Dave's (not Insanity) Sauce question.

[Metta]

Anyone tried his medium hot sauce, the one in the orange bottle? It has no chili oil and they claim it's medium in hotness. I find his Insanity Sauce too hot for regular use, serving size being one drop.

Thanks.

[MorningGlow]

1. Well, I don't know

as I'm not much of a hot sauce aficionado, but it reminded me of one of my favorite columns by one of my favorite guys; I think it bears re-linking for a Sunday eve LOL.

Help, quick – I’ve unscrewed the top on a ticking bomb
Jeremy Clarkson

Like any responsible parent, I would not leave a loaded gun in the children’s playroom or keep my painkillers in their sweetie tin. But it turns out that for two years there has been a nuclear bomb in one of my kitchen cupboards, between the tomato ketchup and the Rice Krispies.

It’s an American chili sauce that was bought by my wife as a joky Christmas present. And, like all joky Christmas presents, it was put in a drawer and forgotten about. It’s called limited-edition Insanity private reserve and it came in a little wooden box, along with various warning notices. “Use this product one drop at a time,” it said. “Keep away from eyes, pets and children. Not for people with heart or respiratory problems. Use extreme caution.”

Unfortunately, we live in a world where everything comes with a warning notice. Railings. Vacuum cleaners. Energy drinks. My quad bike has so many stickers warning me of decapitation, death and impalement that they become a nonsensical blur.

The result is simple. We know these labels are drawn up to protect the manufacturer legally, should you decide one day to insert a vacuum-cleaner pipe up your bottom, or to try to remove your eye with a teaspoon. So we ignore them. They are meaningless. One drop at a time! Use extreme caution! On a sauce. Pah. Plainly it was just American lawyer twaddle.

I like a hot sauce. My bloody marys are known to cure squints. And at an Indian restaurant I will often order a vindaloo, sometimes without the involvement of a wager. So when I accidentally found that bottle of Insanity, I poured maybe half a teaspoonful onto my paella. And tucked in.

Burns victims often say that when they are actually on fire, there is no pain. It has something to do with the body pumping out adrenaline in such vast quantities that the nerve endings stop working. Well, it wasn’t like that for me.

The pain started out mildly, but I knew from past experience that this would build to a delightful fiery sensation. I was even looking forward to it. But the moment soon passed. In a matter of seconds I was in agony. After maybe a minute I was frightened that I might die. After five I was frightened that I might not. (more)

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/jeremy_clarkson/article6860067.ece

[annabanana]

3. That Limited Edition Dave's stuff is no joke. Take all warnings

on those bottles at face value. They're made with habanero pepper extract i.e. everything but the capsaisin squeezed out. One drop is more than enough for a couple of servings for even the mas macho pepper eater.

[AsahinaKimi]

2. This is the stuff I like...

Sriracha sause

[Metta]

6. I've liked that, too, from time to time. Oddly, I prefer that to their organic.

It has seemingly cleaner ingredients though there's a taste that's missing from it that's in the regular sauce. Go figure.

[hippywife]

4. No, I haven't.

I'm strictly a Frank's Red Hot fan.

Good to see you, as usual, Metta. Hope all is will with you. :hug:

[Metta]

5. Thanks, anyway, hippywife.

Good to see *you*. All's well, thanks. Hope the same's with you. :hug: :hi:

[AwakeAtLast]

8. I love Frank's, too!

In fact I need to get a new bottle.

Nothing better on a fried egg sandwich! :9

[Ikonoklast]

7. Nope. We use one drop (maybe two) in a crock pot of chili.

That, as they say, is plenty.

Might have to try the medium; I always assumed it was fairly hot for a 'medium', but if it's not just blazing heat, it might be good for a lot of recipes.

Not like the Insanity. That's just for masochists.