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By Dave DeWitt This is the story of how Fiery Foods & BBQ magazine managed to get Aerosmith’s Joe Perry to pose for the cover of the magazine, which became our January/February, 2004 issue. Here are the major players, in the order of their appearance: David Ashley, manufacturer of Joe Perry’s Rock Your World Boneyard Brew Hot Sauce Dave DeWitt, …
by Dave DeWitt (Photos by Molly Wales) Recipes: Chuletas de Cerdo en Chile Rojo, Estilo Cervantes Grilled Green Chile-Stuffed Pepper Steaks Wrapped in Bacon It’s called the “set-up,” the underlying theme of an appearance on a cooking show like “BBQ with Bobby Flay.” And since the official State Question of New Mexico is “Red or Green?” it made perfect sense …
By Dave DeWitt I have uncovered a study that seems to support what many people believe: That “men tend to have a stronger preference than women for spicy, hot foods.” This conclusion, along with “men are more likely than women to seek unusual and new foods,” results from a study done in 1988 by Drs. Thomas R. Alley and W. …
by Dave DeWitt Seen at Tomasitas, a Santa Fe, NM restaurant Photo by Harald Zoschke I admit it, I was completely wrong. But I have an excuse: I was misled by published articles. For years I have written that the sensitivity in the mouth for capsaicin was controlled by the number of taste buds, and that super-tasters, people with …
by Dave DeWitt Given the fact that some manufacturers are using one million Scoville Unit oleoresins to manufacture super-hot sauces, the question comes up about the dangers of capsaicin. The biggest danger, of course is death. Is it possible? Can capsaicin kill you in high enough dosages? In order to determine the lethal toxic level of capsaicinoids in animals, and …
