Rating Tabasco spicy level 6/10 is wild. Its more like a 3
Rating Tabasco spicy level 6/10 is wild. Its more like a 3
by Impressive_Code3257
39 Comments
Reasonable-Wing-2271
Tabasco is at least a 5, especially.if you put on a lot.
Skow1179
If you use a ton of Tabasco, especially if you dip stuff, it definitely exceeds 5. 6 is more than fair. It’s certainly spicier than every sauce below it in this pic.
MetaCardboard
And Cholula original a 5? Are they having different people taste each one?
Dog_vomit_party
Is this Utah?
Ddvmeteorist128
3 is pushing it, lmaoo
Ddvmeteorist128
I need to know what 10 is
No_Significance98
Where’s mayonnaise on this scale?
MoeSzyslakMonobrow
Cholula a 5 is even more out of line. A 0.5 spicy is being generous.
teh_wad
I mean, it’s Firehouse Subs. Their hottest sauce is mild af.
WhyAreOldPeopleEvil
This is a normal family hot sauce meter, they don’t consume hot.
HarryTheOwlcat
Love Firehouse subs. They used to have a wider variety of actually quite spicy sauces. Still, their sandwiches are far better IMO than comparable chains.
Fletchx
Cholula at a 5 ? Heinz Ketchup must be a solid 4
WowIsThisMyPage
Cholula a 5!?!
Sashaaa
The scale is Mild-Medium-Hot.
Tabasco makes sense at a 6.
Complete_Entry
Retail rates low because customers complain about “Too Spicy” CONSTANTLY. Like the customer wants to declare themselves spicelords and they top out at ketchup.
Like I’d agree, tabasco 3, habanero 6, ghost 9. I realize that’s fully subjective, but I think my comfort level caps around 6. Like I enjoyed ghost pepper chicken noodle soup, but it didn’t hit weekly rotation.
For example, when I worked in a deli, we had a “salsa chicken” I’d rate around 2.5. Any time a customer ordered it, I’d run a sample off. It surprised a lot of people, but I explained better to find out if you like it off one piece rather than buying a half pound and dumping it in the garbage.
Of course, low ratings are not particularly helpful for people who ARE looking for spice. Like curry shops that hide entire levels.
My Everest is Blairs. I doubt I’ll ever encounter 3 AM, let alone 6 AM and I don’t know how I would even sample it. I know for sure I’m not ready. But that bottle grabbed my mind with that purple and yellow wax.
Also notice a lot of downvotes on mild sauces. Don’t do that.
Kelvininin
Do you live in Minnesota? Here in the sota, catchup is considered spicy. Hell even mayo registers.
JackieTobacky
Tabasco is much hotter than Frank’s. If Frank’s is a 3, that makes sense
MarcosAntonios9999
Idk about the scale, but firehouse has a scorpion sauce that is exclusive to their brand and it is actually spicy and delicious
Commercial-Strike953
Maybe it’s a logarithmic scale? I agree 6/10 is very high.
Okamitrot
Pepper must be spicy
HansTheAxolotl
tabasco is a 1 and I won’t accept any other answers
RevolutionaryCook289
Cholua is like a 2 max
TheExtremistModerate
They don’t even have a 10 atm.
The return of the hot sauce bar is appreciated, and as-is, it’s okay. Better than not having it. But it’s a far cry from the gloriousness of what it used to be pre-COVID.
princess_ehon
Its more of a 0.5 its ketchup swimming old vinegar. I’m not sorry.
Obvious_Trade_268
Not everybody can handle heat the same. Some people think black pepper is “spicy”.
stevo887
It’s hotter than Franks and I think people in this sub can’t understand the heat level these sauces have to normies. I’ll think something has no heat and it’ll kill normal people around me…lol
ThatguyfromTas
It’s crazy that people can have different heat thresholds, and not everyone eats straight Carolina Reapers every day. Just wild…
RainingMoneyHustard
Tabasco original is hotter than the standard Cayenne sauces and other popular brands. This is accurate.
BirdLawyer50
Firehouse Subs hot sauce bar is for normal people who think sriracha is a 9. It isn’t for people who like scorpion pepper hot wing challenges
angle58
3 was my number before I saw yours. Agree 100%.
mac_the_man
No, that’s about right. Now, rating Cholula a 5, that’s crazy. That should be a 3.
SerOsisOfThuliver
am i missing something? …are people in this thread assuming the heat scale is referring to all hot sauces and not just the ones actually offered and labelled at the restaurant? tabasco is a 6 / 10…for what is available not for what is possible.
or is the photo omitting a much larger selection with far higher scoville ratings?
Hypervisory
The scale would be relative to their other offerings. Not everyone has the context that regular hot sauce enjoyers have.
neep_pie
It’s been such a long time since I had regular Tabasco. What would be more mild than it though?
Djjubbajubba
Their scale is lil messed up. They had something that was labled like an 8 and it was sweet.
nippply
I thought firehouse discontinued their hotsauce bar at all their locations after Covid, but apparently it’s just my area. Where do yall live where it’s still a thing???
kk1620
You gotta remember most people have no tolerance. I served a soup last week and my boss kept telling me how spicy it was, literally only added a couple dashes of white pepper and that’s all 🤷♂️
bigyelllow
Yeah it’s relative to their other sauces, not every sauce in the world lol. So I think it’s fine.
39 Comments
Tabasco is at least a 5, especially.if you put on a lot.
If you use a ton of Tabasco, especially if you dip stuff, it definitely exceeds 5. 6 is more than fair. It’s certainly spicier than every sauce below it in this pic.
And Cholula original a 5? Are they having different people taste each one?
Is this Utah?
3 is pushing it, lmaoo
I need to know what 10 is
Where’s mayonnaise on this scale?
Cholula a 5 is even more out of line. A 0.5 spicy is being generous.
I mean, it’s Firehouse Subs. Their hottest sauce is mild af.
This is a normal family hot sauce meter, they don’t consume hot.
Love Firehouse subs. They used to have a wider variety of actually quite spicy sauces. Still, their sandwiches are far better IMO than comparable chains.
Cholula at a 5 ? Heinz Ketchup must be a solid 4
Cholula a 5!?!
The scale is Mild-Medium-Hot.
Tabasco makes sense at a 6.
Retail rates low because customers complain about “Too Spicy” CONSTANTLY. Like the customer wants to declare themselves spicelords and they top out at ketchup.
Like I’d agree, tabasco 3, habanero 6, ghost 9. I realize that’s fully subjective, but I think my comfort level caps around 6. Like I enjoyed ghost pepper chicken noodle soup, but it didn’t hit weekly rotation.
For example, when I worked in a deli, we had a “salsa chicken” I’d rate around 2.5. Any time a customer ordered it, I’d run a sample off. It surprised a lot of people, but I explained better to find out if you like it off one piece rather than buying a half pound and dumping it in the garbage.
Of course, low ratings are not particularly helpful for people who ARE looking for spice. Like curry shops that hide entire levels.
My Everest is Blairs. I doubt I’ll ever encounter 3 AM, let alone 6 AM and I don’t know how I would even sample it. I know for sure I’m not ready. But that bottle grabbed my mind with that purple and yellow wax.
Also notice a lot of downvotes on mild sauces. Don’t do that.
Do you live in Minnesota? Here in the sota, catchup is considered spicy. Hell even mayo registers.
Tabasco is much hotter than Frank’s. If Frank’s is a 3, that makes sense
Idk about the scale, but firehouse has a scorpion sauce that is exclusive to their brand and it is actually spicy and delicious
Maybe it’s a logarithmic scale? I agree 6/10 is very high.
Pepper must be spicy
tabasco is a 1 and I won’t accept any other answers
Cholua is like a 2 max
They don’t even have a 10 atm.
The return of the hot sauce bar is appreciated, and as-is, it’s okay. Better than not having it. But it’s a far cry from the gloriousness of what it used to be pre-COVID.
Its more of a 0.5 its ketchup swimming old vinegar.
I’m not sorry.
Not everybody can handle heat the same. Some people think black pepper is “spicy”.
It’s hotter than Franks and I think people in this sub can’t understand the heat level these sauces have to normies. I’ll think something has no heat and it’ll kill normal people around me…lol
It’s crazy that people can have different heat thresholds, and not everyone eats straight Carolina Reapers every day. Just wild…
Tabasco original is hotter than the standard Cayenne sauces and other popular brands. This is accurate.
Firehouse Subs hot sauce bar is for normal people who think sriracha is a 9. It isn’t for people who like scorpion pepper hot wing challenges
3 was my number before I saw yours. Agree 100%.
No, that’s about right. Now, rating Cholula a 5, that’s crazy. That should be a 3.
am i missing something? …are people in this thread assuming the heat scale is referring to all hot sauces and not just the ones actually offered and labelled at the restaurant? tabasco is a 6 / 10…for what is available not for what is possible.
or is the photo omitting a much larger selection with far higher scoville ratings?
The scale would be relative to their other offerings. Not everyone has the context that regular hot sauce enjoyers have.
It’s been such a long time since I had regular Tabasco. What would be more mild than it though?
Their scale is lil messed up. They had something that was labled like an 8 and it was sweet.
I thought firehouse discontinued their hotsauce bar at all their locations after Covid, but apparently it’s just my area. Where do yall live where it’s still a thing???
You gotta remember most people have no tolerance. I served a soup last week and my boss kept telling me how spicy it was, literally only added a couple dashes of white pepper and that’s all 🤷♂️
Yeah it’s relative to their other sauces, not every sauce in the world lol. So I think it’s fine.
That’s a Midwest type of heat tolerance.