Dave:Do all hot sauces need to be refrigerated after opening? If not, how can you tell which need referigeration and which don’t?Thanks, RobertRobert:I am very cautious about food spoilage, so I recommend always refrigerating all liquid products after opening.–Dave
Improved Hot Sauce Flavor through Sunlight Exposure?
Aloha Dave:This may or may not sound a bit strange. I had a customer come in to the store today and commented."By leaving an unopened bottle of hot sauce in the sun for a week, you’ll have a better tasting product than when first purchased. This will give the hot sauce a more intense flavor." Now my question is this: …
Drying Chiltepins
Dave:I have been growing a couple of chili tepin plants from seed. We picked them after that were red and let them air dry. The first year they seemed to be fine. Last year when stored in a jar they grew a mold and were useless. What is the best way to harvest them? How should they be handled after …
Would love Fiery-Foods Show in Phoenix, AZ
Hello Dave:I’m a chilehead from way back. I was living in Tampa, Fl. and went to your shows there. I’ve since moved to Phoenix AZ and was wondering if or when you will bring your show here. Being the sixth largest city in the country and being what I think, is a hot sauce/salsa mecca, you should bring your show …
Spicy Online Shops
Hi, Dave:I just saw a fiery foods contest on the Discovery Channel. I’m interested in purchasing some of the hot sauces and would like to purchase on line, so can you suggest some secure sites for on line ordering?–PeterPeter:See our Recommended Retailers section.–Dave