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JayT

Member Since 19 Apr 2007
Offline Last Active Sep 14 2017 03:12 PM

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About Me

Hello chileheads. My name is Jay Tippett, or JayT as you know me here on TheHotPepper.com. I just wanted to tell you a little about myself. I am a stone mason, a father to a very rambunctious seven year old, and a real little guy born last October, a foodie, lover of all things hot and spicy, and reviewer here at THP. When I was a child I could not stand spicy food. I mean BBQ chips and radishes were fiery to me! Somewhere along the way, I began working in restaurants and discovered chicken wings. Of course, I ordered them mild. Then medium. Then hot. About this time I discovered hot sauces beyond Tabasco and Frank's Red Hot. My first experience with Dave's Insanity left me coughing, sweating, crying, and swearing. But I came back for more. By this time I was in my early twenties, and I met a man named Chip Welsh. He is now owner of Red Lion Spicy Food Co., but then was a coworker of mine. He introduced me to some of my still-favorite things: REAL chileheads like us, hotlucks, different types of fresh peppers, and a whole world of hot sauces from Peppers in Rehoboth, DE, home of the largest collection of hot sauce in the world. I began buying hot sauce everywhere I could find it, which back then was pretty limited. I made annual trips to Peppers, and found spots at farmer's markets selling the stuff I craved. I tried it all. Like any newbie, the first thing I had to do was find the ceiling. How hot can I go? Well, after hundreds of extract sauces, I found my limit. I tried The Source, at 7.1million SHU. I knew that this stuff was not for me. About this same time, I found the HotSauceBlog.com, and TheHotPepper.com. I joined both and that's when I realized that there were so many other people out there like me; I thought I was a freak until then. Well, that's what everyone had been telling me for years. Friends and family always give me a wary eyeball when I offer them something I have made, whether it is sauce or food. Here, everyone is like me. And, at the same time we are all different. I have learned so much about peppers, sauce and growing here. All the while, after literally thousands of bottles, I have continued to love hot sauce. This has evolved for me as I have become more accomplished in the kitchen. Now instead of wanting the next newest, hottest sauce, I immediately start thinking, how can I use this sauce with food? That is the perspective I try to bring you with my reviews. That brings me to today and being a reviewer here at THP. I try to let you try each sauce through my writing and give you my thoughts on the good and bad of each sauce and how you might use it yourself. I have had the wonderful opportunity to meet so many great chileheads, including some of the biggest names in the industry. It has been a wonderful hot and wild ride and I am looking forward to many, many years of bringing you reviews of the newest, brightest, and best in hot and spicy products. Thank you for letting me share this journey with you.

Hottest wishes,
JayT

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Member Title On Fire!
Age 44 years old
Birthday July 12, 1973
Real Name
Jay Tippett
aka
Bunny Commander
Gender
Male
Location
Mountville, PA
Occupation
Mason
Interests
spending time with my two sons, cooking, eating, hot sauce, the Yankees and Steelers

Food Stuff

Favorite Hot Pepper
Fatalii
Favorite Hot Sauce
Right now, Melinda's Jolokia
Favorite Food
Chicken Wings
Favorite BBQ Food
Ribs
Favorite BBQ Sauce
Texas Creek Chipotle BBQ Sauce
Favorite Beverage with Fiery Food
micro brews specifically Russian Imperial Stouts.
Share a Recipe
Naked Poppers
Start by putting jalapeno poppers in a smoker until they become soft. Take them out and slice a hole in them lengthwise. Take the seeds and membrane out. Stuff with cheese (I prefer cheddar of pepperjack) and diced pepperoni. Close back up and put back into smoker or on grill for another 5-15 minutes depending on the heat you are smoking/grilling at.
Variation: You can play a fun party game with these called Popper Roulette. Follow the above recipe but include a few drops of various sauces at varying heat levels in the filling.
Throwdown Crown
7
I ♥ Wings Award
1

Growing Stuff

Grow List
2012

Bhut Jolokia

Peach Bhut

Chocolate Bhut

Purple Bhut

7 Pot Brain Strain

7 Pot Douglah

Trinidad Scorpion Butch T (thanks Butch)

Mulo De Tiro (thanks Nova)

Fatalii

BikerBilly Jalapeno (thanks AJ)

Naga Morich

Peach Hab

12740 Legend

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Hi my name is JayT

07 September 2017 - 03:26 PM

I think I used to be a member here. I have kind of been in a work induced coma for the last year or so. I just woke up and thought I would like to talk to people. I remember this being a fun place where people talked about peppers, hot sauce, spicy food and booze, along with a bit of tomfoolery mixed in. I went through the first fifteen pages of new content and saw almost no food booze or tomfoolery. I guess the joint has changed. Oh wait, we have a new law dog in town don't we? I promise to behave myself Mr. Smokenfire. Anyone who knows me, say hi and to those I have yet to meet, cheers!

Cast Iron Pop Corn with Big D

15 February 2015 - 01:38 PM

El Yucateco Black Label an "unofficial" review

31 December 2014 - 04:06 PM

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I guess El Yucateco has a contract with Walmart because that is where I finally found this. I'll give a short "unofficial" review.

Packaging/label/appearance: black and black they want to make a point! The whole thing is black. The appearance of the sauce is a pretty good consistency, it flows easily as I turn it over and over again. This is the darkest non extract sauce I have seen.

Aroma: This stuff smells smoky as hell! They must have roasted everything in this sauce. I hope its not liquid smoke. I can smell something sweet, that must be the habaneros.

Ingredients: water, habanero peppers, salt, citric acid, acetic acid, xanthan gum, garlic, onion powder, sodium benzoate, and calcium disodium. No mention of liquid smoke or surprisingly food coloring.

Taste: The taste is a bit off-putting. It is smokey, but in a char kind of way. Like the skin of a piece of chicken that had a flare up on the grill. It really leaves a bitter taste in my mouth. I can taste the habs and the garlic-onion combo, but it is the char that I am greeted with immediately, and it is the lasting impression in my mouth. It is a little salty as well.

Heat: the heat is pretty minimal to start, it does build a bit as you keep eating it. A spoonful left me with a warm feeling all over my mouth, but not much more. A couple spoonfuls and I am nearing a bead of sweat. Lips are warm, but still not really hot overall.

Applications: I would probably not use this sauce by itself. MAYBE with steak in a quesadilla or taco. I think the best use for this sauce is probably to mix in with a marinade or bbq sauce to add smokiness to it.

Notes: I like the concept of the dark sauce/black label. Normally, I like smoky sauces, but this one has a very bitter taste. I guess it can be used with food for some applications, but I would not use it as a direct condiment. The heat is decent for El Yucateco. If I were scoring this one, it would rate around a 3.3 out of 5

Watch for official THP reviews to return shortly after New Years!

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30 November 2014 - 06:08 PM

If you could have any bottle of hot sauce, past or present...

04 November 2014 - 09:16 PM

Something you had as a kid, something only made and served at that island resort you went to, that favorite company that went out of business, maybe something from before you were born. If you could have that one magic bottle, which one would it be?

I actually can think of a couple. For history's sake, I would like an original bottle of Tabasco. I would like to try true Thai table sauce. And from THP, I would LOVE to try Bentalphanerd's PAIN or PAIN 2.

What are yours?