Yes, I buy and consume large amounts of Frank's Red Hot Sauce

[FrodosPet]

I should be ashamed of loving a commercially popular condiment, but I'm not. Chicken, pork, rice, veggies. Have not tried it on vanilla ice cream, but the idea intrigues me, it does not disgust me the way it does everyone else I have mentioned it to.

I have not tried Sriracha sauce yet, but I have tried many others. Yet, I keep coming back to FRHS.

My question: Does anyone have any other recommendations for good cayenne sauces?

[think]

1. Sriracha

for 3 or 4 bucks it will rock your world.

Chili belly warmer for those in the North....

[yuiyoshida]

49. I love ...and Live on that stuff

Best over shrimp!!

[Cali_Democrat]

2. This is what I like:

Habanero hot sauce from Trader Joe's.

It's HOT!!!!!

[Warren DeMontague]

4. Damn-- you beat me by one minute.

Great minds think alike!

That shit is truly hot, and I have a tolerance.

[Cali_Democrat]

5. Great minds indeed!

[Warren DeMontague]

6. The jalapeno sauce is good, too.

And you cant beat trader joes for the prices on stuff like that.

[newfie11]

21. My favorite

I can't get trader joes brand but do have habanero hot sauce. Yummy!

[Atman]

52. Frank's isn't even hot!

If you make Buffalo wings according to Frank's own recipe, it's mostly butter. No zing at all. Back when I also loved Frank's I just gave up on the butter and soaked the wings in 100% Frank's, skipped the butter entirely...but still not very hot.

I'm a hot-sauce junkie. Last season we grew our own chili peppers and made our own Sriracha. It is INSANE! You actually distill it...puree the peppers, then mix with vinegar and other spices, then let them ferment for a week or so, then blend it again. Our home made Sriracha is the best hot sauce I've ever had. So perfect, pure, and I know the source! Our own organic garden.

[Warren DeMontague]

3. Trader Joe's makes a fine jalapeno sauce, indeed

Or if ye innards be truly brave an hardy, try the habanero, matey.

[Enrique]

7. dumb question, but...

have you tried Tabasco sauce? I never understood why people use stuff like Frank's when they can use Tabasco.

[FrodosPet]

10. No disrespect to Tabasco sauce

I like it as well, but Frank's has their hooks into me pretty deeply.

[trusty elf]

14. I like Tabasco.

My mother's childhood home was on Avery Island, so it has sentimental value too!

[FrodosPet]

17. Growing up, my mom used to melt pimento cheese on Doritos

And when we ate it, one drop of Tabasco sauce on each chip.

[F4lconF16]

62. Always liked Tabasco.

I got used to using it while camping. Take a couple drops of Tabasco, a cracker, some cheese, and some summer sausage, and you have a delicious trail lunch.

[Skittles]

8. you want I should kick your red hot-saucing ass, FrodosPet?

LEMME AT YOU!!!

[FrodosPet]

12. Only if I can have some capsaicin cream for the aches and pain afterwards

I am a whole lot further from being in UFC shape than I was once upon a time.

[Dwayne Hicks]

9. I don't understand...

Is there a problem with consuming mass quantities of Franks Red Hot sauce?

[FrodosPet]

11. I am trying to develop a more sophisticated palate

Plus a foodie friend was giving me a hard time about it. The Sriracha thread reminded me of the conversation.

Part of me wants to be a gourmet, part of me wants to eat healthier, part of me wants to be more supportive of small and local businesses. OTOH, the taste buds like what the taste buds like.

[think]

16. Everyone knows state sponsored ballot initiatives make a beautiful pinata

or do they......

[FrodosPet]

18. Not sure how this relates to hot sauce, but in Michigan, ballot initiatives are a mixed blessing

They brought Michigan medical marijuana and a ban on mourning dove and wolf hunting. But they also brought a ban on marriage equality.

[think]

19. and in four GOP states a rise in the minimum wage

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/04/minimum-wage-raise-passes_n_6095458.html

[jberryhill]

24. Meh

I enjoy a wide range of pepper sauces, and my occupation takes me to various places abroad. I've eaten all kinds of stuff, and my favorite meal is usually "what I haven't had before". I positively cannot stand to eat with people who can't bring themselves to eat something new or different (barring allergies or an actual health issue of some kind). I've had some of my best meals in dodgy-looking hole-in-the wall joints by walking in and asking "what's good?"

There's nothing "wrong" with Frank's or Durkees.

A "sophisticated" palate, IMHO, belongs to someone who enjoys food and doesn't turn their nose up at something merely because it is popular, inexpensive, or eaten by the "wrong people".

[hobbit709]

30. I make my own. I call it my Thermonuclear Hot Sauce

1 lb red savina habaneros
1 lb fresh apricots
a bulbs worth of garlic clovers
3 red onions

run the whole mess through a food processor. Add a little vinegar and let it sit for two days to age.

[Gormy Cuss]

54. You forgot a step.

Open all the windows and/or turn on the ventilation.
Our hot sauce is all homemade and homegrown.

[Arcanetrance]

47. Don't feel bad most foodies would be horrified to know that the real chefs out there

Cooking their hip food of the day rarely eat the same stuff. Most of the time I'm going home after closing and making chicken tenders with hot sauce on them

[Sherman A1]

23. I have learned through life

that if you find something that pleases you such as this hot sauce, stick with it. Certainly be open to other things, but there is no reason to change something just because others think you should.

[Warpy]

13. Some of these look mildly interesting

but my heart(burn) belongs to Sriracha. I think it's the heavy hit of garlic along with the chile.

[FrodosPet]

15. I'll pass on the last one

I would try the rest as long as there is some mild cheese and a big glass of milk in the vicinity.

[jberryhill]

25. yogurt sauces

In Indian cuisine, that's what the raita is for.

[ornotna]

20. One of the hot sauces I like

Is Sontava xx Habanero. Excellent flavor and not painfully hot. If you're looking to expand your options it's a good one as well as Sriracha.

[global1]

22. Louisiana Hot Sauce Is My Favorite.....

I put it on just about everything - even pizza.

[Inkfreak]

27. Great stuff! Not easy to find in stores here in NY (nt)

[Dorian Gray]

26. I love all hot sauces

Sriracha is my favorite, but it doesn't always work with everything. Though I had a chicken burger last night and I mixed it with BBQ sauce for a spicy BBQ flavor.

I also love Sambal Oeleck, and indonesian chili paste. Yum.

And simple tobasco, too!

Just read that David Chang is coming out with a SSam sauce, which I am going to have to try.

Every autumn there is a Chilli Pepper Festival at the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens. They sell all sorts of local products made with the peppers. One of my favorites is... wait for it...

Mikes Hot Honey.

[Inkfreak]

29. Texas Pete!! I covered all my Army chow with it.

It's as good as Franks. And I'm a HUGE Franks lover.

[sweetapogee]

32. I'm also

a fan of Texas Pete. Put it on just about everything!

[4139]

31. You should also have Tapatio in your pantry...

Water based, no vinegar... Has a bit I'd a chili tastes. Not for everything but no vinegar is is better with eggs, omelettes

[mercuryblues]

33. Are you

my daughter? She brings her own Frank's to restaurants for her meal. She inherited it from me. IMO your palette is sophisticated enough. Scrambled eggs, potato salad, some steaks, hamburgers, well I call food my delivery system for Franks hot sauce.

I had a meltdown a few weeks ago. I was making chix wings for dinner and only had about 1/4 cup of Franks. The next day my SO went to the store and came home with Louisiana hot sauce. I asked in 23 years of marriage have you ever seen me buy anything other than Franks? The reply was in 23 years we have never been out of hot sauce. We both had a good laugh at that.

[Historic NY]

34. They have a ketchup too now....

[Beearewhyain]

35. Frank's Red Hot is excellent

and is one in the holy trinity of hot sauces I always have on hand. Red hot is what I consider a general or "American" hot sauce as it can be added to most anything that would be considered traditional American food (grilled meats, stewed veg, wings, etc.) and is quite versatile.

The second is of course Sriracha and is what I will put on any food that is Asian in style. Plenty has been said about this one and I doubt that I could add more.

The third member is a much less talked about but very common hot sauce that goes on everything, and I do mean everything, that has Mexican or Tex-Mex flavors...Cholula. The least spicy of the three it packs in a ton of flavor with what I consider a mild burn that compliments food and adds just a bit of heat. I like that because I can add of bunch of it while not burning my mouth to a cinder.

[Codeine]

39. I hate all hot sauces (and hot spice in general)

but I'll still splash a bit of Cholula on my food now and then just because the base flavor is so deliciously, perfectly balanced. Excellent stuff.

[laundry_queen]

42. I'm bookmarking this thread just for this post

I was at a restaurant a few weeks ago and ordered something with mexican flavors and they served it with this sauce. It was amazing. I could not remember the name of it, but I wanted it. I looked in every grocery store around but didn't see it. I remember what the bottle looked like...and now you post it so I know what to search for online, lol. It was ridiculously good. mmm!

[Beearewhyain]

50. Glad I could help!

[Mosby]

60. cholula makes some flavors you won't find in the store

But you can order them from places like mexgrocer.com.

Try the chipotle, chili and lime and the garlic.

The garlic one is my favorite.

[Beearewhyain]

63. I have tried the lime and garlic

and I liked them both but to be honest I still prefer the original. Because I think the flavor is so good it seems like trying to gild the lily by adding other strong flavors to it. If I had one complaint about Cholula it would be that it is not spicy enough but I can usually add a slice of fresh jalapeno to my bite and it's all the better.

[Aerows]

36. Blair's Jalapeno Death

It's not as hot as many of the other Death sauces, but it is phenomenally delicious. I think it's about a 30,000 SCU. Tabasco is another one I like it's about 4,000 SCU. Habanero Tabasco is around 8,000 SCU.

In comparison, Frank's is 450 SCU. So your mileage may vary

[djean111]

37. I have to admit I do not like Sriracha sauce because - it is too sweet.

My ideal sauce would be, um, Hollandaise with a LOT of cayenne pepper.
I would eat Hollandaise ice cream with hot sauce on it - and I can't think of any food that I like (I am a low carb person) that is not greatly improved with Hollandaise and/or hot sauce.
I love your question, and thanks to those with recommendations!

My grandson puts a lot of Crystal hot sauce on much of his food, including mashed potatoes.

[QC]

38. Crystal is my favorite.

Moderate heat with a nice salt/vinegar kick.

Couldn't get it for quite a while after Katrina, since the factory flooded, but it's back.

And yes, Sriracha is damn good as well.

[SidDithers]

40. Blair's from NJ has a whole range of hot sauces...

with heat ranges that go from mild to "too hot to eat".

http://extremefood.com/explore/mid/home


If you want a real treat, try their Habenero Kettle Chips



Sid

[MohRokTah]

41. There's this place in Chicago called Heaven on Seven

They have a wall of different hot sauces. You could start there and try a different hot sauce every day for a year, and you still will not have tried them all.

Everybody who goes to Heaven says the same thing. Try the gumbo.

[B Calm]

43. I'm the same way with Tabasco sauce.

[Javaman]

44. Red Devil Hot Sause. It's my fav!

http://www.trappeys.com/trappeys_products.asp

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

45. I don't.

But I had a coupon for a free bottle, so I picked it up. I was planning to just add it to the next bag I took over to the local food pantry. I tend to either just use dried spice blends or cut up fresh peppers when I want to add spice to something.

[FSogol]

46. We are a Tabasco family* with one exception, we use El Yucateco’s Red Habanero Hot Sauce

when having breaded steaks or other Cuba food. It is really tasty. One of our famous restaurants served it.


http://www.elyucateco.com/english/products/sauces/red-habanero.html


* Mrs FSogol likes to lecture restaurant managers who bring Texas Pete or some other generic hot sauce when we ask for Tabasco.

[MineralMan]

48. I like this one, lately

Great flavor, but not so hot it makes me sweat.

[annabanana]

51. "Swamp Sauce"

A honey sweetened hot-sauce from a Crystal River apiary is my hot-stuff of choice.



http://www.beehappyhoney.net/buynow.html

[Not Me]

53. I like Frank's and keep it on hand, but a new favorite

is Palo Alto Firefighters Pepper Sauce. I found it a couple years on a visit to Napa Valley at Hook and Ladder Vineyards.
It is produced locally and bottled with proceeds "going to charity" (not sure of the association with Palo Alto Fire Department, but I digress.)
It is available in two levels of hotness. Goes well with eggs, on Mex foods.
www.paloaltofirefighters.com

[kydo]

55. I put that shit on everything

Well not really. But Pace and that Sriracha are awesome.

[Dont call me Shirley]

56. Dave's Insanity

http://store.davesgourmet.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=DAUI

[House of Roberts]

57. I don't use the stuff myself,

but after 40 years if observing others, I have concluded that the production of machine parts for NASA, DoD, medical and aviation all depends on McIlhenny Tabasco Sauce. It's on pretty much every break room table in every machine shop I ever worked in.

[Mosby]

58. gunslinger hot sauce

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Uses ripened jalapeños, I don't know if it's available outside AZ but you can get it on amazon.

Nothing wrong with frank's, I like it in my raman noodles. They make a buffalo sauce also that's very similar to the original.

I think siriracha is overrated, too hot and sugar does not belong in hot sauce Imo.

[cherokeeprogressive]

59. Too many good things at this site to name one, two, or a few...

www.hotsauce.com/mobile/default.aspx

[dilby]

61. Franks is the best if you want that vinigar tang with a little heat.

Sriracha is the bomb if you want a lot of heat, I love it with Asian food but not to fond of putting it on my pizza, fries, burgers, speghetti like my roommate does. I like using it with my soups though, Sriracha or Franks is all I use. Franks for Western foods and Clam Chowder, Sriracha for Asian food and all other soups but Clam Chowder.