I watched an episode of First We Feast where they were eating some Pepper Xs. Pretty hot pepper and funny episode.
Skip ahead to the 10:30 mark to see them actually eating it.
I donât buy sauces with references to ass burn in the title, on principle. We get it already.
My current rotation remains unchanged for years. Gringo Bandito Extra Hot and Tabasco Scorpion.
I think most people donât realize Da Bomb is basically an extract and not a sauce. Itâs more or less like spraying OC CapStun in your mouth. Itâs nowhere near as hot as a Reaper or Pepper X based sauce on a Scoville level but it hits completely different⌠in a bad way.
I tried it once. Itâs horrible.
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Veering slightly off topicâŚ
The two hottest things Iâve ever eaten were the Paqui One Chip Challenge and a Reaper Tender from Daveâs Nashville Hot Chicken.
The Paqui chip was brutal. First, it tastes horrible. The Carolina Reaper, on top of being obnoxiously spicy hot, tastes awful. The chip was heavily coated in Reaper dust. The lips, mouth, tongue, and throat burning lasted for almost an hour. Miserable as hell but went away. The real problems occurred about 45 minutes after eating it when my digestive system went into full on revolt. I started sweating profusely, felt like I was going to shit and vomit at the same time, my stomach muscles kept seizing up like I was using a TENS machine, and I basically started hallucinating. I had to have my wife put cold wet blankets on me while I laid on the cool tile floor in my master bathroom. I came real close to having my wife take me to the ER. But I was like, âThis is a dumb fucking way to end up in the hospitalâ so I manned up and rode it out. 
I think they stopped making the One Chip Challenge chip because someone died after eating it.
The Reaper Tender was almost as bad the the Paqui chip from burning my head off but didnât give me all the bad after effects. My son did spend a couple of minutes vomiting though.
As the saying goes, if youâre gonna be dumb, you better be tough.
Iâd say you met the challenge.
I canât be the only one that gets less tolerant of spicy foods, gastrointestinally speaking, as I get older. To the point where regular level hot wings are the sweet spot for me. I was never a habanero fan (citrusy flavor turn off, mostly) but the closer I got to that level heat the better. Now anything above regular hot wings hot and my system revolts.
Interesting. It is the reverse for me.
I used to be a wuss with hot food, but my tolerance is now pretty high. I always put it down to sensory cells dying off as I age.
Thatâs what Iâve gathered about the Hot Ones sauces as well, though allegedly the original Last Dab had some flavor. But theyâd just come off Da Bomb so youâd imagine licking a sulfuric acid popsicle probably would have tasted palatable at that point.
What about chili crunch. Whatâs your favorite? Mine is MoMofuko.
We had a couple here who made their own and sold it at the farmers market. Way better than Momofuku. Lots of people also having an issue with him because he wanted to trademark chili crisp, which is bullshit.
Unfortunately, the couple got to a point where they either had to scale up or stop and so they have stopped making theirs. Luckily, I still have some, but Iâm going to have to find a new brand. Or I may try making my own.
Re Momofuku:
David Changâs company, Momofuku, sent cease and desist notices to small, independent companies using the terms âchili crunchâ and âchile crunchâ on their products, which Changâs lawyers argued infringes on Momofukuâs trademark rights. This led to a backlash against Chang and his company, with many people in the food industry believing the term is too generic to trademark. In response, Chang and Momofuku CEO Marguerite Mariscal said the company would back away from enforcing its chili crunch trademark.
Good to know. Iâll have to find another brand. I can go through a jar in a week.
What do you use it on? I have to assume everything.
You got that right. I put it on everything. I can not get enough heat.
After rereading this thread I decided to give Valentina a try. Used it on my eggs and hash browns this morning. Good stuff. Itâs now part of the rotation.
Yellow Bird has a variety of tasty sauces.
Since they are from the BBQ and taco capital of the universe, Austin, you jnow it must be good.
I have yet to try Dexterâs Gringo Bandito sauce but glad to see some endorsements here. Thats pretty fly.
Give it to me, baby!!!
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The best all-purpose sauce Iâve tried, and thereâve been a lot.
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Da bomb is legitimately disgusting. Way hot a d taste is horrid.
Some of the milder Hot Ones sauces are actually really good, like top tier sauce for me. Iâve finally started seeing them in grocery stores.