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When I was last somewhat active on this great website, Zestfest was a hot topic.   Ann, Creator, Sicman, etc, etc.  Just wondering what has ensued in the last few years.   I did a double-shift judging today.  Zestfest is THIS WEEKEND.  I had hoped some competitors and/or exhibitors would have...

I suppose this is the proper forum (?).     Question: what hot sauces need to be refrigerated after opening?   We probably agree that a basic "Tabasco Sauce" is fine in a cupboard (or, in my case, desk drawer).   That's why I'm asking - I like a few bottles of sauce at the office.     But we've...

I was active on this website 4-5 years ago, before and after Zestfest in Irving (2011?).  I was a judge and met some wonderful folks, both on here and at the Show.   I had to cancel the next year, as my company went bankrupt, I was let go, had to interview, etc.  And I didn't make the time to...

I simply stopped frequenting this site. And I met some awesome folks through it. I recently got a reminder about judging at ZESTFEST 2013 in Irving, TX. And I'm definitely IN. I'm actually wearing my Sicman Spices T-shirt as a type this... that may have been a throw-away gift, but it meant...

I bought this at Zestfest b/c it was only $4 and I had watched a show on the Food Network where this took the Gold. The vendor (perhaps a member here?) is an old hippie. I asked him where his ukelele was and he said that he left it in his hotel room. He was totally chillin', not pushing...

There is so much great info on these forums. In my case, growing peppers is a side hobby. I don't check PH or soil temperature. I don't buy expensive products. I buy good seeds and plant them in some decent soil/dirt and add some plant food occasionally. If I get an unexpected late freeze...

I realize that this barely skirts the topic, but there was a modest amount of jerky at Zestfest, will assume it falls within. I want to eat more jerky. Not that I think it's healthy per se, but it's a better alternative than a LOT of junk out there... plus I love it. If it weren't so...

Yes, it's sort of expensive, but it lasts forever. And it is perhaps the most interesting thing I've tasted... ever. The initial taste is a nice brown sugar sweetness, some "pulp" to roll over the taste buds... and then the heat begins. And it gets fairly hot... and it sustains. With just a...

Yea, I'm new... hopefully this isn't the wrong forum. But this question has to do with hot sauce ingredients. I like to keep a bottle of hot sauce at my desk (office), but it's not refrigerated... and it's there until I finish it or, more likely, throw it away at some point. Are there certain...

No, I've never lurked... I've never even heard of this website... But, I just spent the afternoon judging Zestfest with Alabama Jack... he tipped me off to you guys. And if you're anywhere near as fun as Bama J, I'm sure this will be a good decision! :flamethrower: drP