Originally Posted by Freebase Dali

Good stuff man.
Yea I wasn't really rating them in order of just hotness.
The idea behind hot-sauce isn't really how spicy it is (unless you're a novelty hotsauce person)... it's about a balance between ideal heat and good flavor so that either doesn't overpower the other, and whether the sauce is compatible with a large variety of application.


Tobasco has a good heat/flavor comparison, and the consistency of the sauce is such that it "coats" lightly and mixes easily. And it's potent enough that you don't have to use much to get the flavor.

People get the wrong idea about hot sauce when they judge it by how much their mouth is burning off. Hot sauce isn't there to torture you. It's there to enhance the flavor and heat of your food without choking the flavor of your food. So with that in mind, you use it in moderation. But using a good hot sauce allows you to do all this effectively.