What to use when taste test hot sauce?

[PodHopper]

What do you use to taste test different versions of hot sauce recipes?  I was going to do a few different recipes and tweak them a bit and find the one I liked best.  Do you use corn chips? just drink it straight?  

 

[SmokenFire]

When I make my sauces I usually have about 5 turns to taste test before my taste buds get completely burned out.
I would suggest starting with your flavor base first (fruity/tangy/savory/etc.), taking into account the flavor profile of your peppers of course.
Get to a close approximation of what you want before adding your heat.

 
I use a variation of this method for my hottest sauces - stuff that needs balance (salt/sour/sweet) at the end of a batch.  On the hottest stuff I can only tolerate 3 or 4 tastes before I'm burnt out and won't be able to tell if it's actually balanced.  So you got to get it right that first chance, or you have to quick chill/cambro/fridge overnight and then try again the next day.