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The Best Hot Ones Sauces
- Last Updated: October 12, 2024
Debuting on YouTube in March of 2015, Hot Ones from First We Feast has taken the pop culture world by storm.
A-list celebrities from all walks of the entertainment industry have toughed it out to see if they can make it to “The Last Dab”!
Everyone from world-renowned celebrity chef Gordon Ramsey, to former NBA superstar Shaq, to singer-songwriter Billie Eilish, there has been no shortage of top-tier guests.
What I believe is even more impressive than the list of celebrities that have appeared on the show are the actual hot sauces themselves.
Craft hot sauce makers whose sauces have made the cut and have appeared on Hot Ones have seen their popularity skyrocket thanks to their inclusions.
Are you a fan of the show? Are you wondering what hot sauces that have appeared are the best?
To date, there have been 24 seasons of the show.
I thought it would be fun to gather what I think the the best Hot Ones sauces have been and share it with the world.
Hot Ones Sauces Ranking Criteria
The following list are guidelines I followed when putting together this list.
1. FLAVOR FIRST. Bottom line. I can’t stress this enough. The Scoville Units are a selling point of the hot sauces and the show, especially with the later-round hot sauces, but I’m looking for what Hot Ones hot sauce tastes best overall.
2. Characteristics. I am looking for both uniqueness and versatility. For example, if the sauce has a popular flavor profile (such as a garlic hot sauce), I asked myself “What makes this one better than other sauces of that profile”? If the sauce is a rare flavor profile found in hot sauces, is it good enough that I could use on a variety of foods?
3. Exclusions. For this list, I am not considering the Hot Ones branded sauces (including The Classic, Los Calientes, or The Last Dab) or the “grocery store brands”. The “grocery store brands” sauces were featured mostly in the first couple seasons of the show. You and I could argue back and forth whether these hot sauces constitute as being “grocery store brands” or not, but for the sake of this blog, I did not consider the following for this ranking:
Cholula, Crystal, El Yucateco, Huy Fong Foods Sriracha, Original Louisiana, Tabasco, Tapatio, Texas Pete, or Valentina (Black Label).
4. Brand/Season Limits. There are no limits to the amount of times brands can appear on the list if they’ve had different sauces on different seasons. Also, there are no restrictions to the amount of sauces that can appear due to their season.
5. Disclaimer. Since starting Flower City Flavor Company and becoming part of the hot sauce community, I have gotten to know quite a few makers personally, some are now genuine friends. Some of these makers are on this list. Any personal or business relationships I have with any hot sauce companies, makers, or affiliates had no bearing whatsoever on my selections. This is my completely honest take that ultimately comes down to my first criteria, flavor.
With all that said, it’s time to take a look at what are my favorites from “the show with hot questions, and even hotter wings!”
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*Comparison Prices are accurate as of 8/23/24 and were the retail prices listed at the official Hot Ones store. If a sauce on our list is no longer available at that store, we went to the brand’s website for pricing. One exception is Fiji Fire who does not have a U.S. based website, so we converted the price listed at their U.K. distributor’s website for this price comparison.
