We’ve been looking forward to this review for quite a while. This jar has been lurking around our hot sauce cupboard shelves forever, just waiting for us to find a use for it. We originally had this jar of mustard that had been gifted to us by CaJohn for purposes of this review. However, I cracked the jar open one night to use it for a little late-night snack…and nearly consumed two-thirds of it in one sitting. (Now if that isn’t a glowing endorsement of its good-ness…but I digress.) To be able to get this review done in proper fashion, we had to acquire another bottle of this all-too-addictive condiment. So, off to the North Market after work on Saturday to seek out our new bottle.

Look at how hard Steve works!

Above you can see Steve, CaJohn’s right hand man, doing his utmost to inform the hard-working citizens of Columbus, OH that they should consume mass quantities of anything there on the table. Since the boss was off on a road trip that day (to Jungle Jim’s…we were quite envious), Steve was the benefactor who provided us with our precious bottle of mustard.

The one thing that I noticed after looking at the spoonful more closely was that this lacked the characteristic, neon yellow tint that most mustards have…not to mention that this obviously has a quite a bit of stuff in it. Looking at the ingredients, I found:

Ingredients: premium prepared mustard (vinegar, water, #1 grade mustard seed, salt, turmeric, paprika, spices), sugar, onion, fresh pickle relish, jalapeno, apple cider vinegar, garlic, wheat flour, crushed red pepper, salt

While not overly inspired by not seeing the word habanero or other such chile that might hint at a higher spice level, I decided to give this mustard a whirl on a couple of different types of food to see what it could do. I took a little advice from Steve & John about food choices, and set off to fix ‘em up.

One of the stronger endorsements was that this mustard turns ordinary potato salad into something special. Breaking out the big salad bowl, I added about three-fourths of a jar of Dog-On Good mustard to 2 lbs. of potato salad. The results…undoubtedly the tastiest tater salad I have eaten, perhaps ever.

Here, however, was what this mustard was truly meant to do. Used on an ordinary hot dog or even an Italian sausage link (as pictured above), it really is an all-in-one condiment that you simply can’t be without. Both spicy and slightly sweet, it’s flavor really adds depth and desirability to any food you slather it upon. The only problem? It should come in bigger jars because you will use it that fast.

Ahhh, a hot dog feast for the chilehead in all of us! A little spicy potato salad, some hot dogs/sausage on a bun with Dog-On Good mustard, and corn on the cob. Easy to make and delightful to eat, this is one meal I could eat a few times per week. No matter what you decide to use the mustard on, you’ll quite likely really dig it and want to buy more. If you value taste with enough spice & heat to keep your attention, I strongly encourage you to give this mustard a try. Just don’t get caught by anyone licking your plate afterwards!

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