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ShareThose of us who love gaseous cuisine (beans, beer, bell peppers, to name a few) might get a toot of this. It's Flatulence Information - Facts About Your Farts, a technical look at this often taboo and lowbrow activity. Enjoy!
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How the Scovie Awards Are Judged Video
The exact ways by which the highly visible awards in the fiery foods world - namely the Scovie Awards and ZestFest's Fiery Food Challenge - are judged have been under hot debate between some members of the chilehead community. The means, motives and methods have been claimed by some to be on the side of being less than transparent.
Well, Dave DeWitt, who runs the Fiery Foods & BBQ Show in addition to being in charge of the Scovie Awards, has released a video giving you the behind-the-scenes peek of the judging process for his contest.
The judging of the 17th annual, 2013 Scovie Awards was held at the County Line Restaurant in Albuquerque on October 1, 2012. This is how the judging was conducted.
For a full list of 2013 Scovie Awards winners, go to http://scovieawards.com.
Teacher Fired Over Hot Saucing Crayons
Another gross over-reaction?
In Kissimmee, Florida, school officials say a teacher put hot sauce on crayons to stop a child from eating them, and now she's out of a job.
The Osceola County School Board voted unanimously Tuesday to fire special needs teacher Lillian Gomez.
Gomez said she put hot sauce on some crayons because a child was eating the waxy school supplies.
In August, an administrative board recommended that Gomez stay on the job.
School officials, however, decided to go against that recommendation. They said the incident was a mark against children’s safety and dismissed her.
The teacher does not face criminal charges.
Review - Happy Dogs Hot Sauce
I love supporting local businesses - the person you help may literally be the neighbor of someone you know. So here's another St. Louis, Missouri-based chile pepper sauce that I'm pleased to feature. The name brand is Happy Dogs Hot Sauce, a red vinegar, habanero and cayenne pepper-based condiment with a label shows off company owner Patrick Gilmore's lovable-looking pooches named Oscar, Coney and Brigitte. But does this condiment make me as happy as the canines featured? Read on to see...
Weekly Firecast Podcast Episode #14 - Interview with Anna Shawver of Apple Canyon Gourmet
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Weekly Firecast Podcast Episode #14 - Interview with Anna Shawver of Apple Canyon Gourmet
Scott speaks with Apple Canyon Gourmet founder Anna Shawver, who talks about her many product lines of salsa (Santa Fe Seasons), drink mixes (Santa Fe Mixes), hot sauces and more, plus her proud New Mexico heritage, and if she prefers her chiles red, green or Christmas style. Scott also reviews the entire eight-sauce lineup from Bigfat's Hot Sauce.
Links mentioned in the episode:
• Apple Canyon Gourmet main site
• Bigfat's Hot Sauce
• Black Friday/Cyber Monday/Holiday Season hot sauce and BBQ sauce specials and coupon codes
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Black Friday/Cyber Monday Deals for Fiery Foods Fans
The chilehead blogs are always in support of helping the "little guy"; more specifically, our favorite sauce companies and producers of the flavor enhancers that we all love. In an effort to help out these hard-working folks this upcoming holiday season, we are listing the various promotions and sales that maers of hot sauces, salsas, BBQ sauces, wings sauces, rubs, spicy chocolates and more are having this coming Black Friday weekend, Cyber Monday, and for a few even through Christmas and beyond.
If you're a chilehead or know of a chilehead that's in your life, what better gift is there than some fine spicy sauces made by some very premiere artisan food makers?
In this effort, several blogs are teaming up - ScottRobertsWeb.com, ILoveItSpicy.com, HotSauceDaily.com, TheHotZoneOnline.com, Chili Pepper Madness, and RG Sauce Review - to give as wide of coverage as we can to these deserving companies.
If YOU are a sauce or seasoning maker of any kind and are having a holiday shopping special on your website, and would like to be included, please let Scott Roberts know about it at scott (at) scottrobertsweb.com with the deal details, dates/times and any applicable coupon code(s), and these will be added to the lists...
BBQ Girls Fail
As all grillers and BBQers can attest, if you're not careful with fire, outdoor cooking can be dangerous. But any intelligent person exercising caution and taking preventative measures can easily overcome such hurtles.
Well, a trio of British girls apparently don't know safety when the contents of their grill is overtaken by flames in this gargantuan FAIL. Laugh or do a facepalm as you say to yourself, "why don't these nincompoops just grab some water?"
Oh yeah, as a side note, you can hear what seems to be the alien tripods from Steven Spielberg's War of the Worlds attacking somewhere in the background. ;-)
Weekly Firecast Podcast Episode #13 - Interview with Brian Henderson of BBQSauceReviews.com
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Weekly Firecast Podcast Episode #13 - Interview with Brian Henderson of BBQSauceReviews.com
Scott talks indepth with reviewer Brian Henderson of BBQSauceReviews.com about how he started the website and what he looks for in a barbecue sauce. Brian also discusses his new book 'How to Market Your BBQ Sauce'. Scott reviews Race City Sauce Works' Lucky Dog Smoked Habanero Honey Mustard.
Links mentioned in the episode:
• BBQ Sauce Reviews Homepage
• How to Market Your BBQ Sauce book order page
• Race City Sauce Works
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Review - Hawaiian Brand Mango Habanero Kettle Style Potato Chips
I always say, "bring on the spicy snacks!" The quick and edible food market (AKA junk food) has exploded in the past five years with fiery-flavored variations of every kind, and I'm more than eager to try whatever it is new that gourmet manufacturers (along with the larger corporations) can throw at the heat freaks. Some of it metaphorically "sticks to the wall" while some doesn't, but meanwhile I'm both enthralled and surprised at what does ultimately work.
New Jersey-based Pinnacle Foods Group with their Hawaiian Snacks line have pitched a curve ball with their Mango Habanero Kettle Style Potato Chips. Finding a snack chip taste containing a dominant fruit flavor is rare, but I think this is the first I've seen of one featuring mango, let alone the hot sauce staple combo of habaneros and mango. Odd, for sure, yet I was jumping to see if this unorthodox flavor profile worked...
Review - JAC's Tailgaters Pineapple Orange Habanero Finishing Sauce
Another superb contender in the Product of the Year category comes in the guise of a sweet sauce from Louisiana-based JAC's Tailgaters. Now this is certainly NOT a new sauce from JAC's head honcho Tracy Carter; it's actually several years old, and has even won well-deserved Golden Chile awards (the top prizes given out during the Fiery Food Challenge at ZestFest) in 2006 and in 2009. The sole reason why JAC's Tailgaters Pineapple Orange Habanero Finishing Sauce is eligible this year is that I've only first tried this in 2012.
And, HOLY MOLY, I did not know what I was missing! I've always been a diehard devotee of the winning combination of "sweet and heat", and this is the ultimate example of how fruity tones can be intermingled with the natural flavor and heat of chile peppers. I mean, Tracy has absolutely nailed it! Not only is the overall taste unbeatable, but the scope and versatility are astounding. Instead of continuing to heap on accolades, I'll get straight to the review....
24th Annual Jack Daniel's International Invitation BBQ Contest Video
Every year, the fourth weekend of October is home to the annual Jack Daniel's BBQ Championship held in Lynchburg, Tennessee. The sleepy hollow becomes a whirling, fun-filled event with international and domestic BBQ teams from every corner of the globe to compete for one of, if not the single biggest, coveted prizes in all of competition barbecue.
There is always so much going on that it is hard to capture everything, so here is a small glimpse courtesy of BBQTV into the wonderful time called "the Jack".
Weekly Firecast Podcast Episode #12 - Interview with Mike Lampros of Gunther's Gourmet
The Audio Weekly Firecast with Scott Roberts:
Weekly Firecast Podcast Episode #12 - Interview with Mike Lampros of Gunther's Gourmet
Scott chats with Chef Michael Lampros of Virginia-based food company Gunther's Gourmet, makers of numerous salsas, dips and marinades & vinaigrettes. Mike talks about his history, flavor profiles and life as one of the premiere, award-winning special food makers in the fiery foods business. Scott also reviews Trader Joe's Habanero Hot Sauce.
Links mentioned in the episode:
• Gunther's Gourmet Official Site
• Trader Joes
• Scoville Scale Chart
• Chilehead Events Calendar
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Kevin's Review - GrownUp KidStuff Hot Chocolate Sauce
Today I am reviewing GrownUp KidStuff Hot Chocolate Sauce.
Ingredients:
Cream, Cane Sugar, Butter,(pasteurized cream, natural flavors), Cocoa,( processed with alkali), Molasses,
Big Fat's 8o8 Sauce, (water, onion, tomatoes, habenaro peppers, garlic, naga jolokia pepper powder, spices, lime juice,
ancho chili powder,sea salt), sea salt, pepper.
It smells chocolaty, a bit rather spicy, and a bit strong.
It looks delicous, brown; it moves a bit slow, and is...
Chileheads... Please Help Born to Hula Hot Sauces
Chileheads, one of our own needs our help! Please help Ed Bucholtz, owner of Born to Hula Hot Sauce Company, get back on his feet after suffering severe damage to his home, peppers and inventory caused by Hurricane Sandy last week in October 2012.
You can help by going to a new Facebook page set up to collect donations and and click on the "Donate Social" button to help via PayPal. Any help would be appreciated: Donate Here.
Weekly Firecast Podcast Episode #11 - Interview with Hot Saucers, Plus Scott's Favorite Wing Sauces
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Weekly Firecast Podcast Episode #11 - Interview with Hot Saucers, Plus Scott's Favorite Wing Sauces
Scott interviews Josh Todd and James Sunderland of the company Hot Saucers, makers of the Pineapple Express sauce. Also, Scott gives you his picks for his favorite hot wing/buffalo wing sauce of all time, in Mild, Medium, Hot and Extreme Heat categories.
Links mentioned in the episode:
• Hot Saucers Official Site
• * Hawaiian Poke Recipe
• * Vinaigrette Recipe
• * Fish Taco Recipe
• Ott's Wing Sauce
• DEFCON Sauces
• Rippin' Red Sauces
• Honeyblaze Sauces
• Buffalo Wild Wings Online Store
• CaJohn's Fiery Foods
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