERVE

For the really brave, try getting some cap crystals. Blair's 16 million reserve. Put one crystal about the size of a grain of salt in a pot of soup, then throw it away, because it's too **** hot.

MJ5150 · #19 07-13-2011, 08:54 AM

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Originally Posted by AmazingGracePlayer

I've tried most of the mainstream stuff mentioned in that thread. I'm reluctant to get the extremely spicy ones because I want a little bit of flavor (but still very very spicy).

Did you check out the link to Dr. Gonzo that hover suggested? I did, and it is very good. I even called up and talked hot peppers with a guy for almost an hour. I like how everything is natural, and it feels good to support someone so passionate about hot sauce like I am.

-Mike

dbhokie · #20 07-13-2011, 10:18 AM

Have you considered purchasing or growing peppers and making your own hot sauce, it is a wonderful experience

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I experiment every year and have compiled some of my favorite recipes, anymore I rarely purchase much except for extremely hot hot sauces as collectible almost (I use some, the Dave's I mentioned above has fabulous flavor, but is not for the feint of heart).