what's the best hot sauce?

[Paulielow]

In OZ we can get the usual hot sauces, cholula, tabasco, periperi. But we don't have any good American style vinegary, buttery hot sauce. So give me a list of your favourites and if theres a website I can order them from so I can try them... Cheers

 

[acuenca]

I put crystal on nearly everything... It's not very hot... which you can augment with some ghost chilis but... it's so damn tasty I go through a bottle almost weekly or biweekly...

 

[Paulielow]

What's crystal? Can you give me the brands and the name so I can look them up..

 

[jimmystewart]

Don't know if it's "American style" but this has quickly become one of my favorite brands:

http://www.outerbridge.com/

I like the Sherry Rum Peppers Sauce, my girlfriend prefers the original. If you like a Gibson, the Admiral's Onions are amazing.

 

[Paulielow]

I don't know where I got the American style idea from I suppose i just thought hot sauce and thats what popped into my head, I suppose its just a cliche like that shrimp on the bbq bull**** you always hear about aussies. Or that people from NZ root sheep.....

 

[LabRatBrewer]

Gringo Bandito, by Dexter from the band the Offspring, is the best i've ever had..

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0030HIITA/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20

 

[blizzard]

Are you thinking of something like Frank's Red Hot? I love that stuff.
http://www.franksredhot.com/

Sriracha is also popular here.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sriracha_sauce

Edit: Frank's is more tangy than hot. Sriracha can have a little burn to it.

 

[brewingmeister]

Crystal is kinda like tabasco, on the thin side.
My go to regularly available sauce would be franks red hot.

 

[calpyro]

http://www.tapatiohotsauce.com/

http://www.huyfong.com/no_frames/sriracha.htm

Lots of good pepper flavor, low on the vinegar.

 

[brewingmeister]

If you are really into hot sauces this is your place. It used to be my regular grocery. Jungle Jims. They have a whole isle(both sides) and a full display under a fire truck full of hot sauces.
http://www.junglejims.com/foodmarket/specialty-foods/hotsauces.asp

 

[blizzard]

Crystal is kinda like tabasco, on the thin side.
My go to regularly available sauce would be franks red hot.

Crystal is good, but not as common around here. Way better than Tabasco, IMO.

http://www.tapatiohotsauce.com/

http://www.huyfong.com/no_frames/sriracha.htm

Lots of good pepper flavor, low on the vinegar.

I forgot about Tapatio. Good stuff and really common here and in the PNW.

 

[IrishBrewer74]

Franks is a good go to hot sauce. I've moved away from the vinegar based and really love El Yucateco brand

http://www.elyucateco.com/

 

[supe_kitchen]

Sriracha!

Better put some red roster on that $hit!

 

[brewingmeister]

Crystal is good, but not as common around here. Way better than Tabasco, IMO.

Crystal is all over the south. As is cholula. Cholula is pretty good. More like franks .

 

[Paulielow]

I like the look of tapatio but they only sell them by the box of 24 anyone want to send me a bottle to try?

 

[rjsnau]

Peppers of Key West #1 sauce. Louisiana-style hot sauce with garlic and a few other things to add flavor. By far my favorite hot sauce EVER!

http://www.peppersofkeywest.com/product_p/4003.htm

 

[kosmokramer]

i love texas pete. nice and vinigery

 

[Paulielow]

So many to choose from... I suppose it goes to show it depends on your personal preference when it comes to hot sauce.

 

[Paulielow]

Peppers of Key West #1 sauce. Louisiana-style hot sauce with garlic and a few other things to add flavor. By far my favorite hot sauce EVER!

http://www.peppersofkeywest.com/product_p/4003.htm

At $32 postage I don't think I like hot sauce that much...

 

[Paulielow]

Just found an Aussie site that sells American foods...

 

[abf303]

Katos Hemi hot sauce
http://www.katoproductions.com/cart/index.php?l=product_detail&p=4

 

[wailingguitar]

Louisiana Red Dot is the best of that variety as far as I'm concerned... I like Crystal ok, but it isn't as strong heat or flavor-wise as Louisiana. Frank's is also very good, no issues with it at all, but the Louisiana Red Dot is just a little better.

 

[944play]

Trader Joe's Habanero is the best stuff I've tried lately. It has a powerfully floral, smoky habanero character without too much vinegar, salt, or other fluff.

Getting it to Oz might be a problem.

 

[NervousDad]

Tacobell hot sauce packets I love them.

 

[Native302]

Tabasco Chipotle........greatness

 

[jiggs_casey]

I found this to be a nice change from the cayenne based hot sauces.

http://www.tearsofjoysauces.com/rocoto-peruvian-pepper-sauce-p-313.html

 

[beergynt]

+1 for Sriracha. I put that stuff on everything...

 

[bernerbrau]

Sriracha. It burns so good.

 

[beerkrump]

It is not that hard to make your own aged pepper sauce.

http://www.thehotpepper.com/topic/23146-fermenting-peppers-101/

I make about a gallon a year.

3/4 Habanero
1/4 Other peppers (this year I used Cayenne, Tabasco, and Gusto)
about 5-7% salt by weight to inhibit mold growth.
The liquid off 1 qt of plain greek yogurt with live culture. (The bacteria in there are what does the fermentation).

I start with 1 qt of pepper mash (peppers run through the blender and salt) and add more mash as I get peppers from my garden. I ferment in sanitized 1 qt mason jars covered with plastic wrap held on by a rubber band. Let it ferment for about 3 months. Shake it every once in a while and you'll end up with something amazing.

 

[GilaMinumBeer]

Sriracha, Sambal Olek, and Chipotle in Adobo.

Those are my hands down, all time, any food favorites.