Hot Sauce Diaries

Growing Hot Peppers, Hot Sauce Diaries

7 months ago

7 Gardening Tips for a Huge Pepper Harvest This Year!

If your pepper plants aren’t producing heavily, your system—not your plant—is the problem. If your pepper plants are producing more disappointment than actual peppers,…

Gardener harvesting large basket of ripe peppers from healthy high-yield pepper plants in full sunlight

Different Peppers Explained, Hot Sauce Diaries

7 months ago

7 Pot Yellow Pepper Explained: Scoville Heat, Flavor, Uses & What Makes This Caribbean Chile So Hot

Yellow 7 Pot (Caribbean) Pepper: Seven times the heat, one tiny pepper! How Many Scoville Heat Units is the Yellow 7 Pot (Caribbean) Pepper?…

Cooking with Peppers & Hot Sauce, Hot Sauce Diaries

7 months ago

A Beginner’s Guide to Fermented Hot Sauce: Let It Rot (In a Good Way)

Fermentation sounds like something that belongs in a lab, not your kitchen—but trust the process. This beginner-friendly guide shows you how to turn peppers,…

beginner guide to fermented hot sauce how to ferment peppers for hot sauce and create bold balanced flavor at home

Hot Sauce Diaries, Key West Attractions

12 years ago

A Brief History of Early Key West

Key West was an island called Cayo Hueso – or the English translation of Island of Bones – by early Spanish travelers and has…

General Hot Sauce Information, Hot Sauce Diaries

14 years ago

A study of hot sauce consumers

Some of you participated in a study not too long ago and helped out a student. Thanks for doing that and proving, once again,…

Cooking with Peppers & Hot Sauce, Hot Sauce Diaries

6 months ago

Advanced Hot Sauce Pairing Techniques That Turn Meals Into Flavor Weapons (And Make Average Food Completely Irrelevant)

Advanced Hot Sauce Pairing Techniques That Turn Meals Into Flavor Weapons Advanced hot sauce pairing techniques combine sweet heat, citrus brightness, and bold spice…

advanced hot sauce pairing techniques with tropical hot sauces enhancing seafood chicken tacos using sweet heat citrus and layered spicy flavor combinations

Different Peppers Explained, Hot Sauce Diaries

7 months ago

Aji Amarillo Pepper: Sunshine in a pepper, spice in your soul!

Aji Amarillo Pepper: Sunshine in a pepper, spice in your soul! How Many Scoville Heat Units is the Aji Amarillo Pepper? The Aji Amarillo…

Different Peppers Explained, Hot Sauce Diaries

7 months ago

Aji Crystal Pepper Explained: Flavor, Heat, Uses & What Makes This Chilean Ají So Versatile

Aji Crystal Pepper: Tiny crystal, big punch of heat! How Many Scoville Heat Units is the Aji Crystal Pepper? The Aji Crystal pepper measures…

Hot Sauce Diaries

7 months ago

Anaheim Pepper Explained: Flavor, Heat, Uses & Why It’s One of the Most Versatile Mild Chiles

Anaheim Pepper Guide: Heat Level, Recipes, Flavor, Scoville & Cooking Uses Anaheim Pepper: The Mild Chili Pepper That Quietly Dominates Mexican Cooking, Stuffed Pepper…

Different Peppers Explained, Hot Sauce Diaries

7 months ago

Ancho Pepper: Mild, Smoky, and Secretly Delicious

The Ancho pepper: like a Poblano after a sunbathing session—sweet, smoky, and slightly mysterious. Perfect for flavor without spontaneous combustion. How Many Scoville Heat…

Hot Sauce Diaries, The Science of Hot Sauce

8 months ago

Are All Hot Peppers Equally Spicy? Understanding Hot Pepper Heat Levels

Are All Hot Peppers Equally Spicy? Understanding Hot Pepper Heat Levels Many people assume all hot peppers deliver the same level of heat, but…

Different Peppers Explained, Hot Sauce Diaries

8 months ago

Are Poblano and Pasilla Peppers the Same Thing?

Are Poblano and Pasilla Peppers the Same Thing? If you are confused about the various names for different types of chiles, you are not…

Health Benefits of Hot Sauce, Hot Sauce Diaries

8 months ago

Are There Health Benefits to Eating Hot Sauce? Capsaicin, Metabolism & Wellness

Health benefits of hot sauce explored Hot sauce has evolved from a simple condiment into a cultural phenomenon, a culinary staple, and for many…

Hot Sauce Diaries

5 months ago

Backyard BBQ Burgers So Juicy They’ll Ruin Every Cookout Forever

Backyard BBQ Burgers So Juicy They’ll Ruin Every Other Cookout Burger Forever Juicy backyard BBQ burgers stacked with melted cheese, crispy bacon, smoky flavor,…

Juicy backyard BBQ burgers loaded with melted cheese, bacon, hot sauce, and smoky cookout flavor on a summer grill

Hot Sauce Diaries

5 months ago

Backyard BBQ Foods That Make Your Cookout Look Legendary

Backyard BBQ Foods That Make Your Cookout Look Legendary Legendary backyard BBQ foods loaded with burgers, hot dogs, grilled chicken, spicy side dishes,…

Legendary backyard BBQ foods including burgers, hot dogs, grilled chicken, side dishes, and spicy summer cookout recipes

Hot Sauce Diaries

5 months ago

Baked Beans Loaded with Smoky Bacon, Sweet Heat & Backyard BBQ Flavor

Baked Beans Loaded with Smoky Bacon, Sweet Heat & Backyard BBQ Flavor Rich baked beans packed with smoky bacon, sweet heat, and classic…

Smoky baked beans loaded with crispy bacon and sweet heat, served as a classic backyard barbecue side dish.

Hot Sauce Diaries

5 months ago

BBQ Chicken Recipes That Keep 4th of July Cookouts Juicy, Smoky & Crowd Approved

BBQ Chicken Recipes That Keep 4th of July Cookouts Juicy, Smoky & Crowd Approved BBQ chicken recipes packed with juicy flavor and smoky…

Juicy BBQ chicken grilling at a Fourth of July cookout with smoky barbecue flavor, backyard grilling, and summer barbecue favorites.

Hot Sauce Diaries

5 months ago

BBQ Marinades That Make Memorial Day Grilling Taste Legendary

Smoky garlic marinades, spicy hot sauce blends, and citrus BBQ flavors turn ordinary Memorial Day grilling into legendary backyard cookout food. Memorial Day…

Smoky BBQ marinades being brushed onto grilled steak, chicken, shrimp, and burgers at a Memorial Day backyard cookout with hot sauce and charcoal grilling

Hot Sauce Diaries

5 months ago

BBQ Recipes That Instantly Get Better the Second Hot Sauce Hits

BBQ Recipes That Instantly Get Better the Second Hot Sauce Hits Smoky BBQ recipes loaded with hot sauce, spicy grilled chicken, burgers, wings, and…

Spicy BBQ recipes loaded with hot sauce, grilled chicken, burgers, wings, and smoky backyard cookout flavor

Hot Sauce Diaries

5 months ago

BBQ Ribs So Tender They Steal the Entire 4th of July Cookout

BBQ Ribs So Tender They Steal the Entire 4th of July Cookout Smoky, tender BBQ ribs packed with bold barbecue flavor and slow-cooked…

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7 Gardening Tips for a Huge Pepper Harvest This Year!

7 Pot Yellow Pepper Explained: Scoville Heat, Flavor, Uses & What Makes This Caribbean Chile So Hot

A Beginner’s Guide to Fermented Hot Sauce: Let It Rot (In a Good Way)

A Brief History of Early Key West

A study of hot sauce consumers

Advanced Hot Sauce Pairing Techniques That Turn Meals Into Flavor Weapons (And Make Average Food Completely Irrelevant)

Aji Amarillo Pepper: Sunshine in a pepper, spice in your soul!

Aji Crystal Pepper Explained: Flavor, Heat, Uses & What Makes This Chilean Ají So Versatile

Anaheim Pepper Explained: Flavor, Heat, Uses & Why It’s One of the Most Versatile Mild Chiles

Ancho Pepper: Mild, Smoky, and Secretly Delicious

Are All Hot Peppers Equally Spicy? Understanding Hot Pepper Heat Levels

Are Poblano and Pasilla Peppers the Same Thing?

Are There Health Benefits to Eating Hot Sauce? Capsaicin, Metabolism & Wellness

Backyard BBQ Burgers So Juicy They’ll Ruin Every Cookout Forever

Backyard BBQ Foods That Make Your Cookout Look Legendary

Baked Beans Loaded with Smoky Bacon, Sweet Heat & Backyard BBQ Flavor

BBQ Chicken Recipes That Keep 4th of July Cookouts Juicy, Smoky & Crowd Approved

BBQ Marinades That Make Memorial Day Grilling Taste Legendary

BBQ Recipes That Instantly Get Better the Second Hot Sauce Hits

BBQ Ribs So Tender They Steal the Entire 4th of July Cookout

Our Products

Mild Sauces

Hot Sauces

Extra Hot Sauces

Extracts

Other Fun Stuff

By Pepper:

Hot Sauce Diaries

7 Gardening Tips for a Huge Pepper Harvest This Year!

7 Pot Yellow Pepper Explained: Scoville Heat, Flavor, Uses & What Makes This Caribbean Chile So Hot

A Beginner’s Guide to Fermented Hot Sauce: Let It Rot (In a Good Way)

A Brief History of Early Key West

A study of hot sauce consumers

Advanced Hot Sauce Pairing Techniques That Turn Meals Into Flavor Weapons (And Make Average Food Completely Irrelevant)

Aji Amarillo Pepper: Sunshine in a pepper, spice in your soul!

Aji Crystal Pepper Explained: Flavor, Heat, Uses & What Makes This Chilean Ají So Versatile

Anaheim Pepper Explained: Flavor, Heat, Uses & Why It’s One of the Most Versatile Mild Chiles

Ancho Pepper: Mild, Smoky, and Secretly Delicious

Are All Hot Peppers Equally Spicy? Understanding Hot Pepper Heat Levels

Are Poblano and Pasilla Peppers the Same Thing?

Are There Health Benefits to Eating Hot Sauce? Capsaicin, Metabolism & Wellness

Backyard BBQ Burgers So Juicy They’ll Ruin Every Cookout Forever

Backyard BBQ Foods That Make Your Cookout Look Legendary

Baked Beans Loaded with Smoky Bacon, Sweet Heat & Backyard BBQ Flavor

BBQ Chicken Recipes That Keep 4th of July Cookouts Juicy, Smoky & Crowd Approved

BBQ Marinades That Make Memorial Day Grilling Taste Legendary

BBQ Recipes That Instantly Get Better the Second Hot Sauce Hits

BBQ Ribs So Tender They Steal the Entire 4th of July Cookout

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