Joe Perry Performing

Aerosmith’s Joe Perry: Diary of a Rock Star Cover Photo Shoot

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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, …

The Healing Powers of Hot Peppers: Part 3, Chile for Your Head

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by Melissa T. Stock and Kellye Hunter   Treat your head with something hot.   While the thought of eating chile may make your mouth water, the idea of chiles in your eyes or nose is enough to make you cry–even though it can be good for you. In the West Indies, for example, the pressed juice of chiles is …

The Healing Powers of Hot Peppers: Part 1, Cayenne as a Curative

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by Melissa T. Stock and Kellye Hunter   “And the fruit thereof shall be for meat, and the leaf thereof for medicine” (Ezekiel 47:12) An entry from the journal of Priddy Meeks, a doctor in mid-nineteenth century Utah, sets the scene for our special report on the medicinal uses of chile peppers: “He reached Parowan with both feet frozen above …

Romancing the Sauce, by Bob Slentz-Kesler

Romancing the Sauce

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    I am a hot sauce addict. I can never get enough. I’ll eat hot sauce anywhere, at any time of the day. I am easy, and I can’t help it. I spend many daylight hours fantasizing and daydreaming, imagining various scenarios with different types of hot sauce. Over the years, though, I’ve learned to control myself. It was …

A Winning Sauce

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Hey Doc,   I have been cooking bbq for about ten years. Last year I started cooking in some competitions, contests that have about 30 to 40 cookers. I seem to always finish between 15 and 25. I really would appreciate some help. Since I don’t have a lot of money I usually cook close to home at the smaller …