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Review - Rippin Red Hot and Original Wing Sauces

Scott Roberts August 24, 2010 at 7:00 am food Digg this Article

Rippin' Red Original and Hot Wing Sauces

The labels may proclaim that these are "Where Angels Fear to Tread", but I was more than willing to traverse the lands of Rippin' Red Original and Hot Wing Sauces in search for buffalo wing nirvana. Produced by Rizzotti Foods LLC, the Rippin' Red line was created in hopes to break out in an overpopulated wing sauce market. Is it capable of doing the job? Read on to see...

Ingredients:

Rippin' Red Original Wing Sauce - Cayenne Pepper Sauce (Cayenne Peppers, Vinegar), Fresh Garlic, Unsalted Butter, Parmesan Cheese (Milk, Salt, Rennet), Modified Food Starch, Natural Gum. Allergens: CONTAINS: MILK (Unsalted Butter, Parmesan Cheese)

Rippin' Red Hot Wing Sauce - Cayenne Pepper Sauce (Cayenne Peppers, Vinegar), Fresh Garlic, Unsalted Butter, Parmesan Cheese (Milk, Salt, Rennet), Modified Food Starch, Natural Gum, Habanero Powder. Allergens: CONTAINS: MILK (Unsalted Butter, Parmesan Cheese)

Aroma:
4 out of 5. Each one has great, appetizing smell. Neither are not too strong and have a lovely cayenne and vinegar scent.

Texture and Appearance:
4.5 out of 5. Often you'll find wing sauces that are too thin, where they have minimal clingability and the eater simply can't keep enough of it to taste on the wing. Others are thick; and while a like sauces in general with a dense body, it's too easy to overcoat wings to the point where you're wearing more of the sauce than eating it.

The Rippin' Red Wings Sauces' consistency are nestled somewhere in the perfect and happy medium. Each have a smooth, mid-level pourability. With a beautiful red/orange color (the Hot version appearing less red than the Original), the look of these two products score high marks in my book.

Taste Straight Up:
4 out of 5. Brilliant mix of peppery warmth and vinegar twang. But those attributes aren't the only components of a great wing sauce, and luckily Rippin' Red also offers tones of richness and creaminess.

After the initial taste, I ended up liking the Hot version just a tad more, and not just for the extra rung or two up the ladder of heat. Everything seemed to fall into place more competently than in did in the Original. Hot was "this close" to earning a 4.5 rating, if only it had a dose more zestiness.

Taste on Wings:
4.0 out of 5. Succulent taste and nearly optimal stickiness. While this doesn't quite reach the Mount Olympus of wing sauces, this is one of the better chicken coaters I've eaten in the past few years. With either grilled or fried chicken, Rippin' Red soars.

Rippin' Red Original and Hot Wing Sauces

Heat:
Hot: 1.5 out of 5; Original: 1 out of 5. Even if you don't care for much burn in your wings, the Hot version won't knock your socks off. Original is for children and wimps only.

Label:
3.5 out of 5. Bright colors, bold fonts with heavy stroking, and nice to look at. This would look appealing on a supermarket shelf or display rack.

Overall Score:

Because of the lack of heat and slightly less zingy flavor, I would probably skip the Original and head straight for the Hot if I would see these on a store shelf. Don't get me wrong; both are very good and worth your hot sauce dollar.

To learn more about Rippin' Red Wings Sauces or to place an order online, jump on over to http://www.rippinred.com.

Comments

John Rizzotti
2010-08-24 06:18:45

Scott, Thanks so much for the review of my sauce. It is nice breath of fresh air to hear someone honestly give their opinion of somthing. I really appriciate your honesty and will take what you said about the heat levels back into the test kitchen and work on that. This exactly what I needed and wanted in a review. I am thinking jolojkia for the next flavors we come out with LOL!!! Again thank you and we will be sure to send you our new flavors to review when they are released. Thanks again!!!!
John Rizzotti
www.rippinred.com

Christina McKnight
2010-08-24 14:02:36

These sound really, really tasty. Can you tell me, are Rippin' Red sauces sweet in any way? My girlfriends and I go out sometimes and have wings and one of our local places has a sweet garlic sauce they apply to their wings and it is fabulous!! It's gotten me into a sweet wing kick and I would love to try something like that at home when I'm not out.

jim
2010-08-28 07:30:39

Anyone at the Open Fields who is lucky enough to help judge the sauce contest will get a shot at reviewing these as well! I'm a wing sauce fan myself so I might have to make sure I get into this category :)

Thanks for entering John!

JenB
2010-11-05 16:49:47

Dear Rippin' Red Creator, could you possibly take out the Rennet from the Hot version too? Please consider it. Thanks!

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