Dana Romero, producer of the Louisiana Hot Sauce Expo and the World Hot Sauce Awards, chats to Scott about the upcoming documentary on CaJohn Hard titled CABOOM! Also, Ken and Scott review Born to Hula Smokehaus Salsa.

Ed Currie of the Pucker Butt Pepper Company Interview, Plus American Hot Sauce Genres

Oct 28th, 2015 1h 26m

Smokin' Ed Currie of Pucker Butt Pepper Company chats with Scott about how he started growing chile peppers, the current Guinness World Record hottest chile Carolina Reaper pepper, and what is in store for the future. Ken and Scott also discuss

Scott Roberts' Appearance on the Digital Dads Podcast

Oct 21st, 2015 1h 16m

The Digital Dads Podcast recently had Scott on as a guest to talk about chile peppers, BBQ, hot sauce and being a chilehead in general.

Starting a Hot Sauce Club, Plus the Health Benefits of Chile Peppers

Oct 7th, 2015 49m

Scott guides you step by step on how to form a local hot sauce club. Ken Alexander and Scott discuss the health benefits of chile peppers, capsaicin and hot sauce. Boston Ballastic Hot Sauce is reviewed.

Scott Roberts' Appearance on the Budweiser Big BBQ Radio Show

Sep 26th, 2015 41m 32s

This is Scott's recent interview appearance on the Budweiser Big BBQ Radio Show on KTRS in St. Louis with hosts Frank Schmer and Kevin Haberberger. The smokin' discussion touches on barbecue, chile peppers, hot sauce and more!

Jersey Barnfire Hot Sauce Interview

Sep 18th, 2015 1h 3m

Austin D'Almeida and John Sauchelli of Jersey Barnfire Hot Sauce join Scott on the Skype chatline and describe their unique approach to make flavorful sauces. Ken Alexander takes a turn to review some spicy products, and Scott covers Elijah's

Scotty O'Hotty Hot Sauces' Scotty and Suzi Owens

Jul 9th, 2015 44m 50s

Detroit pepper sauce makers Scotty and Suzi Owens of Scotty O'Hotty Hot Sauce join Scott for a chat about their rising new fiery foods company. Also, show sponsor Dan Arnold of Sucklebusters returns to tell Scott about several of his delicious

Dr. BBQ Ray Lampe Returns to Chat Barbecue

May 19th, 2015 1h 12m

Ray Lampe, AKA Dr. BBQ, returns once again to The Firecast to chat about his new book, Flavorize, to talk about the BBQ Hall of Fame, if Guy Fieri is a true barbecue influence, and his barbecue video courses. Ken and Scott discuss how to add ch

Scott Gets Interviewed on Wren's BBQ Show

May 9th, 2015 50m 31s

I was recently interviewed by Wayne Renbjor of the Wren's BBQ Podcast, and talk about all kinds of things including how to try out new sauces to where I got started in the fiery foods industry.

Big Moe Cason BBQ Chat

May 1st, 2015 1h 9m

Big Moe Cason steps into the interviewee chair and talks about what he likes and doesn't like in barbecue, and also discusses his TV career with shows like BBQ Pitmasters. Ken and Scott list their heroes and mentors in the chilehead world, and

Upcoming Hot Sauce and Chilehead Events and Festivals For 2015

Apr 1st, 2015 37m 49s

Scott covers all of the major trade shows, expos, festivals and events remaining in 2015 that are of interest to hot sauce fans, chile pepper lovers, and general spicy food fans and chileheads in general, from Scott's calendar on his website.

Hot Sauce Industry History Chat with Chip Hearn of Peppers and CaJohn Hard of CaJohn's Fiery Foods

Mar 23rd, 2015 1h 2m

In the second part of his coverage of the NYC Hot Sauce Expo, Scott chat with Hot Sauce Hall of Fame Nominees Chip Hearn of Peppers and CaJohn Hard of CaJohn's Fiery Foods, as they talk about the history of the fiery foods industry. Ken also di

Sam and Tina McCanless of Zane and Zack's World Famous Honey Company Interview

Feb 21st, 2015 58m 23s

The Washington state-based owners of Zane and Zack's, Sam and Tina McCanless, join Scott and talk about what it's like to combine honey and hot sauces, and also discuss a timely Ted Nugent-autographed guitar raffle that will benefit a wounded U

Steve Seabury Discusses the NYC and CA Hot Sauce Expos, and Hot Sauce Hall of Fame

Feb 14th, 2015 35m 45s

High River Sauces Head Honcho Steve Seabury discusses a couple of fiery foods events he is producing, the 3rd Annual New York City Hot Sauce Expo and the brand new California Hot Sauce Expo, along with the new Hot Sauce Hall of Fame coinciding

Help Cathy and Steve Zielinski Fight Cancer

Feb 5th, 2015 11m 45s

In this short but special episode, Scott and Ken urge everyone to help out our friends Steve and Cathy Kielinski of Crazy Steve's Pickles and Salsas as Cathy has been diagnosed with breast cancer. If you're a chilehead, a barbecuer, or just a g

DivaQ Danielle Dimovski of BBQ Crawl Interview

Jan 30th, 2015 1h 20m

One of the First Ladies of the BBQ competition world, Danielle Dimovski, AKA DivaQ, joins Scott via Skype and talks about her smoker and grill preferences, outdoor cooking pet peeves and favorite flavor combos, and also discusses her TV career

Scott Talks Scoville Scale and Hot Sauces on the Brad and John Morning Show on Seattle 92.9 FM - Special Edition!

Jan 23rd, 2015 10m 44s

Here's a short bonus radio interview from a few years back, when Brad and John on Classic Rock Seattle 92.9 FM asked me about Blair's Death Sauce, the Scoville Scale and what the world's hottest chile pepper (then the Trinidad Scorpion) would d

Chile Pepper Myths and Science, Featuring Dr. Gillian Dagan of ABC Research Laboratories

Jan 19th, 2015 1h

In this special extra spicy hot, capsaicin-injected episode, Scott chats with Dr. Gillian Dagan of ABC Research Laboratories, and discusses topics such as what a food lab does and the rundown on HPLC testing to determine where things fall on th

Best Sauce of the Year Winners Born to Hula, Plus Ken's Favourite Products of 2014

Jan 5th, 2015 1h 11m

Scott chats with New Jersey-based Born to Hula Hot Sauce owners Ed and Amy Bucholtz, who make what Scott picked as best spicy food product of 2014 in their Reaper of Sorrow Carolina Reaper Hot Sauce. In his regular segment, Ken Alexander offers

Announcing the Big Fiery Foods and BBQ Survey - Special Edition!

Dec 30th, 2014 2m 58s

In this quick little announcement edition, Scott invited everyone to participate in the the Big Fiery Foods and BBQ Survey at ScottRobertsWeb.com/survey and let your voice be known!

Scott Picks the Best Products of the Year for 2014

Dec 18th, 2014 47m 34s

In this special end of the year episode, Scott gives his choices for the top fiery foods and BBQ products for the year 2014, including the best hot sauce, BBQ sauce, BBQ rub/seasoning, spicy sweet product, salsa, spicy snack, condiment, best bu

Jennifer Reynolds of Sauce Goddess

Dec 9th, 2014 51m 51s

Scott interviews the honcho of Sauce Goddess, Jennifer Reynolds, and finds out the story behind her divine BBQ products. Ken and Scott list several holiday hot sauce gift pack specials for your Christmas present shopping, and Scott reviews Bobb

Indoor Kitchen Inventory with Ken and Scott

Dec 1st, 2014 1h 8m

What do you have in your indoor kitchen? In an extended Ken's Fiery World segment, Ken Alexander joins Scott as they give a rundown on many of the essential items they keep in their kitchens, from knives, tools, gadgets, pots, pans, and more!

Benito Maniscalco of Benito's Hot Sauce Interview

Nov 18th, 2014 26m 35s

One of the most underrated sauce makers in the country, Ol' Benito Maniscalco of Vermont's Benito's Hot Sauce, stops by the Skype chatline and talks with Scott about his stellar products. Scott also reviews Bigfat's Boom Shanka Curry Chipotle H

More Listener Feedback, Including Your Most Missed Defunct Sauces

Nov 6th, 2014 34m 26s

It's one again time to dip into the virtual Firecast Mailbag and read your feedback, including many of your responses to the topic brought up in Episode 65, what are some of your favorite defunct hot sauces?