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    news THIS is why you do it the RIGHT way! FDA recalls "Sriracha"

    A refrigerated sauce in plastic bottles being sold across the country- Totally wrong label missing all sorts of info- Wondering if the sauce was made in a restaurant, not a processing facility, since the guy is a chef- 😕
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    co-packer Talking to copackers

    so... how many units was your largest production run of spices to date? Should be simple enough to do some math, figure out what your production can be. If you have to limit order size... (Gasp! NOOOOOOoooo!) just tell the customer you can supply 60% of their order by XXX date and the rest...
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    bottling Noob bottler here tonight

    https://thehotpepper.com/threads/making-hot-sauce-101.29501/
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    bottling Noob bottler here tonight

    Welcome to THP! There are detailed instruction in the Making Hot Sauce 101 thread. Put the heated sauce into room temp bottles (previously cleaned), cap and invert into the cardboard boxes the bottles came in. Leave inverted for (5 minutes?) Then squeeze the box diagonal and flip the whole...
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    co-packer Talking to copackers

    By facility, i zm talking about a community kitchen, community center, fraternal organization, church, fire hall.... But a lot depends on the product and licensing requirements. You know all this, just sayiing for the readers...
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    co-packer Talking to copackers

    Is there a faciliity you could rent for a couple days to do a massive production run of your own? What products are you are talking to the copackers for?
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    off-topic Farm and Ranch

    :lol: Should of said the horses did this on their own.... Hmmm, what could be next? Peace sign? Andy Warhol LOVE?
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    hot-sauce Recipe suggestions

    We did a batch at a different class with frozen spinach also. To do these, a very good BlendTec or similar mixer is needed. Simmer everything well, blender the snot out of the cooked sauce. Or use a fine food sieve. The pea flavor doesnt come thru if there are chiles, cumin, cilantro, apple...
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    hot-sauce Recipe suggestions

    Pics and stuff here https://thehotpepper.com/threads/making-hot-sauce-classes-2016.59243/ We used tamari, which is a major allergen alert. So if you dont want to deal with that, maybe Braggs amino acid? I havent worked with braggs, just know it is an option. We used Wheat-free Tamari.
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    hot-sauce Recipe suggestions

    We have done one in the hot sauce class called Whirled Peas. Roasted green chiles ( jalapeno), dry grilled to blacken in a ci pan garlic and onion slices, roasted/broiled tomatillo, and frozen peas! Vinegar, apple juice for acidity and sweet. Cilantro,salt, black pepper, cumin. The peas add...
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    sales Farmers Market And Online Sales

    In case you missed this- https://thehotpepper.com/threads/starting-a-food-business-101.66094/
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    sales Farmers Market And Online Sales

    That is exactly what i am talking about! They tasted your sauce and want to buy it! Just be smart and dont take money or sell on facebook etc until licensed, insured, tested and approved. Sounds like you have the time and expertise to launch and maintain a website for the sauces. I did not...
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    sales Farmers Market And Online Sales

    Welcome to THP! I have used Square at festivals several years ago, it seemed to work good. There have probably been upgrades since then . When i was selling Pure Evil on Scamazon, it linked to Paypal. FWIW regarding a website and online sales, I have been selling sauces and salsa locally...
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    business Need advice on where to go next

    Congrats on the awards! It's always nice to get positive feedback like that.
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    hobbies Soap

    fify~ ;)
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    hobbies Soap

    PS- new soap idea for a new scrubber soap bar... Use the dehydrated tailings of a sauce production for a scrubber soap bar. Better than a loofah ;)
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    hobbies Soap

    Sheesh, i missed this awesome thread! I have about 50 lavender plants and used to harvest and distill for the lavender oil. Made soap for quite a few years. Packaged some for sale at the FM and would send a couple bars to the FIL for Christmas. Fast forward years, Pops passed away, we...
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    Auntie Ts Salsa, LLC On the Move

    Welcome from inland central Washington! You can do it, many people have started just like you and are independant hot sauce and salsa entrepreneurs. Salsalady
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    food BREAKFAST!!!

    Holy Ghost thread, Ashen! I have forgotten this thread. Shoot, just made some country hashers and omelet sunday on the plancha. Should of taken pics.... Nice pile of goodness there....
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    spicy popcorn

    BPBrian, i am glad to hear the 13mil PE did the trick for popcorn, and sorry to hear of the other issues. Insider trick...wear gloves, for anything involving PE! Wear gloves while eating popcorn, but take them off when visiting the loo...;)
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