Q: Dave,First of all, I want to tell you that you have the best fiery-foods site on the web. Second of all, I would like to know what your favorite hot sauce is. Mine is either CaJohns Ace or Wildpeppers Red Savina and Garlic.Sincerely, Bernie A: Hello Bernie:Thanks for your compliment–we are trying hard! I am very fickle about a favorite …
Why are Some Hot Sauces Bitter?
Q: Hi Dave,I’m Sgt Steve Powell, a Canadian "Army Sargent" up here in Canada, currently working as a facilitator in a Deployment Support Centre. Our boys are over in Afghanistan and it is my job to provide spousal assistance if problems arise on the "home front," whatever their nature may be. I have just recently become a hot sauce devotee …
Supplier of Oleoresin Capsicum for Hot Sauce
Q: Dear Dave:I am a small manufacturer of hot sauces and I am looking for a source of capsaicin and oleoresin extracts approx 1,000,000 – 2,000,000 Scoville Units (or more if possible). Can I get this in a "natural" form? Please tell me the difference between the capsaicin and oleoresin extracts, and the sources for these products. Any general idea …
Hot Sauce Comparable to HOB Bayou Heat
Q: Dave,My favorite hot sauce is House of Blues Bayou Heat. However, it can only be purchased at an HOB store or online, which means you have to pay for shipping & handling. According to their web site it contains cayenne peppers, vinegar, salt and coloring (in that order). Can you recommend comparable hot sauce that might be more readily …
Where to Get a Scoville Rating for Your Hot Sauce
Q: Dear Dave,Where or how can I get a Scoville rating number for my hot sauce? It is a bottled chipotle hot sauce and I am a part-time state licensed processor. Thanks, Ann A: Hello Ann:You must have the sauce tested by a laboratory that does High Performance Liquid Chromatography Testing, such as Analytical Food Laboratories, 972-336-0336.–Dave