The Heat Source

Text us a question or comment and you might get it read on a future episode! Here is our long awaited episode 11 that took 2 extra weeks to reach you. Hell's Kitchen Hot Sauce offers unique sauces in an amazing variety and this week's sauce may be the most unique in the catalogue. We dove into Michigan U.P. delicacies, video games, and the history of New York neighborhoods. Make sure to...

Text us a question or comment and you might get it read on a future episode! Our episodes are a little out of sync this month. We had a family illness delay episode 11, but this was always intended to be our 4th of July week episode. 13 Stars Hot Sauce is a veteran owned and operated company that not only makes an incredible sauce, but also uses the success of a sale to give back to their fellow s...

Text us a question or comment and you might get it read on a future episode! Do you know the story behind the Red Rooster you see at every Asian Restaurant table? Do you know about the original sauce that inspired it? We dive into a familiar chain to see what something familiar tastes like now that we're trying more diverse sauce. With Huy Fong's current pepper shortage we discuss their...

Text us a question or comment and you might get it read on a future episode! Mammoth Sauce Co delivered another great sauce with mad Jupiter. The Red Savina pepper sauce brought flavor, heat and plenty of food ideas how we would utilize this sauce.  We brought our facts to the table that you can decide who won, but matt might have gone overboard on his "One" fact. Keep an eye out for a g...

Text us a question or comment and you might get it read on a future episode! We went outside the box and outside the country on this week's episode with Hot Habanero Mustard by Desperately Seeking Hot Sauce. This female founded business is located in Edmonton Canada and we are lucky to have found it. Meghan's sauces range from Mustard to BBQ and of course Hot Sauce. We loved trying this...

Text us a question or comment and you might get it read on a future episode! We are back from almost a month since our last recording. A lot to catch up on as we tried Mammoth Sauce Company's Cheesesteak inspired hot sauce "Whiz Wit".  We brought our own local cheesesteak to the party to pair it with the sauce and dove into the origins of the logo both current and original. We caugh...

Text us a question or comment and you might get it read on a future episode! For this week's Quick Fire episode, we revisit Lucky Dog from episode 2 with a properly named "Ridiculously Tasty Mustard Chipotle". This was our second Quick Fire recorded in the early morning and our last recording before Mike left on his vacation. We discuss the possibilities with this sauce and duel our...

Text us a question or comment and you might get it read on a future episode! We revisit Lucky Dog from Episode 2 with a different sauce. Year of the Dog is a multiple Scovie winner that is a welcome addition to our show and kitchen. This Hot Ones alum is a Thai Chile Pineapple Sauce that is more versatile than one might assume. We dive into some science and Chinese zodiac signs. This was our first...

Text us a question or comment and you might get it read on a future episode! We return to the Minnesota made sauce maker, Sam Hastings with Funky Garlic from Sam Sa'House. A lacto-fermented hot sauce with Romanian red garlic and habaneros, this sauce gave us a lot of flavor and a different cap than we are used to. We bring some of our more off the wall facts to the table so it's anyone&a...

Text us a question or comment and you might get it read on a future episode! This Minnesota based sauce maker brings takes us for a ride through the tropics with his Trop'Nero. Sam Sa'House already had one of our highest graded sauces with Piña Dañada, but there is plenty more sauces he has to offer. We tackle this additional sauce with our Quick Fire format and overcome a coughing fit f...

Text us a question or comment and you might get it read on a future episode! Quick Fire continues with a Carolina Reaper by a sauce maker that always brings the unique flavor. Hot Graham Sauce Co gives us this episode's sauce as we get into music history conspiracy theories and food origins. Be sure to comment on our Instagram page who you thought brought the best fact this week. Also be sure...

Text us a question or comment and you might get it read on a future episode! We introduce a new mini format of episode to allow us to try more sauce by makers we already discussed. We try the sauce in under 15 minutes.....hopefully. This week we kick off with Hot Graham Sauce Co and his Warm Up Sauce. We try this Jalapeno based sauce and see who has the best fact of the day. Comment on our Instagr...

Text us a question or comment and you might get it read on a future episode! We tapped into Mike's love of science as we try Galactic Hobo's OG Sauce. We doubled up on sauces as we snuck in their Bandito Taco Sauce as well that sent us on an inevitable burrito tangent. We acknowledged an important birthday for a pillar of today's hot sauce community and derailed into everything from...

Text us a question or comment and you might get it read on a future episode! We take on another Scovie Award winning sauce when we tackle some "Damaged Pineapple". We make Mike take a stab at the name of Sam Sa'House and go into what makes Sam Sa'House so dynamic and unique. We also go over our new podcast schedule, some Hawaiian fun facts and saved a little post credits teaser...

Text us a question or comment and you might get it read on a future episode! We get a little classy with a Classical music themed brand in Hot Graham Sauce Co. We dive into some unique ingredients we haven't dealt with before. We talk music, beets, dinosaurs(?) and more on this week's episode. Be sure to check out Hot Graham Sauce Co on their social media below: Instagram - @Hotgrahamsau...

Text us a question or comment and you might get it read on a future episode! We keep it very close to home as we try Michigan made Big Spice Bullies. We challenge ourselves with the hottest sauce on the podcast so far as Adam at Big Spice Bullies provided us with varying levels of heat. We sweat through the heat as we discuss his Sauces, American Bullies, and dig into some of the science of it all...

Text us a question or comment and you might get it read on a future episode! We decide to #FeedAdventure as we try these Florida based Brother's hot sauce, Stanky Sauce. Along with trying this Honey Mango Habanero Hot Sauce, we talk about what we learned after publishing our last episode, the Hot Sauce Summit, and Mike surprises Matt with his own collection of fun facts. Big updates are comin...

Text us a question or comment and you might get it read on a future episode! We show our appreciation to Lucky Dog Hot Sauce for being our first follow on Instagram by trying one of their Scovie Award winners. We talk about our recording mishap of this episode, a work trip to Cincinnati, and some scientific bottling processes among other things. We discuss a YouTube clip of Scott "Slingin&apo...

Text us a question or comment and you might get it read on a future episode! Welcome to the Inaugural Episode of The Heat Source. Mike and Matt share their first favorite hot sauces growing up as they give some insight into what this podcast will be all about. They discuss the evolution of this podcast idea into what it is today and where it can potentially go in the future. Get to know Mike and M...