When you think about what to put hot sauce on, you generally think about meat. A lot of people will dabble or even pour hot sauce into chili to add a little bit of heat to it. Meat that comes off the grill is often enhanced by a few drops of hot sauce, especially if it’s hamburger or chopper brisket … Read More
The right way to grill with barbecue sauce
The question of grilling with barbecue sauces brings to mind the argument of wet rub vs. dry rub. People who favor putting a wet rub on their meat often break out a bottle of barbecue sauce and then slather it on the meat before putting it on the fire. This approach is a mistake because it runs the risk of … Read More
Understanding America’s Love Affair with Hot Sauce
Americans love their hot sauce. Between 2000 and 2013, the U.S. hot sauce market has grown 150 percent. This growth comes in spite of the fact that the hot sauce industry does very little advertising. The fact that nearly all of this growth has happened organically is impressive. So what has fueled America’s love affair with the hot?
The Scoville Chart: What’s in a pepper?
When it comes to barbecue sauces or other pepper sauces, everybody wants to know, “How hot is it?” And besides that, who’s to say what’s “hot” and what’s “medium?” The Scoville chart, named for Wilbur L. Scoville who developed it, attempts to take some of the subjectivity out of the question.