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Justin’s Corner: CaJohn’s Z…nothing beyond Hot Sauce
By Buddah | January 12, 2009 |
Ingredients:
Vinegar, habanero peppers, pepper extract, tomatoes, mustard, papaya, guava, pineapple, Banana, water, sugar, passion fruit juice, guava juice.
Z…nothing beyond is made by CaJohn’s Fiery Foods. It is similar to Wanza’s Wicked Temptation, but is in my opinion a lot better. The flavor is not as overpowering on food as Wanza’s was. I don’t know the actual shu ratings for either of these sauces, but although this is made with 4 million shu extract and Wanza’s is made with 2 million shu extract, it doesn’t really taste that much hotter. The consistency is ok on this sauce, it is not too thick, not too thin. It has a dropper top, and I haven’t had any trouble with it lumping up around it and not coming out. The only ingredient I could taste or smell is the pepper extract. This sauce is good for cooking with, and adding to pretty much anything you want to make hot. I would recommend putting it on something that you can mix it up in.
My first taste test was on a spoon. It made me shutter the way a shot of strong whiskey would, and warmed my stomach the same way. I decided to make a frozen burrito, but instead of putting the sauce on top of it, I cut it opened and mixed it up with the insides. Then I melted a slice of cheese over the top. When I ate the burrito I could definitely taste the extracts, but they weren’t so overpowering that I couldn’t enjoy my meal.
Z…nothing beyond was the perfect sauce for my hot deviled eggs also, which is one of my favorite things to make for family dinners and pot lucks. Here is how I make them:
- Hard boil the eggs
- Deshell and cut them in half
- Mix the yolks up with mayo, mustard, hot sauce, and finely diced jalapenos. Adding the mayo to the yolks first, a little at a time until it is creamy.
- Then add the hot sauce and mustard to taste, (about 1-2 tablespoons of z depending on how hot you want them), and for a dozen eggs, or 24 deviled eggs I use about 1 1/2 jalapenos worth of sliced jarred jalapenos. Make sure they’re chopped up super fine. After I put this mixture back into the egg halves I usually sprinkle them with habanero powder that I dehydrated and ground up myself, but the ones in the picture have Blair’s death rain nitro on them.
Other uses for this sauce are in chili, mixed with mustard and spread on a burger, a few drops in a glass of v8 juice, mixed in with refried beans and nacho cheese for either dipping chips in or making nachos.
Taste: 4/10, not good flavor, the only thing you can taste is the extracts, but for an extract sauce it’s not too bad. I say that because the taste is not as overpowering. If used in cooking it can add heat without really changing the flavor too much.
Heat: 7/10 it don’t take a whole lot to spice up your favorite dish, but I’ve had hotter.
Consistency: 9/10
Packaging: 9/10 the label just has the big Z, nothing fancy about the design, but the shinny diamond cut pattern inside the Z and the little puddles of hot sauce in the background do look pretty cool.
Price: for $9.95 for a 5 oz bottle it is a good deal. I have had a lot hotter sauces that taste a lot better, but they are also a lot more money, none of my favorite extract sauces are made by CaJohn’s (although I haven’t had black mamba yet), but I eat more of his sauces than any other and the reason is that he make’s some really hot ones that are fairly priced. Although, they aren’t my absolute favorites, they’re still really good.
Smell: 2/10 the only thing I could smell in this sauce was the extracts.
Overall rating and recommendation: 7/10 if you’re a fan of Wanza’s I would recommend this sauce. I would also recommend it to someone who is looking for a sauce to cook with. If you want something to put directly on your food there are better ones out there, but probably not for this price.
***Update on price is now $10.50
Purchasing info:
CaJohn’s Fiery Foods Columbus, OH 43224 888-703-fire
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Topics: General, Hot Product Reviews, Justin's Corner, Reviews | 6 Comments »
THIS IS ONE OF THE FIRST REVIEWS I EVER WROTE, MAYBE THE SECOND OR THIRD.
Nostaglia
It still holds up over time, ah the memories.
Justin, you will also notice that the drop down menu now has a place for “Justin’s Corner”. I hope one day we will have a place for the Battle of the Bottle reviews too. hint hint
I love Deviled Eggs too.
This brings back personal memories of the very first(FMK#1)time that I met CaJohn, Wanza and MSK in person.
I first tried this “ingredient” alongside MSK. It’s HOT STUFF!
I never tried it, and doubt I ever will because of the extract.