Mad Dog 1 Million Scoville Extract (4 oz.)

I make my own beef jerky. I have a great recipe that I really like but it doesn't quite have enough heat. So I bought some of this stuff. What I do is, I use a metal skewer that I dip into this hot sauce to add the heat to my marinade. If I want about a medium heat for my beef jerky I'll dip the skewer about an inch the hot sauce then mix it into the marinade. If I want it pretty spicy, I'll dip it about two inches into the hot sauce and then mix that into the marinade. Let the meat and marinade do their thing overnight, put the beef into the dehydrator and pretty soon you've got some great, spicy beef jerky.

Unlike the 5mil extracts, the 1mil extract is not prohibited by most states. More importantly, you can "work" with it. The 5mil extract is awesome too, but the fumes area killer, it will make you cry and choke just from smelling it. The 1mil is just not pleasant to smell, but you can still work with it and cook with it. From a torts perspective, if you plan on putting this product on someone's food, (1) put only a small amount, (2) tell them that it's "a bit spicy." That way, your intended target is at least aware of the risk of the food he or she is about to taste being spicy. He or she is assuming the risk of "how" spicy the food will be, and if they can handle how spicy it is. The "choice" is entirely upon the free-will of the target, and not due to misrepresentation or concealment. On the same note, please do NOT put this in food and NOT tell the person that it's spicy. Sure, it might seem like a funny thing to do, but it won't be funny if they file a pretty strong tort claim against you civilly. Also, some people are unable to handle spicy foods, or due to some stomach, heart, or GI condition, are extremely sensitive to spicy foods. Giving them food containing a 1mil extract poses a serious risk to their health and life! That means, what you thought was a joke, could end up putting you in jail for reckless or criminally negligent homicide. As an added warning; please be careful when you use this product. If you don't use gloves, and then rub your eyes later, enjoy the sensation of 1mil SHU on your naked eyes. To enjoy a similar sensation, just allow the sauce to splash into your eyes while washing something or closing the top of the bottle with the cap. If you thought you felt pain from your mouth being on fire, wait till you see what it feels like in your eyes. It's not fun, so please use gloves and glasses, or try to be very careful. No communication herein constitutes legal advice. Please consult with your own attorney that is licensed to practice law within your state.

I have been using this for a over a year now in chili and making things a little hotter than usual. A few of the recipes I have used this in: I made a 3 gallon pot of chili with a dozen or so habaneros and 4 Carolina reapers, added about 10 drops to it and it was very flavorful with a lot of heat to the point where most hot sauce enthusiasts wouldn't eat more than a bite. Chicken brest marinated in 15 drops of this, a quart of chicken broth, pinch of salt, liberal amount of ground black pepper and garlic powder. Served over rice with a butter sauce (Butter, garlic, lemon, and chardonnay). It was extra tasty but had an insane amount of heat to the point where my roommates and I were all outside vomiting and coughing after a single bite. WARNING, THIS IS NOT A JOKE after over a year of use I have only used about a half ounce of this extract. Be mindful and if cooking with it the fumes can cause some eye and nasal discomfort similar to pepper spray. Will be buying again if I ever run out.

I purchased this extract because I make a lot of soups and I like heat, but I don't want to dump a whole bottle of hot sauce into my cooking just to get some spice. This solves that problem, and then some. It is HOT. I can take the heat, but it really doesn't take much to go from "wow spicy" to "oh no I can't breathe". Sometimes the vapors really catch me off guard when I hold up a spoon to sample what I'm making. None of that is bad. I can turn up the heat of a dish to 11 without altering the flavor, which is perfect. The only downside is it doesn't come with a dropper. Not only does that make it hard to portion it correctly, which is quite tricky free-pouring it from the bottle, but also it ends up dribbling on itself and making a mess that gets all over the bottle and your hands. Trust me, you do NOT want this stuff on your hands. You will 100% rub your eyes later and it will be apparent very quickly why keeping this stuff away from your fingers is in your best interest. Aside from the lack of dropper, this is awesome. I will definitely purchase more in the future.

I was looking for a flavorless way to add heat to something. This is not it. The drops definitely have a strong flavor. That said, you need to use so little that it's probably not a problem. You can dilute it to the point that the flavor is undetectable, but the spiciness is still there. Seriously, this stuff is hot. Next time I use it I'm going to conservatively estimate how much I need, then divide that by 10 to start.