A reader asked about sauces out there which are low in sodium. Does anyone know of any sauces that have low or no sodium?
What are your thoughts on the sodium content of hot sauce?
Talk amongst yourselves.

For we chileheads, there is nothing more satisfying during a hot meal than a glass of wine that holds up to the heat or a really nice cold brew. So, one of my chilehead pals, Jim Graham, has come up with the perfect solution to the fire in the hole that is the life of [...]

Many years ago I became the first person to be documented eating (they have been eating for thousands of years in India but no one bothered taking pictures of that…believe me, much research was done) the soon to be crowned World’s Hottest Pepper (which can be re-enjoyed right here), the Bhut Jolokia (aka Naga Morich, [...]

Lest we forget…
I know that this blog is about hot stuff but today is the eighth anniversary of the September 11th World Trade Center disaster in New York City. On that date, about 3,000 people civilians, rescue workers and firemen lost their lives in one of the most shocking occurences in the World’s history.
On that [...]

Yep, that’s right, it’s once again time for our annual coverage of Jungle Jim’s 3rd Annual Weekend of Fire in Fairfield, Ohio!!! I won’t get a change to update on when I’m leaving before I leave so I’m just getting this out of the way now.
I’ll be heading out on Friday (I hope my carma [...]

I have had a lot of posts that have referred to it, but I can finally now say that my residency in anesthesiology is now over. Today was my last day as a resident, and I am so glad it is finally done. I have really neglected a lot of the reviewing that [...]

Well, the wailing and gnashing of teeth over the academic part of my anesthesiology residency is now over! I have been ruminating over the possibilities of what I was going to write that involved my greatest and most passionate hobby, and it finally came to me a few months ago. I have expounded [...]

A little back story is necessary here. Defcon Sauces’ (makers of the best wing sauces on this planet) little helpers are the ever so mischievous Homunculi. They are the little life forms that bring the heat to his products and help to convert the masses into Defcon acolytes. According to Defcon himself, “Actually, The Homunculus [...]

As an artist, I use all shorts of fancy gizmos in my arsenal. Different sized tips for my inkwell pens, specific pens for inking, a click pencil with ridged metal grip to prevent slipping, all the way down to my desk designed specifically for artists (it tilts to any angle I feel the need for). [...]

Convention time has hit again and this time around I’ll be attending the 6th Annual Fiery Foods Festival at Cincinnati’s own North Market. This is going to be a little different than my previous visit (besides arriving a little later than normal, around 11AM).
Instead of just covering the even, I will be covering my chile-head [...]