Franks RedHot Sauce

griffdaddy

you got me worried that i'd ordered the wrong thing there for a second:eek:

vibe666

muppetkiller wrote: »

That site only seems to have the frank`s redhot cayenne pepper sauce, Still I guess it's a start

thats exactly the one you want, the buffalo sauce is just that with some sort of fake butter flavour that won't go off in it and it's manky compared to the proper stuff. not to mention its likely to be the same price but you'll use twice as much as the original per batch of wings rather than supplying your own butter.

also, i was doing a little more research on crispy coatings for chicken and it looks like a mixture of cornflour and regular flour gives the best results.

i used a cup of flour (the horrible american measurement, most measuring jugs have it) and 2 heaped tablespoons of cornflour the other night (plus salt, pepper & smoked paprika) and it came out crispier than a m**herf**ker.

i only ended up using half of it, but i've kept the rest for next time. i did it with thighs again but with the skin off and you'd never even miss the skin with that amount of crispiness in the coating.

sharkman

vibe666 wrote: »

thats exactly the one you want, the buffalo sauce is just that with some sort of fake butter flavour that won't go off in it and it's manky compared to the proper stuff. not to mention its likely to be the same price but you'll use twice as much as the original per batch of wings rather than supplying your own butter.

also, i was doing a little more research on crispy coatings for chicken and it looks like a mixture of cornflour and regular flour gives the best results.

i used a cup of flour (the horrible american measurement, most measuring jugs have it) and 2 heaped tablespoons of cornflour the other night (plus salt, pepper & smoked paprika) and it came out crispier than a m**herf**ker.

i only ended up using half of it, but i've kept the rest for next time. i did it with thighs again but with the skin off and you'd never even miss the skin with that amount of crispiness in the coating.

Are you deep frying or oven baking them ? I go for the bake .

sharkman

If anyone wants a Gallon of Franks and is in Dublin I'll gladly pick one up in Musgraves for them.;)

muppetkiller

sharkman wrote: »

If anyone wants a Gallon of Franks and is in Dublin I'll gladly pick one up in Musgraves for them.;)

You sir are my Hero...I'll be in Contact soon

hynesie08

Just tried these for the first time. Pretty good but i have a question. Is their anyway to make the sauce stick to the chicken better. It was really nice but it was more "runny" than i would have liked.

Kenny_D

Preheat the oven. After you take them out of the frier and coat them in the sauce pop onto a baking tray lined with tinfoil and pop them in the oven on a high heat for a while and they sauce goes thicker and sticks to the wings

vibe666

sharkman wrote: »

Are you deep frying or oven baking them ? I go for the bake .

frying with good fresh oil. i find that the amount of time you have to put them, in the oven for to get them crispy shrinks them too much and you lose too much of their juicyness. i also don't have the patience to wait that long for them to be cooked and don't like the idea of losing some of the crispy bits on the bottom of the try if they get stuck. fryer ftw.

hynesie08 wrote: »

Just tried these for the first time. Pretty good but i have a question. Is their anyway to make the sauce stick to the chicken better. It was really nice but it was more "runny" than i would have liked.

coat the wings in flour/cornflour before you cook them (as mentioned a few posts up).

also cook out the franks and butter a bit and you'll find it thickens up quite a bit. just be careful not to burn the butter if you do.

MC2009

vibe666 wrote: »

frying with good fresh oil. i find that the amount of time you have to put them, in the oven for to get them crispy shrinks them too much and you lose too much of their juicyness. i also don't have the patience to wait that long for them to be cooked and don't like the idea of losing some of the crispy bits on the bottom of the try if they get stuck. fryer ftw.

coat the wings in flour/cornflour before you cook them (as mentioned a few posts up).

also cook out the franks and butter a bit and you'll find it thickens up quite a bit. just be careful not to burn the butter if you do.

Found a New Franks Red Hot Buffalo Wings Sauce in Spar on Baggot St Upper this morning. The shop also has Original Franks Red Hot Sauce

Chriscl1

I spotted small little bottles of it in sainsburys lisburn yesterday.

BaZmO*

MC2009 wrote: »

Found a New Franks Red Hot Buffalo Wings Sauce in Spar on Baggot St Upper this morning. The shop also has Original Franks Red Hot Sauce

It's not new and apparently it's not as nice as the Original sauce.

MC2009

It's new in Ireland, Will have to make 2 batches of wings to compare so

http://www.franksredhot.com/

I'd say the Xtra Hot one would be fantastic

vibe666

MC2009 wrote: »

It's new in Ireland, Will have to make 2 batches of wings to compare so

http://www.franksredhot.com/

I'd say the Xtra Hot one would be fantastic

the buffalo sauce not new in Ireland, tesco were doing the buffalo wing sauce before they had the original and that was long ago. as far as i can tell, it was created to fill the portion of the market who are so inept at cooking that they are unable to melt actual butter in a pan and add franks original hot sauce to it.

check out further back in this thread and the "E & C Buffalo wings" thread in the food and drink forum for several mentions of the buffalo sauce (and that it's artificial gick compared to the original + butter).

all that's in the buffalo sauce that is different from the original hot sauce is some sort of fake butter and preservatives so that it won't go off.

original hot sauce + butter is the way forward if you can get it. the buffalo sauce is it's poor inbred cousin who should be left tucked away under the stairs unless the original is unavailable and you need a fix.

coffee to go

vibe666 wrote: »

the buffalo sauce not new in Ireland, tesco were doing the buffalo wing sauce before they had the original and that was long ago. as far as i can tell, it was created to fill the portion of the market who are so inept at cooking that they are unable to melt actual butter in a pan and add franks original hot sauce to it.

check out further back in this thread and the "E & C Buffalo wings" thread in the food and drink forum for several mentions of the buffalo sauce (and that it's artificial gick compared to the original + butter).

all that's in the buffalo sauce that is different from the original hot sauce is some sort of fake butter and preservatives so that it won't go off.

original hot sauce + butter is the way forward if you can get it. the buffalo sauce is it's poor inbred cousin who should be left tucked away under the stairs unless the original is unavailable and you need a fix.

Testify!!

Note that Fallon & Byrne's had the Xtra Hot Sauce last time I was there. It's like a tasty mix of Franks Original and Tabasco.

MC2009

Thanks for the heads up Vibe666, presume the buffalo sauce was introduced for the lazy people in the U.S.A.

Think I'll stick with the original and butter, I mean if it ain't broken don't fix it

Thanks for the info coffee to go

vibe666

i actually have some buffalo sauce bottles stored away at home that i bought before the original became available, but it's going to stay where it is until i can't get the original any more and i can't bear to be without my franks fix.

if you look at the recipes for buffalo wingson the franks website, they say to use the buffalo sauce (well, THEY would!) but then mention that instead of using one 'cup' of the buffalo sauce, you can substitute it using the original sauce with 2/3 original and 1/3 of that 1 cup being butter.

RayCon

Not to be a kill joy or anything but how is this still a "Bargain Alert" - most people are reporting where to find it , not that it's reduced ?

vibe666

franks is ALWAYS a bargain at any price.

Kenny_D

Judging by this thread Franks should have its own forum. I mean Mustard has one. All hail Franks. lol

muppetkiller

GStormcrow wrote: »

Judging by this thread Franks should have its own forum. I mean Mustard has one. All hail Franks. lol

I'd pay for it lol

A Disgrace

Dunnes Rathmines has them in abundance..

Regarding cooking methods, I simply attack a few wings from the butchers, cook in a convection oven until things begin to look a little hairy and simply drop them screaming into a bowl of neat Franks sauce...

Have tried the butter, and don't notice the difference tbh.. In fact, served with raw sauce, they're even hotter..

Anyone know the health implications of eating this stuff every day? If not, check back with me in six months and I'll let you know (I'd check the obituaries in the Irish Times too if I were you)

muppetkiller

A Disgrace wrote: »

Anyone know the health implications of eating this stuff every day? If not, check back with me in six months and I'll let you know (I'd check the obituaries in the Irish Times too if I were you)

A severe case of Ring Sting lol

Kenny_D

Franks Red Hot Ring Sting... has a nice ring to it

lindtee

No need to be vulgar:mad::mad: I have chili of some sort or other in nearly every savory meal. Chili has lots of beneficial health effects and not everyone suffers from the aforementioned:p:p And by my standards the normal franks isn't that hot at all. And next time I am going to try the wings without the butter. (so there)

Cheapo

Want a Franks Bargain Alert.....heres one.....Dunnes in the Square are doing the big Bottle of Original for only 2 euro each .......picked up 6 last night.....works out at 33% of........also doing the same offer on the Wings sauce....

vibe666

A Disgrace wrote: »

Anyone know the health implications of eating this stuff every day? If not, check back with me in six months and I'll let you know (I'd check the obituaries in the Irish Times too if I were you)

what ever you do, just make sure they don't try and cremate you when you finally go, or it could be the last time anyone ever sees Ireland!

rubadub

GStormcrow wrote: »

Franks Red Hot Ring Sting... has a nice ring to it

Already out there http://ringstinghotsauce.com/products.html


I got regular stuff in eurospar killiney shopping centre, was not on offer though, 2.99. Had a franks buffalo wing sauce too think it was 3.69

Cheapo

Also the Special 2 euro a bottle is also available in Dunne's in the Blanchardstown Centre.....Picked up another 6 bottles....Still with 33% off....can t beat that price...

muppetkiller

Franks Hotsauce and Buffalo Wings Sauce is back on sale in Dunnes Briar Hill Galway for 1.99 a bottle..I bought most of them lol but there's some left

lindtee

This might be interesting to others who like their food hot!!

http://www.chilliworld.com/FactFile/Scoville_Scale.asp

http://www.chez-williams.com/Hot%20Sauce/hothome.htm


Franks "red hot" rates a paltry 450 on the scoville scale. Anyone tried any of the more hotter sauces in the link.

sharkman

Eah , I have a bottle of Rons Nuckin Futz . It's hot ,but nice .

vibe666

lindtee wrote: »

This might be interesting to others who like their food hot!!

http://www.chilliworld.com/FactFile/Scoville_Scale.asp

http://www.chez-williams.com/Hot%20Sauce/hothome.htm


Franks "red hot" rates a paltry 450 on the scoville scale. Anyone tried any of the more hotter sauces in the link.

there's a TV show on the US Travel Channel called Man V's Food and the guy on there takes on all the biggest and baddest eating challenges in the US, which are inevitably either huge or really spicy. i've seen him eat stuff on there that is so spicy that they have to cook it wearing masks and gloves. :eek:

Kenny_D

Haha I'm hooked on that show vibe. It's gas. Just saw the episode where he eats the chilli burger, the chilli pasta and the chilli wings. Guy literally had tears rolling down his face. Everywhere the chicken wing even touched his face was burning. haha

lindtee

Was just browsing through HUDK, and saw this - http://www.hotukdeals.com/item/508951/hottest-chilli-in-the-world-seeds-d . Going to order me some "Dorset Naga" seeds. Dorest Naga is supposedly one of the hottest chills in the world! Link to buy the seeds-
http://www.peppersbypost.biz/order.asp
Anyone with me on this?!!

(btw is there a chilli appreciation forum on boards?:))

clickhere

Ok im finally giveing these wings ago. Wings all cut coated in corn flour and siting in the fridge. Hope i enjoy these befour i head off for croker.

Sofiztikated

I have the Tabasco Haberno Sauce. Tasty. I thought Franks was hotter than it though. Could be due to the fact that 8 drops of the Tabasco is enough to be bastid hot.

On a poorer note, no Franks to be found in Cavan. I'm running low, down to my last 2 bottles.

clickhere

Oh yes the wings are well worth all the hype, just off to get more. If only i could say the same about our team. Thanks to all,

moretothegirl

i want to try these so badly but just cant find the sauce anywhere

Slunk

I think most dunnes store stock it now

Canacourse

The number of threads on this sauce forced me to buy it when I happened across it in Superquinn last week. But I must say I did not like it at all and I normally love chile sauce. Methinks some employees of the Irish Distributor are talking it up on this forum to boost sales of these mediocre sauce...

moretothegirl

Canacourse wrote: »

The number of threads on this sauce forced me to buy it when I happened across it in Superquinn last week. But I must say I did not like it at all and I normally love chile sauce. Methinks some employees of the Irish Distributor are talking it up on this forum to boost sales of these mediocre sauce...

what kind of flavour is this sauce exactly? is it a buffalo sauce like the one you get in tgi fridays for example?

clickhere

Canacourse wrote: »

The number of threads on this sauce forced me to buy it when I happened across it in Superquinn last week. But I must say I did not like it at all and I normally love chile sauce. Methinks some employees of the Irish Distributor are talking it up on this forum to boost sales of these mediocre sauce...

Sorry to hear you did not like it, all i can tell you is i only heard of it on here and all the family love the wings with franks red hot sauce. Going to try the buffalo sauce now. Whats the best way to do these. Thank you.

coffee to go

Canacourse wrote: »

The number of threads on this sauce forced me to buy it when I happened across it in Superquinn last week. But I must say I did not like it at all and I normally love chile sauce. Methinks some employees of the Irish Distributor are talking it up on this forum to boost sales of these mediocre sauce...

Ah, but did you buy the Frank's Original Sauce or the premade Buffalo Sauce? The latter isn't fit to lick the boots of the former.

Having followed the progression of this sauces availability in Ireland for the last 3 or so years, it's my opinion that all the posters on this thread and the Elephant and Castle one over on the Food and Drink forum are genuine.

This is a product that has picked up popularity by word of mouth and nothing else - These threads are part of that.

A real shame you didn't enjoy it - Did you actually use it to make wings or did you use it for something else? But if for example, you don't like E&C style wings in the first place (and I know folks who don't), then you're unlikely to experience the joy that Frank's has brought into many people's lives.

kmick

I just discovered Franks sauce is good on popcorn especially the wing sauce that already has a butter flavour in it. Also tried it in a bloody Mary and it was good if a little salty.

Mick Shrimpton

moretothegirl wrote: »

what kind of flavour is this sauce exactly? is it a buffalo sauce like the one you get in tgi fridays for example?

Yes, along those lines...

RaoulDukeHST

kmick wrote: »

I just discovered Franks sauce is good on popcorn especially the wing sauce that already has a butter flavour in it. Also tried it in a bloody Mary and it was good if a little salty.

Interesting, I must try it with popcorn!

gaz wac

Cant confirm that, but popcorn with vinegar is the nicest thing in the world !!! heard about it, bout 10 years ago....have never looked back !!

Giving up on Franks for a while, its getting to a stage where everything I eat is dripping with Franks... toast in morning, salad at lunch, biscuits in evening..cant even taste my dinner any more cos im so used to Franks

lindtee

Canacourse wrote: »

The number of threads on this sauce forced me to buy it when I happened across it in Superquinn last week. But I must say I did not like it at all and I normally love chile sauce. Methinks some employees of the Irish Distributor are talking it up on this forum to boost sales of these mediocre sauce...

I wasn't too gone on it either but am willing to give the wings another try at some stage. I only made one batch of wings with the bottle I got and they weren't great. The rest of the sauce was used on burgers and in cooking.

Gaz wac, went through a phase of having to have chlli in everything in my younger days, even using pickled chilis in sandwiches! Still am a chili-holic but resist the urge to put in everything these days.

rh555

I think the sauce is like great beer. Even when most people agree a particular beer is great there are always people who don't like it and it comes just down to individual taste.

As to the idea about importers promoting the sauce I so wished that would be true. As far as I know its still nowhere available in Sligo county and I still have to go to Leitrim just to get it and my usual supermkt. there didnt have it last time either. I only hope they don't get rid of it.

happymondays

rh555 wrote: »

I think the sauce is like great beer. Even when most people agree a particular beer is great there are always people who don't like it and it comes just down to individual taste.

As to the idea about importers promoting the sauce I so wished that would be true. As far as I know its still nowhere available in Sligo county and I still have to go to Leitrim just to get it and my usual supermkt. there didnt have it last time either. I only hope they don't get rid of it.

seems to be loads available in most dunnes. i too never heard about it before this thread and so picked up a bottle of the original sauce at the weekend. was really looking foward to it but cant say i was overly impressed eiher to be honest.