When you reach for that commercial or homemade sauce or powder, what are the stats like?
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it's almost 50/50 for me, but i tend to lean a little more towards powders and flakes.Â
I have a couple of purchased sauces i haven't even tried yet
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I have a couple of purchased sauces i haven't even tried yet
 
I season with flakes/powders when cooking and depending on the dish add sauce too but he should've included pickled too because I add pickled peppers and spiced vinegar to some dishes.
There's too many condiments to list, just want to see how the sauce/powder numbers add up.
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WarrantMan
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From an oldschool hick. Sauces always, powders only a recent discovery. Thanks MikeUSMC and Guatemalan Insanity Pepper! Game changers.
For some reason, in my head, I was thinking this pertained to just superhots... So, I guess in reality my answer would be closer to 75/25, with sauce being the predominant addition. I tend to forget that I use a lot of cayenne lolol
Where's your vote?
Time to revisit this poll!
Downriver
Extreme Member
This ^ (generally)
Time to give this topic a bump. I voted 50/50 but not sure if that's completely accurate. I've been making my own sauces for a few years now but they are flavored with fruits and/or different types of vegetables. Sometimes fermented, sometimes freshly blended and cooked down with various vinegars/sugars/salts. In all cases it's because I have a specific type of dish I want to match my sauce to.
Straight powders occasionally when I just want heat because they contribute little flavor to the overall meal. My main use for powders are for mixing in with a good powdered spice blend or at least garlic salt or lemon pepper.
Straight powders occasionally when I just want heat because they contribute little flavor to the overall meal. My main use for powders are for mixing in with a good powdered spice blend or at least garlic salt or lemon pepper.
Really depends on the season. In July I'm more likely to use fresh peppers in my meals so those don't need additional spice. I use dried pods, flakes, powder ect more in the colder months. Sauce is consumed in mass quantities. Always.