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Okay, this is no longer just the  hot sauce review season.  It's turned into the hot sauce review train, barreling through at full speed with another solid ZinThePhoenix review for  Rio Grande Mud. Good to see the "Mud" get some love :P  Choo Choo!   Ken

Ken's Pepper Works Holiday Sale   It's ‪‎Small Business Saturday‬ so please support us small businesses. Now through Cyber Monday get 20% off all ‪hot sauce‬ with free shipping on orders over $35! Use coupon code FREE35 on www.kenspepperworks.com.     That’s a Lenny Award winner and...

I am pleased to announce that I have won two Scovie Awards! Island Sunshine - 1st Place, World Beat Category and Red Thunder - 3rd Place, World Beat Category Almost a World Beat sweep!  To top it off, this is the second year in a row that Island Sunshine placed 1st in the World Beat category...

It looks like the hot sauce box is no longer available in a package size for us small guys.  The only order size is 1,500 boxes for about $2K.  Has anyone found a good alternative?

Ken's Pepper Works SALE TIME!   I'm pleased to announce that ‪Red Thunder‬ took 1st place in The 2015 Chile Pepper Awards put on by Chile Pepper Magazine! It won 1st place in the Asian category and best overall ‪‎hot sauce‬ in the competition (#1 of 130). ‪‎Island Sunshine‬ placed 2nd in the...

The 2015 Chile Pepper Awards are in the books and I could not be happier. Red Thunder won the overall hotsauce category as well as best Asian sauce. Island Sunshine tied for second in the Caribbean category. A solid day at the Houston Hot Sauce Festival as well. Here is the full list of...

Ken's Pepper Works Labor Day Sale FREE SHIPPING On All Orders of $35 or More     "I'm a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it."     -- Thomas Jefferson   Time for us worker ants to leave the colony to it's own devices and partake in a little R&R. This...

Ken's Pepper Works - Island Sunshine Review   The ‪ ‎hot sauce‬ review season has started and the first reviews of ‪Island Sunshine‬ are in from www.iloveitspicy.com. Here are a few reviewer comments: “This sauce belongs on every fish taco out there.” -- Fiber Joe   “Probably the best tropical...

I have been asked to help create a retail hot sauce product for a chef (at least I think I have) and was wondering what everyone's thoughts were on the subject.  Here is a little background.   This chef backed my Kickstarter campaign and ordered one bottle of sauce.  His Kickstarter profile said...

Ken's Pepper Works Independence Day Sale  (Today Only)   "There, I guess King George will be able to read that."     -- John Hancock   What do hot sauce lovers have in common with our founding fathers?  We are all rebels. Ours is just of the culinary kind.  So how about some fireworks?  We just...

MEMORIAL DAY SALE! (now through Memorial Day)   Although Memorial Day is a time to reflect on those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom, it's also a time for family, friends and BBQ.  Don't be that guy or gal at the BBQ that doesn't have any hot sauce.  Be prepared, don't panic...

Does anyone plan to go to the 1st annual Chicago Hot Sauce Festival?  It's the week after the Louisiana Hot Sauce Expo.  I want to go but am afraid PepperMamma will kill me if I leave town two weekends in a row.  I would hate to miss it since it's only about 5 hours away.  Anyone else?

Hey everyone, I finally got my recipe blog up and running - just in time for the payoffs!  I plan to post recipes using my hot sauce as well as those using fresh and dried chiles.  Basically, a spicy food blog.  I'll also post ramblings and thoughts about food in general.  So please check it out...

Bill Moore has named Red Thunder one of the 30 best hot sauces of 2014! If you remember, Bill reviewed all three sauces over the summer and gave each a 9 out of 10 for flavor.  Island Sunshine has been winning all the awards lately so it's good to see a little love thrown at Red Thunder. Here's...

Hey everyone, Xmas came early for Ken's Pepper Works. Today Island Sunshine won a Lenny Award for one of the best new products of the year and Red Thunder took Honorable Mention! This is my first "win" for Red Thunder.     The Lenny Awards are put on by Al "Buddah" Goldenberg at...

Ken's Pepper Works is having a Cyber Monday sale.   35% off all individual bottles of hot sauce and 15% of already-discounted bulk items!   Use coupon code BOOM!     You can get our 1ST PLACE SCOVIE AWARD WINNER, Island Sunshine for as little as 3.90/bottle!      

I will be at a couple indoor shows in Nov and there will not be any tents.  Does anyone have ideas on how to put up a banner or market your company name/logo/tag line w/out having a tent to attach the banner?  I know signage on the table, but that's small and my table is pretty full.   Ken 

I was wondering if anyone who has won a scovie has paid (or will pay) for the advertising and product analysis.  The product analysis is $50/product.  It would be nice to have this info but that's $150 for me.  Ouch.   Also, another $75 for advertising on www.scovieawards.com.  Forgive me but...

Tomorrow (Fri) I will be meeting w/ a local Spanish tapas restaurant to see about incorporating my sauces into their appetizer/bar menu. This is a promotional opportunity set up by their marketer (3rd party).  I met the restaurant owner, executive chef and the marketer when I did a local TV news...

Today I received notification that Island Sunshine received a 1st Place Scovie Award in the World Beat category. I am very proud and humbled considering the number of great sauces on the market. Thanks to everyone who has helped me along the way, including all my THP friends and Kickstarter...