We were going to do something clever, or even post another review today…but we got caught up with decorating for the Halloween eve and taking the kids trick-or-treating. We’ll get back to work tomorrow with all sorts of hot and spicy topics.
Happy Halloween!

A lot has been made of capsaicin lately as a future pharmaceutical compound to help with analgesia. The news continues, even today. Check out this article from the AP:
Doctors Test Hot Sauce for Pain Relief
More interesting than the novelty of using capsaicin is the cellular physiology of the TRPV1 itself, which is the [...]

While we generally have a disdain for Tabasco sauce as a mass-produced version of spicy vinegar, there’s no escaping the interest and lore around the brand. With the recent publication of a book about the history of the Tabasco brand, more attention (if that’s even possible) has been focused on the little island in [...]

I can assure you I have not flipped my lid. I have not been abducted by alien cows (well, at least not yet) and replaced by a clone. The spider bite has not affected my brain or taste buds. Mark it on your calendars folks, Passow has found a product that is primarily vinegar and [...]

At least, they take over part of the NHL market anyway. As aficionados of the DEFCON wing sauces, we’re positively thrilled for the Creator and Createss with the following news:
ONE SMALL STEP FOR HOT SAUCE, ONE GIANT LEAP FOR DEFCON
Well, we’ve had a virtual mudslide of e-mails in the last month or so from [...]

Marie Sharp’s hot sauces have had a needlessly bad rap on this blog for far too long. Several months ago, there were a couple of reviews that were done here for her Orange Pulp Habanero Pepper Sauce and Grapefruit Pulp Habanero Pepper Sauce that were not at all complimentary. It’s not that they [...]

One of our fave hot sauce & spicy food makers, and just one of our favorite people, is in the news again. Those who know anything about Blair Lazar have probably heard the story about how he got started in the business, but now this information seems to be news-worthy on a wider scope. [...]

For those who are “in the know,” you all realize that Ed (a.k.a ChileheadEd) makes some mighty fine jerky. I was privileged enough to try a sliver of his uber-hot The Source jerky during the Jungle Jim’s show, courtesy of the esteemed DK. Well, since then I was able to get on the [...]

With great joy, we returned back to the folks at Redd-Eye Brand to review the last of the three salsas we have, this one being their Tequila Lime Medium Salsa. We didn’t save the mildest one for last because we like the less-hot salsas any less than the hotter versions. Rather, we’d like [...]