# I'm looking for the hottest hot sauce available. **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [February 6, 2006, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-looking-for-the-hottest-hot-sauce-available/343174 "2006-02-06T03:24:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![kanicbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f8ce5/32.png) [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2006, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-looking-for-the-hottest-hot-sauce-available/343174/21 "2006-02-06T12:58:35Z")
You can take tobasco sauce and concentrate it by heating and driving off extra water which makes it very very hot. ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2006, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-looking-for-the-hottest-hot-sauce-available/343174/22 "2006-02-06T15:21:52Z")
I recommend Blair’s Mega Death sauce. It’s about 2/3 as hot as Blair’s Jersey Death (and about twice as hot as Dave’s Insanity Sauce) and it tastes better than either of them. There are hotter sauces out there but this is the hottest one that has a good flavor. ---
**Author:** ![Uncommon\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2006, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-looking-for-the-hottest-hot-sauce-available/343174/23 "2006-02-06T15:31:03Z")
> [@scotandrsn](#): > > A second vote for Dave’s Insanity. I tried a toothpick full one time and it still hurts. That was fifteen years ago. Yeah, stay away from that stuff, it’s not really a _sauce_, more of a chemical. > [@](#): > > One that’s just a notch below that is a little number called Jamaican Hellfire. I consider myself a fan of things hot and that little number put me down for the count. It was slipped in on a cracker by no-one other than my wife. I will never forgive her. **duffer** , if you’re into **extremely** hot mustard/horseradish I’ve got just the thing. Let me know. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2006, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-looking-for-the-hottest-hot-sauce-available/343174/24 "2006-02-06T15:54:59Z")
I don’t see how any of this could be a flavor enhancement. I prefer my food flavorful with just a hint of heat. Anything more than that, and not only is my meal ruined, but so are the meals for the rest of the day. I jus’ don’ git it… ---
**Author:** ![mazinger\_z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@mazinger\_z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mazinger_z)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2006, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-looking-for-the-hottest-hot-sauce-available/343174/25 "2006-02-06T16:00:50Z")
> [@AHunter3](#): > > I recommend Blair’s Mega Death sauce. > > It’s about 2/3 as hot as Blair’s Jersey Death (and about twice as hot as Dave’s Insanity Sauce) and it tastes better than either of them. > > There are hotter sauces out there but this is the hottest one that has a good flavor. This is amazing. I had Dave’s Insanity Sauce, and I thought for sure someone had managed to bottle hellfire. I was literally crying because my mouth hurt so bad, and I’m embarrassed at how little of it I put in my salsa. I can only imagine how much hotter these other brands listed are. It must be the stuff of nightmares. :ouch: ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2006, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-looking-for-the-hottest-hot-sauce-available/343174/26 "2006-02-06T16:23:29Z")
> [@crowmanyclouds](#): > > Please bear in mind that Capsaicin is an extreme irritant and is hazardous to health as both a chemical burn agent and as a poison when in its purer concentrated forms.[Chemistry and Scoville Units](http://www.chez-williams.com/Hot%20Sauce/chemistry_and_scoville_units.htm) I was thinking the same thing. Isn’t there some point at which horseplay turns to tears in messing with this stuff? ---
**Author:** ![Nature\_s\_Call](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nature_s_call/32/19006_2.png) [@Nature\_s\_Call](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nature_s_Call)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2006, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-looking-for-the-hottest-hot-sauce-available/343174/27 "2006-02-06T16:37:20Z")
I’m waiting for **duffer’s** BIL to be listed in the next Darwin Awards. ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2006, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-looking-for-the-hottest-hot-sauce-available/343174/28 "2006-02-06T16:42:14Z")
I have a scar on my hip from a can of 1,000,000su pepper spray going off in my pocket. 16,000,000su on mucous membranes, I wouldn’t do it for 16,000,000$ :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2006, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-looking-for-the-hottest-hot-sauce-available/343174/29 "2006-02-06T16:47:12Z")
> [@astro](#): > > I was thinking the same thing. Isn’t there some point at which horseplay turns to tears in messing with this stuff? Or “horseplay turns to assault”. I had friends who got bloody noses from eating jalapenos. I’m sure this stuff could kill you if you take enough. And I’d treat it as a poison if I had children around. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2006, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-looking-for-the-hottest-hot-sauce-available/343174/30 "2006-02-06T16:53:58Z")
I can’t vouch personally for its heat, but a connoisseur friend who has way more tolerance than I for hot stuff received as a gift from a fellow afficiando of things hot a container of _Bottled Hell_ that he said lived up to its name. A Thai restaurant I used to frequent had some green shit that was literally corroding the glass cruet it was in. That was some serious hot sauce and I did taste that. No name for it, though. ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2006, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-looking-for-the-hottest-hot-sauce-available/343174/31 "2006-02-06T19:44:00Z")
> [@mazinger\_z](#): > > This is amazing. I had Dave’s Insanity Sauce, and I thought for sure someone had managed to bottle hellfire. I was literally crying because my mouth hurt so bad, and I’m embarrassed at how little of it I put in my salsa. I can only imagine how much hotter these other brands listed are. It must be the stuff of nightmares. : ouch : [Heh 😉](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=4602599&postcount=13) [Top Ten Hottest](http://www.chilliworld.com/chilliworld_Top-Ten_Hottest_sauces.asp), out of date (Blair’s has since released “Jersey Death” which is substantially hotter, albeit not tastier, than #6 Mega Death). Note that #8 is a hotter version of Dave’s than the ordinary, everyday Dave’s Insanity Sauce. Plain old Dave’s Insanity Sauce didn’t make the list. Jersey Death makes an appearance on [this later list](http://www.chilefarm.co.uk/top15.html) at #5 on a list of 15 hottest. I will reiterate yet again that the cooler Mega Death is actually the nicer sauce, but JD deserves its props: the only things higher on the list are more akin to purified chemicals than hot sauces. The #4 entry right above it is called “Pure Cap” :eek: :eek: :eek: ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2006, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-looking-for-the-hottest-hot-sauce-available/343174/32 "2006-02-06T19:51:07Z")
(actually DAVE’S has an entry at #3 on that list coming in at 600 kiloscovilles. must try that) ---
**Author:** ![Godfrey\_Daniels](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Godfrey\_Daniels](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Godfrey_Daniels)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2006, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-looking-for-the-hottest-hot-sauce-available/343174/33 "2006-02-06T20:15:46Z")
[Mohotta](http://www.mohotta.com/ShowView/product/1225/6) At $299.95 a bottle, I think I’ll pass. Must be some hot stuff, though. ---
**Author:** ![duffer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duffer/32/1026_2.png) [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2006, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-looking-for-the-hottest-hot-sauce-available/343174/34 "2006-02-06T23:25:07Z")
> [@astro](#): > > I was thinking the same thing. Isn’t there some point at which horseplay turns to tears in messing with this stuff? No, no, no. It’s not horseplay, he knows all about it. I had him read this thread and he’s got secong thoughts. I’m going to get him Dave’s Insanity for a trial run. He likes hot stuff, but based on level of intensity using Tobasco as a base, he wants to take baby steps. Me? Anything hotter than “Mild” at Buffalo Wild Wings and my nose runs and my eyes start to water. A Bloody Mary is about as hot as I like it. And the Chez-Williams page was the exact one I was looking for. Thanks everyone! ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2006, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-looking-for-the-hottest-hot-sauce-available/343174/35 "2006-02-06T23:45:04Z")
And my family gives me shit for liking hot sauces like Tabasco Chipotle, Sriracha, and Crystal. I can’t imagine how any of those discussed above would be the least bit pleasant, or tasty, or serve any purpose other than making you uncomfortable and sick. ---
**Author:** ![Jake4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bc8723/32.png) [@Jake4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake4)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2006, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-looking-for-the-hottest-hot-sauce-available/343174/36 "2006-02-07T01:37:41Z")
Yet another word of warning: If you get even the tiniest bit of hot sauce on your hands, be sure to wash them BEFORE going to the bathroom. In fact, even if you only touched the bottle, give your hands a rinse just in case. Just ask my dad. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2006, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-looking-for-the-hottest-hot-sauce-available/343174/37 "2006-02-07T01:50:01Z")
Remember folks, anything is a poison. It’s all a matter of dosage, concentration, and the medium that it’s delivered in. QtM, who maxed out on a 234K scoville unit product. ---
**Author:** ![snailboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/97f17d/32.png) [@snailboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snailboy)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2006, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-looking-for-the-hottest-hot-sauce-available/343174/38 "2006-02-07T02:28:33Z")
You guys talked me into it. I ordered a bottle of the Megadeath sauce and a bottle of the 3 AM sauce. I might be able to talk a friend into trying a drop of the Megadeth sauce straight. (I wouldn’t even try with the 3 AM stuff. That might cause nerve damage.) I’m going to try mixing it in small quantities with foods and see what happens. ---
**Author:** ![Analogue\_Skywalker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@Analogue\_Skywalker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Analogue_Skywalker)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2006, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-looking-for-the-hottest-hot-sauce-available/343174/39 "2006-02-07T02:43:09Z")
> [@Little Nemo](#): > > Dave’s Insanity Sauce is widely available and pretty damned hot. We have this place called Grinder’s here in town. Artist-owned punk rock pizza joint/bar. They sell Wings in wimpy, molten and Insane. Insane sauce is half molten sauce (which is not anyhotter than Frank’s or Red Devil) and half Dave’s Insanity sauce. MY GOD! They are unedible. ---
**Author:** ![Analogue\_Skywalker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@Analogue\_Skywalker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Analogue_Skywalker)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2006, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-looking-for-the-hottest-hot-sauce-available/343174/40 "2006-02-07T02:44:17Z")
> [@Little Nemo](#): > > Dave’s Insanity Sauce is widely available and pretty damned hot. We have this place called Grinder’s here in town. Artist-owned punk rock pizza joint/bar. They sell Wings in wimpy, molten and Insane. Insane sauce is half molten sauce (which is not anyhotter than Frank’s or Red Devil) and half Dave’s Insanity sauce. MY GOD! They are unedible and unreturnable “NO REFUNDS!” They warn you before you order them. They make a decent amout of money off people who say "no returnable. pashaw. I can handle it, IM A MAN’ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-looking-for-the-hottest-hot-sauce-available/343174.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-looking-for-the-hottest-hot-sauce-available/343174.md?page=3)