Ingredients: Aged Cayenne Red Peppers, Vinager, Water, Sant and Garlic Powder.

First, let me preface this review. I really don’t like slamming someone’s product. I appreciate the time and effort that goes into making hot sauces (and most other products as well), from the times it takes to create and perfect a recipe all the way down to the screws on the machine that makes the bottles. With this respect for creativity and craftsmen ship usually comes the ability to give “constructive criticism” when I find a problem with a product. But I have to be blatantly honest, I can not find a single thing good about Frank’s Red Hot Original Cayenne Peppers Sauce.

I am actually ashamed that I spent the $1.50(plus tax) on this “hot sauce” (and I use that title lightly). At first glance, the sauce has the same look as Tabasco, but don’t be fooled. After opening it and splashing some on a plate, I was disgusted by what I saw. This product is mostly vinegar and water with little red dots of cayenne suspended in the liquid. Mostly water and vinegar=Strike One.

Now onto the finger taste test. A horrific look must have come across my face as I tried this because the finger test made me scrunch my face. The vinegar-water-garlic mixture comes out tasting sour, so much so that I actually double-checked the expiration date to make sure it hadn’t gone bad (needless to say it wasn’t past its due date). Strike Two.

Next up was the food test, and by this point I was really not liking the idea of eating a whole burrito with this crap on it, but I forced myself to do it so we all could get a fair review. The little pour spout that comes on the top of the bottle was necessary because the sauce is so watery that it would just spew all over my burrito, so I guess there is one positive thing I can say about this disgraceful product of mass manufacturing (Strike Three). After squirting the sauce over my food, I started to consume. Five bites later, I was so nauseated by the taste of sour vinegar that I just threw the burrito out. Yes, I didn’t even throw the rest of the food into my compost heap in fear that it too would be offended. Strike Four.

Even the heat is pathetic. It’s so pathetic, I wouldn’t even call it heat, it’s more of a sensation that one would get from taking a sip of Pepsi or Dr. Pepper. So, there you have it, I’ve actually found a product who’s only redeeming quality is a plastic device that compensates for the sauces wateriness.

Taste: -1(Yes, I am giving it a negative 1), Heat: 0.5