The Heat Source
Mike & Matt are willing to take the heat (and potential pain) for you through their podcast The Heat Source. They will taste, review, and learn about the world of hot sauce one bottle at a time, from small-batch to commercial brands. If you like it spicy, tune in to discover new flavors and brands, learn some fun facts, and generally dive into the ever growing community of hot sauce and pepper fandom. Let's Heat Up!
Episodes
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This week we went mild and extremely hot! We tried a dill pickle hot sauce by Pex Peppers that may be the most mild we have tried of theirs. They have some real burners, but this week we went to Vermont for a Hot Ones alum and fellow podcaster, Claire of Butterfly Bakery of Vermont. She had a sauce so hot it went on Hot Ones AFTER Da Bomb. We talk sauce, sp...
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We breakdown the recent Hot Ones lineup, discuss returning alumni and a surprise newcomer to the big show. We catchup on Matt's newest obsession, video game ideas, and more. Be sure to check out the full hot ones lineup and check out everything newcomer to the show, Hook & Arrow has to offer in the links below:
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We try a new brand with Panqa, a Peruvian Hot Sauce that started out of a California restaurant. This sauce has gained popularity and is now branching out of the restaurant to your kitchen tables. We try the sauce, talk Peru, refrigeration rules and more.
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We welcome back Stanky Sauce to the table as we try their latest endeavor, Sweet Jalapeno Reaper. We also try a new brand today with Black Eyed Susan's Trinidad Thyme Bomb. We got to visit both these makers at previous shows and love sharing their brands. We dive into the sauces, monkeys and pringles among other things. This week's episode is spon...
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Pex Peppers returns with a stinger of a sauce. HornetBOMB has a hell of a punch with a simple ingredient list. We build our perfect hot sauce festival, bean millionaires, Direwolves, and more.
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We are back with a Canadian brand, Chev's Hot Sauce, and their Butter Chicken Habanero. Mike has talked about Butter Chicken dishes several times in the past and this was primed for him. We talk about some technical difficulties, Mike's podcast promotion, Serbian apple farmers, and claustrophobic bunkers. Please enjoy.
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We are joined this week by Radhi of Hot Box Philly. He and Steve of Pickle Monster have joined forces to create this new brand to help makers fulfill their dreams. We talk about how Faiya has changed in this new brand and many more random items. If you want to see their full lineup please check out the links below:
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We are joined by Mark aka Hot Sauce Guide to talk to him about the Fiery Foods Show, his review process, new collabs and more. He has been a staple in the hot sauce community and has given reliable insight into hot sauce reviews over the last 5 years. Check out his page below!
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We are back with another new brand to the podcast, Seed Ranch Flavor Co! We dive into this Colorado based hot sauce company that promotes clean vegan sauces. We started with their taco sauce and we know how we're topping our mexican dishes for a while now. We talk hot sauce, updates from across the league, basketball debates and more.
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Two new sauces that were recommended by different hot sauce makers! Burke's Hot Sauce was a brand we first encountered in the first Boston Hot Sauce Festival and Hook & Arrow sent us their latest flavor of Black Garlic Cayenne. At the Philly Show, Lorne of Hot Graham Sauce Co handed us Cocoa Chaos by Butch's Hot Stuff. Both incredible sauces a...
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Kyle Seip known as Cast Iron Kyle on socials is back to talk the upcoming hot sauce festival season. We reflect on the Philly Show last year and the new dates for this year (March 29-30). It's his 5th time on the podcast and we discuss Craft Beer, Hungry Hippos, Grave Digger, and an NBA Hot sauce crossover Matt was unaware of. Please check out Kyle and...
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This week we got to try two classic sauces with a twist. Easy Green is a Salsa Verde that ramps up the heat and adds some fresh pineapple while Hot House is a Hot Ones exclusive that gives you insane heat along with great dill and cilantro. WE talk sauces, nostalgia, walls of hot sauce, baby whales and more.
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We are back with a new sauce brand from Long Island, the aptly named "Long Island Pepper Co". Locally sourced ingredients and a long history of growing peppers that finally said "What if". We talk about the brand, blueberries, long island beverages, and weigh in on the upcoming Superbowl. Please check out details of this brand that we wi...
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This week we cover both sides of the US with Butterfly Bakery of Vermont and the Eugene Oregon 9 Circles of Hell sauce. We review these sauces, return our NBA or Sauce Maker game, talk classic movies and Mike's crazy sports takes.
Butterfly Bakery of Vermont
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9 Circles of Hell
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Our new year starts with a new sauce. One of the hottest we've had in a while, Wildberry Whoop-Ass brings the hurt with 7 Pot Primo Peppers, but gives us some sweetness too. We struggle through the heat as we talk bowl season, random museums, and Matt's alter ego.
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We have a belated episode from the Holiday season. WE are trying a pair of new flavors from well known brands. One Florida based brand with a superhot answer to the demand for more heat while keeping it's roots in Mojo based sauces, Matanza, and the other a collab with DJ Tonka's Podcast that takes a traditional sauce and cranks it up on flavor. W...
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We dive into a few of the hotter selections from our favorite brands. Family Band has a Caribbean Scorpion with great heat, natural sweetness, and unique flavor. Hot Graham Sauce co has a new answer for "What's the hottest sauce you have?". We dive into the sauces, marathons, weird fish, and more on this week's episode.
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We are back with sauces spanning New York to Denver with a killer Green sauce with Tequila and Lime from Queen Majesty and a fresh Fresno garlic sauce from Sauce Leopard. We dive into these sauces, discuss treacherous drives, overpriced hot sauce, Creed song memory and more.
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This holiday week we try two sauces from the East coast in Craic Sauce & Butterfly Bakery of Vermont. Both brands that we have been impressed with before so we dive into the sauces, Greek athlete food prep, symbiote relationships of butterflies, and origins of iconic beer logos.
Butterfly Bakery of Vermont
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We are back with two of our favorite sauce makers. We talk about their sauces, the accidental history of matches, and giant secret animals. It all makes sense after you listen. Also check out the link HERE for a killer recipe shared with me by Lorne Graham of Hot Graham Sauce Co.
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