What's your go to? Mine was Danny cash 1%er but it looks like it's no longer being made. Looking for a replacement. Nothing with extracts I'm not that hardcore

Looking for something savory but light in flavor but with big heat, preferably easy to find on Amazon or locally.

There's a danny cash ghost reaper sauce that looks perfect but they want 12 dollars shipping on a 12 dollar bottle which is a bit much

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[+] 13 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (9 children)
  • [–] [S] 9 points 2 years ago* (6 children)

    Excellent rec! I have that one, and while it is absolutely delicious and merits a place in every chili afficionado's pantry what I am looking for here is hotter, and not quite so bold on the flavor profile

    an "add two drops to your soup to crank up the heat and season a little" kind of sauce

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  • [+] 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 children)
  • [–] [S] 2 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Nice, this might be the way. I've never tried it.

    How long does it keep, and does it need refrigeration?

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  • [+] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)
  • [–] [S] 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    We keep our sauces in the fridge anyway, but a true ultra hot would take a long time to get through. We might work on a bottle for months. Maybe a vinegar recipe is in order like was posted here elsewhere

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago (22 children)

    Have you considered making your own? I have a good recipe for a habenero sauce and its pretty easy to make a ton of it. Ingredients can be obtained for $10 or less to make like a gallon of it

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  • [+] 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (9 children)
  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago* (6 children)

    I like to ferment mine, let nature do the preserving for me and add that really smooth lactic acid flavor/aroma

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    You make a 3-4% brine, cut up your ingredients, and dump everything into a big jar with some form of airlock to let excess CO2 escape. Let it sit somewhere cool and dark for a week or two, stir or shake it up a little now and then, and when it smells like the good kosher pickles from the grocery store it's ready to throw in the blender with any last-minute spices or whatever.

    You can also blend everything up at the beginning but imo it's easier to deal with a brine than a mash.

    The Serious Eats page on it is a massive infodump but the main things to know are the salt concentration and the anaerobic environment

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Mind sharing? That sounds lit.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago* (3 children)

    Heres the recipe:

    3/4 cups white vinegar

    1 cup water

    8-10 habeneros

    1 or 2 carrots

    1 Mango (optional but great for sweet heat)

    4-6 cloves of garlic

    Half an onion

    Pinches of salt for flavor

    Honey or honey powder (optional for sweet version)

    1 red bell pepper (optional for flavor and more mild spice)

    Steps:

    1. Roast the veggies in a cast iron pan in the oven or on the grill
    2. Put roasted veggies in pot with vinegar and water, boil for 20-30 min (warning: boiling vinegar will cause some fumes so beware when opening lid of pot)
    3. Let boil cool a few minutes then blend.
    4. Add salt or more garlic for flavor if needed

    Boom! You've just made Jew's Bobcat Sauce.

    Note that this recipe will yield ALOT of sauce. Probably around 40 ounces. Scale down as needed. Ratio of vinegar to water can go up to 1:1 for more tang but never do more vinegar than water.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago

    MAMA LIZ'S

    CHILI OILLLLLLL

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago

    Monoloco has a very hot sauce that's made without extract. It's only peppers, lemon, and garlic, so it adds not much else in terms of flavor. Otherwise theres YellowBird, which is very tasty and widely avaliable. Also check out https://heatonist.com/, they have a huge variety.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago*

    A couple of drops of Dave's Insanity Sauce with salsa is always my go-to.

    Edit: Not sure if there are extracts in there.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    idk but I went to a burger place last night and they had these little peppers at the sauce bar, I thought they were like pepperoncinis or maybe a sweet pepper of some sort and I munched one whole.

    It was not. It was one of the hottest things I have ever eaten and I was sweating my friend was like "are you okay dude?"

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago

    The Hot Ones last dab is mustardy and really good imo

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    [–] 5 points 2 years ago

    Matouk's Trinidad Scorpion Pepper Sauce.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago

    I'm a huge fan of scotch bonnet pepper sauces and I think they'd fit your requirements well. Specifically, Lottie's Traditional Barbados Recipe Hot Pepper Sauce. Should be pretty easy to find online

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago

    https://www.2angrycats.com/products/hero-sauce 2 angry cats Hero Sauce a really tasty, really hot sauce. has a rich, dark, almost smoky heat, but not smoky like charcoal. just great heat from red peppers. I add it to soups, tacos, eggs, etc

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago

    I like that thai sambal stuff. It's about half oil, half chili paste. It somehow remains savory despite causing me instant sweats and ruining a few hours of my following morning.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago*

    Torchbearer garlic reaper is fantastic, the garlic flavor is really strong but you know exactly how that's gonna affect the dish so it's easy to use

    I can also recommend just buying a bunch of habaneros/bonnets/reapers, throwing them in a blender with a little salt, and letting it sit on a shelf for a week until it smells like good pickles

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago

    I like Melinda's naga jolokia sauce. It's pretty cheap with a slow burn.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago

    I'm a big fan of bravado hot sauces.

    I think their spiciest flavors are the Aka Miso Ghost Pepper, the Black Garlic Carolina Reaper, the Garlic & Arbol Moruga Scorpion, and the Ancho Masala Scorpion Reaper.

    For something a step down I like their Ghost pepper & Blueberry as well as their Serrano & Basil.

    Their bottles are about $12-$13 for 5oz. I wouldn't pay more than that tbh.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    Melinda's

    I really really like Secret Aardvark but that's only like 5/10 hot

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