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Text us a question or comment and you might get it read on a future episode! We are back!!! It was a long drought, but the first of many new episodes coming starts with new brands. Hella's Hot Sauce has a cooool Jalapeno cucumber sauce and Bootsie's gives us a jolt with their Buzz Buzz sauce. We catch up, talk owls, hot ones food alternatives, Cow tongue, Inside out boy and more. Be sure...

Text us a question or comment and you might get it read on a future episode! We are back to kick off the new year with a great discussion, Peppers!! Specifically we are joined by owner of Fat Baby Hot Sauce Nate Mahren to talk hot sauce, peppers, and a inaugural event in Grand Rapids, Michigan....the Beer City Pepper Fest. His passion for peppers is clear and got me excited to both be back recordi...

Text us a question or comment and you might get it read on a future episode! We are joined by sauce makers we have been fans of from the beginning. Sam & Henry of Hook & Arrow join to discuss their brand, their hot ones season, and share some fun stories. They even brought their own fun facts to the table. Enjoy. Hook & Arrow: WEB - IG This week's episode was also sponsored by Hot...

Text us a question or comment and you might get it read on a future episode! We are back with a combo of two well established brands. Both Hot Ones alums and both bringing some great flavors to the scene. Seed Ranch brings Nashville wing sauce to Korea with this NashSeoul Hot Sauce while Claire of Butterfly Bakery of Vermont make a Guster hot sauce featuring Red Jalapenos, Maple Wood Smoked Onion...

Text us a question or comment and you might get it read on a future episode! We are back with familiar sauces in Stanky Sauce's Datil Garlic & Hook & Arrow's latest Hot Ones sauce, Spicier Sauerkraut & Mustard. Both are brands we love and have enjoyed seeing grow to new heights. We dive into these sauces along with worst pizza experiences, hot ones guest lists, robotic tattle...

Text us a question or comment and you might get it read on a future episode! We had a very special guest this week with Ethan of the Sauced App. An app for your phone that will let you rate and review sauces, keep up to date on events, and now find local stores that sell hot sauce! The app is constantly growing and we talk tech, hot sauce upbringing, first craft sauces, and have a fun hot ones gam...

Text us a question or comment and you might get it read on a future episode! We continued our series of Tears of Joy Hot Sauce Expo sponsored episodes with two sauces that have found simple ideas and achieved great results. Neils Real Deal focuses on Trinindad flavors with cauliflower bases. This time we tried Peach Habanero to great results. Whitehouse station boasts some of the simplest ingredie...

Text us a question or comment and you might get it read on a future episode! We kicked off our Tears of Joy Hot Sauce Expo in BC, Canada sponsored episodes with a Canadian Hot Sauce, Chooza Hot Sauce. An East African - Indian fusion hot sauce with Kenyan roots. We talk magic fridge dispensers, deviled eggs, classic movie food scenes, and more. Check out their website below. Website Instagram Join...

Text us a question or comment and you might get it read on a future episode! This week we went mild and extremely hot! We tried a dill pickle hot sauce by Pex Peppers that may be the most mild we have tried of theirs. They have some real burners, but this week we went to Vermont for a Hot Ones alum and fellow podcaster, Claire of Butterfly Bakery of Vermont. She had a sauce so hot it went on Hot O...

Text us a question or comment and you might get it read on a future episode! We breakdown the recent Hot Ones lineup, discuss returning alumni and a surprise newcomer to the big show. We catchup on Matt's newest obsession, video game ideas, and more. Be sure to check out the full hot ones lineup and check out everything newcomer to the show, Hook & Arrow has to offer in the links below: H...

Text us a question or comment and you might get it read on a future episode! We try a new brand with Panqa, a Peruvian Hot Sauce that started out of a California restaurant. This sauce has gained popularity and is now branching out of the restaurant to your kitchen tables. We try the sauce, talk Peru, refrigeration rules and more. Be sure to visit Scovilled.com for 50% off your first month subscri...

Text us a question or comment and you might get it read on a future episode! We welcome back Stanky Sauce to the table as we try their latest endeavor, Sweet Jalapeno Reaper. We also try a new brand today with Black Eyed Susan's Trinidad Thyme Bomb. We got to visit both these makers at previous shows and love sharing their brands. We dive into the sauces, monkeys and pringles among other thin...

Text us a question or comment and you might get it read on a future episode! Pex Peppers returns with a stinger of a sauce. HornetBOMB has a hell of a punch with a simple ingredient list. We build our perfect hot sauce festival, bean millionaires, Direwolves, and more.  Links Web - HERE IG - HERE YouTube - HERE Join our Patreon for more content HERE !! Please feel free to Rate and Review our podca...

Text us a question or comment and you might get it read on a future episode! We are back with a Canadian brand, Chev's Hot Sauce, and their Butter Chicken Habanero. Mike has talked about Butter Chicken dishes several times in the past and this was primed for him. We talk about some technical difficulties, Mike's podcast promotion, Serbian apple farmers, and claustrophobic bunkers. Please...

Text us a question or comment and you might get it read on a future episode! We are joined this week by Radhi of Hot Box Philly. He and Steve of Pickle Monster have joined forces to create this new brand to help makers fulfill their dreams. We talk about how Faiya has changed in this new brand and many more random items. If you want to see their full lineup please check out the links below: Hot Bo...

Text us a question or comment and you might get it read on a future episode! We are joined by Mark aka Hot Sauce Guide to talk to him about the Fiery Foods Show, his review process, new collabs and more. He has been a staple in the hot sauce community and has given reliable insight into hot sauce reviews over the last 5 years. Check out his page below! INSTAGRAM Join our Patreon for more content H...

Text us a question or comment and you might get it read on a future episode! We are back with another new brand to the podcast, Seed Ranch Flavor Co! We dive into this Colorado based hot sauce company that promotes clean vegan sauces. We started with their taco sauce and we know how we're topping our mexican dishes for a while now. We talk hot sauce, updates from across the league, basketball...

Text us a question or comment and you might get it read on a future episode! Two new sauces that were recommended by different hot sauce makers! Burke's Hot Sauce was a brand we first encountered in the first Boston Hot Sauce Festival and Hook & Arrow sent us their latest flavor of Black Garlic Cayenne. At the Philly Show, Lorne of Hot Graham Sauce Co handed us Cocoa Chaos by Butch's...

Text us a question or comment and you might get it read on a future episode! Kyle Seip known as Cast Iron Kyle on socials is back to talk the upcoming hot sauce festival season. We reflect on the Philly Show last year and the new dates for this year (March 29-30). It's his 5th time on the podcast and we discuss Craft Beer, Hungry Hippos, Grave Digger, and an NBA Hot sauce crossover Matt was u...

Text us a question or comment and you might get it read on a future episode! This week we got to try two classic sauces with a twist. Easy Green is a Salsa Verde that ramps up the heat and adds some fresh pineapple while Hot House is a Hot Ones exclusive that gives you insane heat along with great dill and cilantro. WE talk sauces, nostalgia, walls of hot sauce, baby whales and more. Fat Baby Hot...

Text us a question or comment and you might get it read on a future episode! We are back with a new sauce brand from Long Island, the aptly named "Long Island Pepper Co". Locally sourced ingredients and a long history of growing peppers that finally said "What if". We talk about the brand, blueberries, long island beverages, and weigh in on the upcoming Superbowl. Please check...

Text us a question or comment and you might get it read on a future episode! This week we cover both sides of the US with Butterfly Bakery of Vermont and the Eugene Oregon 9 Circles of Hell sauce. We review these sauces, return our NBA or Sauce Maker game, talk classic movies and Mike's crazy sports takes. Butterfly Bakery of Vermont Web - HERE IG - HERE Facebook - HERE 9 Circles of Hell Web...

Text us a question or comment and you might get it read on a future episode! Our new year starts with a new sauce. One of the hottest we've had in a while, Wildberry Whoop-Ass brings the hurt with 7 Pot Primo Peppers, but gives us some sweetness too. We struggle through the heat as we talk bowl season, random museums, and Matt's alter ego. Links Web - HERE IG - HERE YouTube - HERE Join o...

Text us a question or comment and you might get it read on a future episode! We have a belated episode from the Holiday season. WE are trying a pair of new flavors from well known brands. One Florida based brand with a superhot answer to the demand for more heat while keeping it's roots in Mojo based sauces, Matanza, and the other a collab with DJ Tonka's Podcast that takes a traditional...

Text us a question or comment and you might get it read on a future episode! We dive into a few of the hotter selections from our favorite brands. Family Band has a Caribbean Scorpion with great heat, natural sweetness, and unique flavor. Hot Graham Sauce co has a new answer for "What's the hottest sauce you have?". We dive into the sauces, marathons, weird fish, and more on this we...