Top 20 Hot Sauces

[RichieB]

Came across this article. Honestly, I've never heard of some of these and only used a few.

https://restaurantclicks.com/food/best-hot-sauce-brands/?utm_source=m.facebook.com&utm_medium=referral&fbclid=Iwb21leAPsi_tleHRuA2FlbQEwAGFkaWQBqy2MUueU43NydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHvMS3zy-dZUDmunLyeyz1bqovxtVTMI18jjreiJ8vm-iDnHdHgG6pONuhBEc_aem_yuAf0UDoxJtEErH4Gbt-4A&utm_id=120238631731550115&utm_content=120238631740340115&utm_term=120238631731940115&utm_campaign=120238631731550115

[HawkerXP]

I didn't see Texas Daves Heavenly Hatch Sauce!

[HawkerXP]

58limited

[CaptainMike]

Yeah, what's up with that! Another rigged poll...

[klflowers]

You beat me to it.

[DavidNorcross]

I typically get Franks Red Hot or Texas Pete. Been growing habaneros lately have also made our own.

[58limited]

I haven't heard of half of those sauces. And Texas Dave's Original and Heavenly Hatch by Neches Hot Sauce Co. are actually made in Texas; unlike one of those Texas labeled sauces, just sayin'

[CaptainMike]

You actually have a fan club in California!!

[klflowers]

This should be at the top of the list

[barelfly]

I recently picked up a bottle of Valentina’s and have really enjoyed it!

[surfdog]

Try the Valentina black label. That’s the go to around here. Not that we don’t like the regular stuff…we just prefer the black label.

That said, at any given time there will also be bottles Tapatio & Cholula hanging around as well.

[SheilaAnn]

I’ll have to look for this!

[barelfly]

surfdog - will look for the black label! And yes to Cholula and Tapatio!!!

[Donw]

Coming from a site named “restaurant clicks” you know this list has been throughly researched and curated. 😉

[jayjordan]

more like restaurant bait clicks....

[klflowers]

Franks is #1? I grew up on Franks and I have some around, but if you haven't 58limited hot sauce you ain't had hot sauce. And he forgot to pay me for this advertisement.

I still have a half a bottle because I don't want to run out before before I get down there to restock

[Spinaker]

I add a little butter to the sauce and heat it up on the stove before tossing it with wings. So darn good.

[klflowers]

Spinaker that is the original buffalo sauce I believe. I add a splash of apple cider vinegar

[58limited]

Thanks Kevin! This year I might have enough Scotch bonnets to make a limited edition Texas Dave's Scotch bonnet sauce.

[RichieB]

I apologize to those who believe that this is bogus click bait. Please feel free to shoot the messenger. I saw it as an article, not a poll from a reliable food industry resource according to what I read. I thought I'd share. I'll refrain going forward. Wow.

[tstalafuse]

I wouldn't. Whether we agree with the rankings or who made the ranking, many of these are regional that I have never heard of, so I wouldn't think to look for them when we are traveling in the US or overseas if it weren't for seeing them. Nice to see some that aren't just available at every big box store. I once bought a bottle that was labelled the Mayan Death Challenge, which turned out to be extremely mild but had the best flavor of the many hot sauces I have tried.

[ItsAllGoneToTheDogs]

I'll put Cholula or Valentina on anything, can't say that about Franks (which I use situationally just like tapatio which is the tier Franks belongs in)...

Though since it's on the list, those Marie Sharps sauces are exquisite. Some of them pack a ton of heat yet still have great flavor (something a lot of super hot things don't do right). I haven't had any here, but my wife brought me back a few bottles from the source in Belize.

[Spinaker]

I went to the factory where they make it in Belize.....it was a really cool experience. I LOVE those sauces. They are killer. You nailed it with your assessment. Anyone can make something hot, balancing the HOT and still allowing the flavors to shine through the heat is the key to a great sauce.

[Richard Chrz]

I’m such a rookie, I’ve only had two of them.

[SheilaAnn]

I’ve had 13 of them!! But just like that burger chain article, between former jobs and just loving to try different hot sauces, I’ve tried a lot. What’s on hand right now is Tabasco OG, Louisiana, TDHH, TD Sriracha, “rooster” aka Huy Fong.

[surfdog]

I always…and I mean ALWAYS forget about Sriracha when discussing hot sauce. Perhaps it’s because I tend to think of it as being food specific. A bit like Frank’s…great for finishing wings, but I’m not putting it on much else.

If it’s Asian inspired, I’m absolutely thinking Sriracha or Sambal Oelek (Huy Fong of course.)

[snowswamp]

For day to day I enjoy Siracha. For taste and punch I go to Heartbreaking Dawn's Cauterizer Trinidad Scorpion Hot Sauce.

[Purc]

I've had 6 and after visiting the Tabasco plant during a Cajun Meat Up, I have tried serval of their other offerings. Currently, I am enjoying the hand crafted, private selection, limited edition, nearly world famous, veteran owned Texas Dave's Original Hot Sauce by THE Neches Hot Sauce Company and a Tabasco Sriracha.

[klflowers]

This. The TX Daves

[Spinaker]

I have heard about this one in the past, I need to try this out.

[58limited]

I like Tabasco's Sriracha better than Huy Fong's. Anyone who grows peppers should try the sriracha recipe on the free side. Its easy and very good.

[au4stree]

I’ve had quite a few of these. Some I keep around at all times. Crystal is my favorite followed by Cholula and Valantina. I did acquire a local-ish sauce(called Mississippi Red) for Christmas, it’s pretty darn good, unique in that it has a little of this/that in it.

Thanks for sharing.

[surfdog]

Crystal, like Sriracha & Frank’s that I mention above, is one that I tend to forget about. Despite liking is WAY better than Tabasco.

But like I mentioned above, I tend to think of them as being more food specific. Can’t imagine a boudin ball without a bunch of Crystal on it/them.

[tstalafuse]

The best combo of heat and flavor I have ever found was a small batch being sold under the label of Iron Mike's in the DFW area. It was a father who was making it because his son loved the stuff and was selling it as a fund raiser to help cover some of the cost of chemo for the son. Unfortunately, when the need to cover chemo went away, so did the sauce. I was never able to identify the person making it to either "order" a batch just for me or the recipe to the secret sauce.