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re: Cook's Illustrated Rates Hot Sauces, Disses Tabasco

Posted on 5/20/12 at 6:56 pm to
Posted by Stadium Rat
Metairie
Member since Jul 2004
9531 posts
Posted on 5/20/12 at 6:56 pm to
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I saw Christopher Kimball taste a hot sauce on the show once, is almost killed him.
Well, you're definitely spot on about Kimball. Bell peppers are probably too hot for him. On the other hand, I don't think he was one of the tasters.

As someone said, I think Tabasco is more of a cooking ingredient, rather than a condiment.
This post was edited on 5/20/12 at 6:58 pm
Posted by LSUlefty
Youngsville, LA
Member since Dec 2007
26440 posts
Posted on 5/20/12 at 8:19 pm to
I put Tabasco on almost everything. It's always been my favorite.
Posted by bossflossjr
The Great State of Louisiana
Member since Sep 2005
12260 posts
Posted on 5/20/12 at 8:33 pm to
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I'm a Crystal Hot Sauce guy over all the above listed.


Ditto.

I do have Crystal, Louisiana, Bourques, and Sirach n my pantry tho.
This post was edited on 5/20/12 at 8:34 pm
Posted by ornagestorm
Oregon
Member since Jun 2008
5105 posts
Posted on 5/20/12 at 10:36 pm to
I have been killing Valentina on Mexican food lately, and Sriracha/Chili Garlic for Asian foods, and Crystal and Tiger sauce for America dishes.
They each taste different and work better with different types of food. I do not like the Tabasco red sauce at all, but I like their chipolte, buffalo, and garlic type sauces.
Posted by Eighteen
Member since Dec 2006
33845 posts
Posted on 5/20/12 at 11:01 pm to
this was kind of a flawed "competition"

one of the applications was just put on chicken as a wing sauce and also just over rice

I like Tabasco but thinking of eating it with just rice or just coated on a piece of chicken would clearly not be very good

Tabasco is used more as a cooking additive and not really a "topping" IMO
Posted by Burt Reynolds
Monterey, CA
Member since Jul 2008
22443 posts
Posted on 5/21/12 at 10:17 am to
Tabasco tastes the best IMO. It takes way too much crystal or franks to match the level of heat Tabasco brings. They were the first therefore they are the best.
Posted by Burt Reynolds
Monterey, CA
Member since Jul 2008
22443 posts
Posted on 5/21/12 at 10:26 am to
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Same here

Crystal isn't very good, I feel like people in Nola only use it cause it's local. It's not a very good sauce. The baumers are dbags as well which doesn't help the flavor.
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