We Ranked A Dozen Popular Hot Sauces From Best to Worst

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When we’re bored with our scrambled eggs or our chicken wings feeling flat (even when they’re drums), nothing hurts quite as good as a drop of hot sauce (or fifty). So we were happy to conduct an experiment to rank the best hot sauces.

1. Tabasco Habanero Sauce

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3. Sriracha

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6. Texas Pete Original Hot Sauce

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10. Hot Ones The Last Dab: XXX

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11. Steve-O’s Hot Sauce

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We Ranked A Dozen Popular Hot Sauces From Best to Worst

When we’re bored with our scrambled eggs or our chicken wings feeling flat (even when they’re drums), nothing hurts quite as good as a drop of hot sauce (or fifty). So we were happy to conduct an experiment to rank the best hot sauces.

1. Tabasco Habanero Sauce

1. Tabasco Habanero Sauce

3. Sriracha

3. Sriracha

6. Texas Pete Original Hot Sauce

6. Texas Pete Original Hot Sauce

10. Hot Ones The Last Dab: XXX

10. Hot Ones The Last Dab: XXX

11. Steve-O’s Hot Sauce

11. Steve-O’s Hot Sauce

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