Keith's Hot Sauce Trio Pack Reviews

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“Such fantastic flavors with lots of depth!”

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Posted 4 years ago

“Much like our dear Keith, this trio of sauces was a ride full of twists and turns, but always had me smiling. Getting the package quite early in the day (which was a lovely looking box displaying the sauces nicely, which I promptly threw into the recycling), I was excited to plan out my meals for the day to use the sauces to their full potential. I started with the Keith's Chicken Sauce. Most mornings, I have eggs in some form, and as it's Taco Tuesday, I decided to go the route of a Breakfast Burrito. Nothing too crazy, just some scrambled eggs mixed with ham and cheddar cheese, then poured on a good bit of Keith's Chicken Sauce before wrapping that baby up. Now, I did taste a little dab AFTER I put it on and did a little "Oh no..." because it clearly was going to be fairly spicy and I didn't emotionally prepare for how much I had just put on it. I dabbed off a good bit with a separate tortilla and tossed some cheese into it and made a quick quesadilla for my roommate (Her review: "Why did you make me a buffalo quesadilla? I mean, it's good, but why?") and wrapped my less-saucy burrito up and dug in. The sauce definitely has a bit of "earthy" taste to it that separates it from traditional buffalo sauces, and I really liked it! The herbs reminded me of my grandma's old marinara she made, but with a buffalo sauce base instead of tomato. While a breakfast burrito probably wasn't the best idea to showcase this sauce, I do foresee myself using this on more buffalo-type chicken wraps and salads in the future. Next up was lunch, which I ordered a burger from our local burger place and asked them to hold the sauce, because there was a new sheriff in town and he needed some streets to patrol on his own, and that sheriff was Keith's Habers-Burger Sauce. With the burger opened, I made sure this time to taste the sauce BEFORE overcommitting with the pour. As it turns out, that was completely unnecessary, because this sauce was FANTASTIC! It's more vinegar-y than I expected, but was the perfect kind of unexpected. The smokey aftertaste makes the sauce really sing and gives you that feeling of being 14 again, sitting outside eating burgers on the 4th of July while your Uncle is lighting illegal fireworks with a beer in the same hand as the smoldering punk he uses to light the fireworks, keeping the other hand completely empty and held behind him for "balance". The nostalgic taste almost makes you miss being out in public with people, but not quite enough to miss being with your drunk Uncle. Still, an incredible sauce that I used way more than a reasonable human would have on my burger and fries. Using almost half of the bottle on my first use should say all I need to about how much I liked this sauce. Then dinner, which, of course, had to be tacos. It's TACO. TUESDAY. So I ordered some Taco Bell (because there's no authentic Taco places that'll deliver to me, so we settle. That's life, sometimes), with my mind dancing on what all I should get to really showcase Keith's Taco Sauce. I decided to go with a sampling of a regular crunchy taco, a crunch wrap, a burrito supreme, and a steak quesadilla. As I waited for the delivery, I gave the sauce a good couple whiffs. It smells just like you'd expect a jalapeno-based hot sauce to smell, once again stirring nostalgia of the small authentic Mexican restaurants I would visit when I lived on the West coast. Thankfully, it didn't remind me of the overly drunken nights that came AFTER the Mexican food, which ended face first in the toilet from all that cheap college booze. It didn't smell overly spicy, so for whatever reason, I decided not to sample it before putting it on and decided the plan would be I would just go reserved at first and add more as needed. What caused me to be so bold shall remain a mystery. As my food arrived, I laid it all out and decided the obvious place to start was the crunchy taco. I tilted it to the side and splashed a fair amount along the full length of the inside of the taco and took a bite. Now I'm not new to Try Guys. I've been watching since the BuzzFeed days. I've watched every "Without a Recipe" they've done. So why didn't I see this coming? Why didn't I know this mad scientist that is Keith Habersberger would try to weasel in a "Daddy's Favorite" into AT LEAST one of the sauces? I wasn't expecting the raisin and cinnamon flavor amidst the perfectly spicy jalapeno taco sauce. Now I'm probably not the best person to judge this sauce, as I'm actually allergic to cinnamon (Worry not, review readers! I'm not deathly allergic. It just makes my whole mouth numb for a little bit), but what I did eat, I really enjoyed the flavor. A sweeter taco sauce due to the aforementioned invading flavors, it's a very unique flavor that'll keep you saying "Huh..." after every bite. And you WILL take more bites. Because it's strangely good. I gave my roommate the burrito supreme with the sauce on it, and she said "Why does this taste a little bit like an oatmeal raisin cookie? And why do I like it? I shouldn't like it. Wait, did you eat this? You're allergic to cinnamon. Oh, that's why you're having me try it? Wait, you DID eat it? Like enough that you need to go to the hospital? Well, let me know if you need me to take you to the hospital, throw something at me if it gets hard to breath. Can I just have this bottle since you're not allowed to eat it?" So further reviews may be done by her for the Taco Sauce. So in summary, I really enjoyed this hot sauce set (Despite your attempts to kill me, Keith). I'd give the Keith's Chicken Sauce an 8/10, the Keith's Habers-Burger Sauce a 10/10, and the Keith's Taco Sauce a 6/10, which I guess averages the bundle to 8/10, and since I learned fractions, that gets it a 4/5 stars.”

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Posted 4 years ago

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“Seriously you can have an empty fridge except for the meat, bun and sauce yet you'll still end up with a great tasting burger. Makes everyday a burger day! I know he's known for the chicken sauce which is good but not as unique imo as the burger sauce. Just ordered the taco sauce to see what's going on there. ;)”

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Posted 4 years ago

“My wife and I watch the tryguys all the time and especially love Keith eats the menu. We were very excited to try all three of Keith's sauces. Boy were we surprised when all three tasted like raisin vinegar dumpster juice. I don't recommend these sauces unless you enjoy linking the floor of a Texas road house just before closing on a Friday.”

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Posted 4 years ago

“Got these for my birthday and I couldn’t be happier”

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Posted 4 years ago

“I bought this for my dad's birthday and he loves them!! I can't wait to put this on all my food!!”

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Posted 4 years ago

“As I have gotten older I am not able to eat hotter hot sauces and this trio is amazing!!! I love the flavors and the heat is perfect!!!”