Q: Dave,I’ve looked around the internet but haven’t been able to find a listing of relative heat for the different commercial hot sauces. A listing, for example, which would let you see whether Dave’s Insanity Sauce is hotter than, say, Crazy Jerry’s Brain Damage. Is there such a thing?Thanks, Tom A: Hello Tom:The problem is that the manufacturers either:1. Don’t have …
Hot Sauce, Canning & Tartaric Acid Warning
Q: Hello Dave,Happen to have an over-abundance of habaneros this summer and my freezer has "runneth over!" I really like your "Essential Hot Habanero Sauce" recipe from your book Habanero – The Pepper Pantry which I simply cannot live without! Please advise shelf life without refrigeration as I plan to make at least a dozen 4-oz (Ball) canning jars. Would …
History of Hot Sauce
Q: Dear Dave,Where is the best place to get info on the history of hot sauce? My son is doing a school project and he collects hot sauces.–Kim A: Hello Kim:See my article, here: http://www.fiery-foods.com/dave/history.html–Dave
Green Cayenne Hot Sauce
Q: Dear Dave,I recently picked all my cayenne peppers before they froze. About half are green and half are red. Have you come across any hot sauce recipes that use green cayennes instead of red?–Mike A: Hello Mike:I have a recipe located here:http://www.fiery-foods.com/dave/profile_cayenne.htmlYou can substitute green for red, or use a mixture of both.–Dave
Bloody Nose Thanks to Superhot Sauce
Q: Hey Dave,My good friend brought home some Dave’s Insanity Sauce, and thought it would be good to bring it to the family BBQ. He boasted how hot it was and his mother-in-law, thinking it couldn’t be that bad, soaked an onion ring in it, popped it into her mouth, and almost immediately got a bloody nose (of course followed …