Kenji López/Serious Eats lists Thr Food Lab's Top 30 Hot Sauces (in no particular order)

[Lucky Dog Hot Sauce]

So great to see a list with so many small makers on it, including a few THPA winners!

I'm honored to make the list (and to be the only company with more than one entry!)

Check it out for a list of excellent sauces (a few big brands, but mostly small batch stuff)

http://www.seriouseats.com/2017/02/kenjis-favorite-hot-sauces-chili-pepper.html#comments-300428

 

[salsalady]

GM just posted the same link! 
 
Congrats and there are some really awesome sauces on the list.  Nice to be able to recognize quite a few and to have tried them. 
 

 

[grantmichaels]

#dupe

 

[Lucky Dog Hot Sauce]

#dupe

I swear I looked!

 

[D3monic]

I really like that founders bliss blast. Been my go to for past few weeks.

 

[Sprawlaholic]

LD, I ordered a squeezable YOTD off heat a few days ago bc I have been on a dumpling bender.
 
To be honest I didn't think that sauces like Franks and Valentina deserve mentioning because they're basically all salt, vinegar and preservatives, but it's a solid list.

 

[The Hot Pepper]

That's a great list!

 

[D3monic]

The el yucky taco mayan is a pretty solid sauce for commercial. It almost reminds me of a imitation LD black label. I need to get over my fear of citrus as i'm missing out on a lot of good sauces. Still avoiding citrus, sea salt and cilantro as I never did pin down which was causing the allergic reactions. Most likely the sea salt as I have a shellfish allergy and himalayan seasalt has large amounts of micro crustaceans in it. But it's not fun having reactions so haven't tested it with the citrus yet. 

 

[Lucky Dog Hot Sauce]

LD, I ordered a squeezable YOTD off heat a few days ago bc I have been on a dumpling bender.
 
To be honest I didn't think that sauces like Franks and Valentina deserve mentioning because they're basically all salt, vinegar and preservatives, but it's a solid list.

I actually think those two validate that it's not a snobby pretentious foodie list - Kenji said it's his 30 favorite.

Who among us doesn't have a bottle of Tapatio on hand? I respect that he's keeping it real with those entries.

 

[Lucky Dog Hot Sauce]

The el yucky taco mayan is a pretty solid sauce for commercial. It almost reminds me of a imitation LD black label. 

That's one of the best compliments my sauces have ever received, thank you.

 

[Sprawlaholic]

The el yucky taco mayan is a pretty solid sauce for commercial. It almost reminds me of a imitation LD black label. I need to get over my fear of citrus as i'm missing out on a lot of good sauces. Still avoiding citrus, sea salt and cilantro as I never did pin down which was causing the allergic reactions. Most likely the sea salt as I have a shellfish allergy and himalayan seasalt has large amounts of micro crustaceans in it. But it's not fun having reactions so haven't tested it with the citrus yet. 

 
I had the same issue with citrus.  Try big fats 7o8 and/or High River Rogue, both fantastic.

 

[Sprawlaholic]

I actually think those two validate that it's not a snobby pretentious foodie list - Kenji said it's his 30 favorite.

Who among us doesn't have a bottle of Tapatio on hand? I respect that he's keeping it real with those entries.

 
 
If we're gonna keep it real like this, we need to add either Taco Bell mild, hot, or fire.

 

[D3monic]

That's one of the best compliments my sauces have ever received, thank you.

It still far pales in comparison. Black label much better.

 

[Lucky Dog Hot Sauce]

 
 
If we're gonna keep it real like this, we need to add either Taco Bell mild, hot, or fire.

That's a one horse race, with Fire by 14 lengths.

 

[Sprawlaholic]

That's a one horse race, with Fire by 14 lengths.

 
Gonna have to agree, my friend.  I was so disappointed with diablo.

 

[Lucky Dog Hot Sauce]

 
Gonna have to agree, my friend.  I was so disappointed with diablo.

Horrible.