Weekly Firecast
Presenting the Weekly Firecast - the first weekly video show and podcast about the fiery food that chileheads and barbecuers love - hot sauce, wings, salsa, BBQ and more.
Weekly Firecast Episode 14 - Review of Red Hawk Premium Peppers Hot Sauces
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This time out I review Red Hawk Premium Peppers Hot Sauces - Strawberry Scorpion Sting, B3 Bhut Jolokia Banana Blueberry, and Grounds For Divorce Hot Garlic Sauce.
Weekly Firecast Episode 13 - Review of Danny Boy The Tear Jerker Ghost Pepper Sauce
In this episode of the Weekly Firecast, I give you my first impressions of Danny Boy's Hot Sauce Co.'s The Tear Jerker Original Ghost Pepper Sauce. For more information, go to http://www.dannyboyhotsauceco.com.
Scott's Best Products of 2011
The following are items and companies I've chosen as featuring the best that have been released or that I've encountered for the first time during the 2011 calendar year. To qualify, this product either had to be released after January 1, 2011 or I would have tasted it for the very first time in the past year. Believe me, there were dozens of worthy sauces, seasonings and food enhancers I would have loved to include and so many product manufacturers that deserved a mention. But I had to narrow it down to the creme de la creme and give the "Scottvies" (with apologies to Dave DeWitt) to my top choices in each category.
Please bear with me as I speak with an upper respiratory infection. I hope my scratchy voice isn't too annoying to listen to, especially as it gets later into the video.
I've deviated slightly from the past (but not too much) from the tops in these categories:
• Hot Sauce
• Wing Sauce
• Salsa
• BBQ Sauce
• Condiment
• Seasoning/Rub
• Spicy Snack
• Sweet N' Spicy Product
Like last year, I announce who I think is:
• New Manufacturer of the Year
• Product of Year
And new to this year, I'll tell you who I thought was:
• Overall Manufacturer of the Year
I've also introduced my first award for Outstanding Contributions to the Fiery Foods World. As I mention in the video, this award may be named in honor of someone in the future.
Weekly Firecast Episode 11 - Scott Answers 10 Questions
It's back to the webcam (the HD camera was on vacation this week) and shoddy lighting and audio for a bare-boned episode of the Weekly Firecast! This time out, Scott answers 10 Frequently Asked Questions about hot sauces, BBQ, the Scoville Scale and more! It's Part One of an on-going Question and Answer series.
Bikini Hot Shot
Here's the back story: as a way to build up their web presence, Nicole Ramsperger of Heartbreaking Dawns promised the world that when they would reach 1,000 fans on Facebook, she would down a spoonful of their 1498 Trinidad Scorpion Hot Sauce (probably the first American sauce to use the super-hot chile) AND wear a bikini while doing it.
True to her word, Nicole held up her end of the deal at this year's ZestFest. Heartbreaking Dawns' Johnny McLaughlin and Nicole's sister Caitlin both shot video of Nicole and I eat a spoonful of 1498 on the 3rd floor balcony of the new Irving Convention Center where this year's ZestFest was being hosted. Please pardon wind noise in the later part of the video.
As an incentive to Nicole to drop trou and wear nothing but a bikini bottom below her waist, I challenged her to do that if HBD would reach 2,000 fans on their Facebook page. So if you're not a fan yet, get on there and do so and Nicole will shoot another video!
Intensity Academy 2011 Lick-A-Thon Lollipop Contest
Intensity Academy presented their third Lick-A-Thon Lollipop Contest at this year's ZestFest. Sponsored by both ScottRobertsWeb.com and Midlife Roadtrip TV, this sucker-dissolving bout featured even hotter candies that contained 1.8 Million Scoville Heat Units of extract, making the contest a bit more difficult for novice contestants.
And speaking of contestants, the group featured not only myself and Midlife Roadtrip's Rick Griffin, but fellow chilehead Vic Clinco, who had won the very first Lick-A-Thon at the Weekend of Fire back in 2009. Will I finally won this lollipop contest? Will Vic reclaim his title as "master sucker"? Watch the video to find out.
Weekly Firecast Wins St. Louis Riverfront Times Award
I'm thrilled to announce that the Weekly Firecast has won an RFT Web Award for "Best Use of Video in Food Blogging"!
According to the Riverfront Times website, here's what the judges had to say:
"When it comes to food, some like it hot - and some like it Scott Roberts hot. If you have a thing for spicy chiles and delicious barbecue, the Weekly Firecast is for you. Roberts' spoonful taste-test reviews provide an honest, real-time reaction to some of the world's hottest sauces. We love the passion he brings to his niche corner of the food world."
I would like to thank everyone out their for their viewership and support. This honor belongs to you guys!
Weekly Firecast Episode 10 - Scott's Best Products of 2010
Watch the video to see what I award what I think are the best products of the year 2010. To qualify, this product either had to be released after January 1, 2010 or I would have tasted it for the very first time in the past year. Believe me, there were dozens of worthy sauces, seasonings and food enhancers I would have loved to include and so many product manufacturers that deserved a mention. But I had to narrow it down to the creme de la creme and give the "Scottvies" (with apologies to Dave DeWitt) to my top choices in each category.
Although most of the items I mention in the video could be classified as "spicy", overall flavor trumps fire any day. I judged the products based on several factors, including taste, aroma, texture, consistency, versatility, and balance of heat and flavor.
Due to time constraints, I ad to cut the Best Barbecue Sauce out of the video. I would bestow that honor to...
Weekly Firecast Episode 9 - Hippy Seed Company's Skobiyan and Yellow 7 Turkey Slap Sauces
This time around I taste a pair of excruciatingly hot natural sauces made by Neil Smith of The Hippy Seed Company.
The first sauce is Skobiyan F*****G Hot Chilli Sauce, a volcanic elixir containing the frighteningly hot Trinidad Scorpion chile peppers. The second is Yellow 7 Turkey Slap Sauce made with screamin' Yellow 7 Pot chile peppers. I take a tablespoonful of each and have come to the conclusion that they are among the top five hottest sauces I've ever sampled that didn't contain extract.
I also mention the BBQ Central Radio Network as the Resource of the Week.
Weekly Firecast Episode 8 - Interview with Wicked Cactus Sauce
This week's video installment consists of an interview with sauce maker Chris Bintz and his business partner Mike Isenberg of Wicked Cactus Sauce. As you may remember, I reviewed their Head Hunter's Paradise Hot Sauce a few months ago and it immediately became one of my favorite new products of the year.
I was recently given the opportunity to visit with the guys on afternoon. Chris had made some killer ghost pepper-glazed spare ribs and some delicious shrimp tacos for us to chow down on, and we talked extensively about the fiery foods business. When that was said and done, we all sat down in front of the camera together where I asked them what the origins of Wicked Cactus were as well as where the future of the new company might be headed. A big thanks goes to Chris and Mike for their hospitality and generosity and I look forward to speaking with them again in the near future at other fiery foods events.
Weekly Firecast Episode 7 - Bhut Jolokia Pumpkin Spice Coffee Recipe, and a Review of Spiceitup! Jalapeno Ketchup
This week I'll show you have to make a delectable and spicy drinking treat that's perfect for a chilly Autumn morning - bhut jolokia ghost chile pepper/pumpkin spice coffee!
I also review Spiceitup! Jalapeno Ketchup Medium and Hot Versions.
Here's the Bhut Jolokia Pumpkin Spice Coffee recipe...
Weekly Firecast Episode 6 - How to Grill Wings, Plus Crazy Uncle Jester's Angelfire and Buen Apetito's Jalisco Sauce Reviews
Here's the latest episode of the Firecast! I review Crazy Uncle Jester's Angelfire Bhut Jolokia Buffalo Wing Sauce and Buen Apetito Mexican Grill’s Jalisco Hot Blueberry Sauce, plus I demonstrate how to grill chicken wings:
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I would also like to give a mention and thanks to Greg Rempe of the BBQ Central Radio Show for providing the intro voice-over for these videos. If you're a BBQ fanatic, you don't want to miss Greg and his magnificent, golden voice steaming live from 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM Central Time on Wednesday nights at http://www.thebbqcentralshow.com.
Weekly Firecast Episode 5 - CaJohns Oaxacan Hot Sauce and Scott's Favorite Seasoning and Spice Combinations
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In the first segment, my friend John Nemec and I visit a local Chipotle restaurant to tackle CaJohns Oaxacan Hot Sauce on some soft tacos and a burrito. I've eaten the taco-style sauce numerous times in the past but this was Jo...
Weekly Firecast Episode #4 - Weekend of Fire Report and BBQ Pitmasters Review
The Weekly Firecast is back with a vengence! This is installment, I report back from the recent Weekend of Fire Hot Sauce Show in the Cincinnati suburb of Fairfield, Ohio. I also give my thoughts on the first episode of BBQ Pitmasters Season Two, with it's revamped format.
Weekly Firecast Episode #3 - Screamin' Peaches Hot Sauce, Plus Odds N' Ends
In the third - and somewhat shorter - installment of the WFC, I give Screamin' Peaches Hot Sauce a quick tryout, give the Resource of the Week, and toss out a few links.
Speaking of links, here's the one to the makers of Screamin' Peaches: SweetLifeSauceCompany.com. Test the sauce out for yourself, and let me know what you think.
Weekly Firecast Episode #2 - Ott's Honey Blackberry BBQ Sauce and Weekend of Fire Preview
The second episode of The Weekly Firecast is here! This time out I try out Ott's Honey Blackberry BBQ Sauce for the very first time. I sample some on a spoon on camera, and then reconvene a few minutes later with a pulled pork sandwich and some sauteed chicken breast chunks to see how the sauce fares on those. In another segment, I speak a few minutes about the Weekend of Fire hot sauce show. Also on the video I debut my Resource of the Week.
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As always, I invite everyone to give me comments, questions, suggestions and topic ideas! Something you don't like? wants a product reviewed? Leave a note in the comments or e-mail me!
If you haven't watched the pilot episode, click here to watch it now!
Presenting the Weekly Firecast - the first weekly video show and podcast about the fiery food that chileheads and barbecuers love - hot sauce, wings, salsa, BBQ and more.
I Present to You...The Weekly Firecast
Ladies and gentlemen, here is the "pilot" episode of the Weekly Firecast.
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How did this come about?
Well, one of the many undeveloped ideas I had spinning around in my head for the longest time was some sort of video show. I was trying to conceive of what could be the "ultimate" program for chileheads and barbecue lovers. Would it...
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