Q: Dear Fellow Hothead,How do manufacturers extract the capsaicin from the pepper to make a hot sauce hotter than a habanero?Matthew Michel A: Hello Matthew:Hot red chile peppers are dried, ground, and pelletized. They are treated with hexane, a petroleum distillate that acts as a solvent, and the result is oleoresin capsicum, a thick, reddish oil. The oil is heated …
Hot Sauces and Refrigeration
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: …
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 …
Why are Hot Peppers so healthy
Hi Dave,What is in hot peppers that is supposed to be so healthy for us?Thanks,SaraSara:Chile contain large amounts of vitamin C and vitamin A, and capsaicin is an anti-oxidant and pain killer. See all our related articles here–Dave