http://www.benitoshotsauce.com Organic Hot Sauces Tue, 13 May 2008 17:39:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en      Headed uptown yesterday for Benito’s first annual Spanish Harlem hot sauce festival sponsored by Keystone Light. All in all, it was BIG FUN! Pete from Queens made some authentic teriyaki ginger chicken skewers. They were bangin’ , they made the perfect sample food to use when experimenting with Benito’s pallette ... http://www.benitoshotsauce.com/spanish-harlem-hot-sauce-festival/ DEFCON SAUCE FREE SAMPLE DAY (and free wings :o) ) April 12th,2008 Yesterday, Del and I swung down to St. James Gate in Maplewood for all you can eat wings provided by the crew at Defcon. We arrived around ... http://www.benitoshotsauce.com/defcon-sauce-free-sample-day/      Capsaicin is the active chemical compound that makes chili peppers “hot”. It is the plants natural adaptation for deterring plant eating animals. Capsaicin will irritate any part of the human body that it comes into contact with. Different chili peppers contain varying amounts of capsaicin (see Scoville heat scale). Capsaicin ... http://www.benitoshotsauce.com/what-makes-hot-sauce-hot/      Jalapeno peppers are often thought of as the most generic type of hot pepper out there. Generally, they don’t have much kick when freshly picked off the vine. It isn’t until you either roast, steam, or bake them before their true heat comes out. Jalapenos range from around 2,500 ... http://www.benitoshotsauce.com/jalapeno-peppers/       Cayenne peppers pack much more of a kick than jalapenos. They range from about 30,000 to 50,000 on the Scoville heat index. Cayenne peppers are usually sold in a dried or ground up form at the grocery store. They are bit harder to find at the supermarket in raw form. ... http://www.benitoshotsauce.com/cayenne-peppers/       For a very long time, habanero peppers were thought to be the hottest peppers on Earth. Habaneros range from about 100,000 to 500,000 on the Scoville heat index. Orange habaneros are the most common variety, and are usually available at your local grocer when they are in season. When you ... http://www.benitoshotsauce.com/habanero-peppers/