Q: Hello Dave,I ran across your web site and was interested in finding out how I can take a couple of sauces I make now into the manufacturing stage, and also develop my own extremely hot sauce? You seem to be the foremost authority I have found on the subject. Any direction or information would be helpful.Thanks, Joseph A: Hello Joseph:The …
Uses for Essential Habanero Hot Sauce
Q: Dear Dave,My husband and I had so many habaneros that we decided to make your Essential Habanero Hot Sauce. It looks and smells great. Now what do we use it on or in? What is it good with?–Jeni A: Hello Jeni:It is particularly good on any kind of seafood, particularly grilled fish and shrimp. I use it in tomato …
Design a Smoker
Q: Hi Dave,I was wondering if you know of a website or literature I could get that will help design a smoker. I live in Australia and although we have a million and one BBQs to choose from, finding a smoker is near impossible. We plan on using a 90kg LPG cylinder for the body of the smoker but would …
Heat Level Affected by Boiling?
Q: Hi Dave! I know that the habanero and Scotch bonnet are in the same family (and that the peppers can vary greatly in heat), but generally, are these two considered to be of the same heat level? Is there a difference between the heat level in the various colors (red habanero, orange habanero, etc.)? Also, when peppers are placed …
Pure Capsaicin Would Kill You if You Ate It
Q: Hi Dave,I was just wondering, if some chiles make the skin blister, and pure capsaicin burns through the skin, what does it do to the inside of you?–Rob A: Hello Rob:Pure capsaicin would kill you if you ate it. The blistering from some chiles involves people with sensitive skins or allergies, and the blistering is contact dermatitis. Studies with …