What's the Mark of a Good Hot Sauce?

Scott Roberts February 28, 2012 at 2:15 pm food Digg this Article

Vic Clinco's collection - What's the Mark of a Good Hot Sauce After immersing yourself into the world of hot sauces for a while, you'll find yourself quickly developing your preferences when it comes to flavor, food compatibility and spiciness. A while back, myself and numerous other famous chileheads ranked our favorite sauces.

But what are the noticeable signs that a particular product has got you hook, line and sinker? Here are several symptoms I can spot:

• When you carry a bottle of it around with you wherever you go.
• When you use half the bottle in one sitting.
• When you order it by the case.
• When you get withdrawal symthoms when you run out.
• When you prepare and cook meals specifically to use that sauce.
• When you think that Lay's slogan "no one can eat just one" should be modified and applied to any item or dish using this sauce.
• When 5 or 6 of your recipes just wouldn't be the same without this sauce.

What about you? What are some of the other signs you can spot?

Comments

Mike from Madness
2012-02-28 12:37:11

I hear you! You know you're hooked on a sauce when your recipe name includes the sauce, like "Holy Jolokia Jelly" or "Bigfats 808 Chili" or "Cajun Heat Conch Fritters".

FIREHEAD THOMAS
2012-02-28 12:40:24

I was just looking back at that Top 10 list, and I was wondering how my list would change if I wrote it today. I think it would. Not because all of those prodcucts aren't great, they are, but because this industry is constantly changing, and awesome new products come my way almost every week....I'm one of those people who can't just choose one or two favorites, or even 10....we have a lot of tallented chefs in this business, and I love it!

Aaron
2012-02-28 13:03:16

When people that don't eat chilie eat yor meals because taste very good :D

Matt
2012-02-28 13:52:42

When it's hotter than Hell, and you wish you could force your friends to develop a capsaicin tolerance--even slowly--so they can get to the point where they could enjoy it as much as you do.

Len form Blackwoods
2012-02-28 17:59:07

When you wake up in the morning, and take a shot to start the day!

Len from Blackwoods
2012-02-28 18:03:18

Or when you stash a bottle from yourself, in order to rediscover it @ a later time!

Brian Meagher
2012-02-29 07:20:29

I never travel with less than 3 different sauces, and those change constantly. I'm with FH, it's too hard to pick favorites, so I just change 'em up!

Dean Swiatek
2012-02-29 13:16:28

The mark of a good hot sauce is simple for me -- if it makes me want to cook a dinner where I can use it, then it's a good hot sauce! :)

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