2025 Fiery Food Challenge Winners
FFC 2025 Winners List |
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| Company | Product | Place |
| Barbecue Sauce: Alcohol Infused– Consumer Ready | ||
| Gabko Chili | Sugardaddy's BBQ | Golden Chile |
| Borracho BBQ | Boozy Q | 2 |
| Fat Daddy & Little Slim | Sippin Slather Sauce | 3 |
| Barbecue Sauce: Exotic– Consumer Ready | ||
| Defiant Sauce Co. | Hadouken Spicy Asian BBQ | Golden Chile |
| Uncle Jimmy's | Dragon Fruit BBQ Sauce | 2 |
| Uncle Jimmy's | Prickly Pear BBQ Sauce | 3 |
| Barbecue Sauce: Carolina Style – Consumer Ready | ||
| Mad Man Sauces | Spicy BBQ | Golden Chile |
| Chili-Werkstatt | Bam Oida! | 2 |
| Crazy Critters BBQ | Carolina Soakin Sauce | 3 |
| Barbecue Sauce: Fruit Based – Consumer Ready | ||
| Trilby's BBQ | Trilby's Chipotle/Marion Berry BBQ | Golden Chile |
| Indigo Lake Sauce | Cherry Blaze BBQ Sauce | 2 |
| Chef Heatley's Pepper Farm | Mango BBQ Sauce | 3 |
| Barbecue Sauce: Mustard Based – Consumer Ready | ||
| California Hot Sauce Solutions | Hip Bones-South Carolina BBQ | Golden Chile |
| Defiant Sauce Co. | Reapers Gold BBQ | 2 |
| Stewe Pepper's | BBQ Curry | 3 |
| Barbecue Sauce: Mild – Consumer Ready | ||
| Danielle's Sauces | Danielle's Sweet BBQ Sauce | Golden Chile |
| RJC Legacy Foods LLC | Pig In! Pig Out! Original BBQ Sauce | 2 |
| Gabko Chili | M'eat BBQ | 3 |
| Barbecue Sauce: Medium – Consumer Ready | ||
| Torcatha | Torcatha BBQ Sauce - Original | Golden Chile |
| Danielle's Sauces | Danielle's Smoke & Spice BBQ Sauce | 2 |
| Torcatha | Torcatha BBQ Sauce -Spìosrach (Spicy) | 3 |
| Barbecue Sauce: Hot – Consumer Ready | ||
| RJC Legacy Foods LLC | Pig In! Pig Out! Hotl BBQ Sauce | Golden Chile |
| Torcatha | Torcatha BBQ Sauce -Spìosrach (Spicy) | 2 |
| Defiant Sauce Co. | Reapers Gold BBQ | 3 |
Best Barbecue Sauce |
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RJC Legacy Foods LLC |
Pig In! Pig Out! Hotl BBQ Sauce | |
| Condiments: Asian – Consumer Ready | ||
| Danielle's Sauces | Danielle's Sweet Chili Sauce | Golden Chile |
| Danielle's Sauces | Danielle's ChiliYaki Sauce | 2 |
| Bushwick Kitchen | Weak Knees Gochujang Sriracha | 3 |
| Condiments: Exotic – Consumer Ready | ||
| Karma Sauce | Hole Mole | Golden Chile |
| Karma Sauce | Splash Down | 2 |
| Karma Sauce | Cosmic Dumpling | 3 |
| Condiments: Jam/Jelly/Honey Mild/Medium – Consumer Ready | ||
| Rockin JR Ranch | Strawberry Habanero Jam | Golden Chile |
| Old Bones Chili Co | Smoked & Spicy Pepper Marmalade | 2 |
| Texan Heartland | Vanilla Strawberry Jalapeno | 3 |
| Condiments: Jam/Jelly/Honey Hot/X-Hot– Consumer Ready | ||
| Powerful Pepper Company | Strawberry Death Spiral Chili Jam | Golden Chile |
| Texan Heartland | Cinnamon Raspberry Habanero | 2 |
| Deep Fork Foods | Jumpin' Jack's Ghostly Grape Jelly | 3 |
| Condiments: Ketchup/Steak/Cocktail Sauce – Consumer Ready | ||
| Deep Fork Foods | Bentley's Batch 5 Sauce & Marinade | Golden Chile |
| Bear River Bottling | Black Mountain Steak Sauce | 2 |
| MAS | MAS All-In-One Sauce | 3 |
| Condiments: Latin – Consumer Ready | ||
| Chico Blanco Hot Sauce Co. | Taco Hero | Golden Chile |
| Chico Blanco Hot Sauce Co. | Taco Villian | 2 |
| Karma Sauce | It's Tuesday Somewhere | 3 |
| Condiments: Mustard Mild/Medium – Consumer Ready | ||
| Sweet Diamond Foods, LLC | Brown Sugar Mustard | Golden Chile |
| Raye's Mustard | Hot & Spicy | 2 |
| OLCHILI | Golden Gator-Maimi Relish | 3 |
| Condiments: Mustard Hot/X-Hot – Consumer Ready | ||
| Raye's Mustard | Haba Habanero | Golden Chile |
| Gator Hammock | Gator Hammock Guava Mustard | 2 |
| Rising Smoke Sauceworks | Fire Seed | 3 |
| Condiments: Relish– Consumer Ready | ||
| Hot Rita's Party Starters | Jalapeño Pickle Relish Mustard | Golden Chile |
| Point Blank Pepper Company | Buckshot | 2 |
| Twissted Texas Foods LLC | Texas Twisster Sweet-n-Spicy Jalapeño Relish | 3 |
Best Condiment |
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Chico Blanco Hot Sauce Co. |
Taco Hero | |
| Hot Sauce: American Style – Mild/Medium – Consumer Ready | ||
| Karma Sauce | B8 | Golden Chile |
| Mad Man Sauces | Mad Mangonero | 2 |
| Mad Man Sauces | OG | 3 |
| Hot Sauce: American Style – Hot/X-Hot– Consumer Ready | ||
| Whoa Doggie | Alpha Dog | Golden Chile |
| Mad Man Sauces | Aw Hell Naw | 2 |
| Karma Sauce | Cosmic Disco | 3 |
| Hot Sauce: Asian Style – Mild/Medium – Consumer Ready | ||
| Karma Sauce | Cosmic Dumpling | Golden Chile |
| Karma Sauce | Curry Karma | 2 |
| Bear River Bottling | Sweet Ginger Thai | 3 |
| Hot Sauce: Asian Style – Hot/X-Hot – Consumer Ready | ||
| Karma Sauce | Cosmic Disco | Golden Chile |
| Karma Sauce | Scorpion Disco | 2 |
| Karma Sauce | Funken Hot | 3 |
| Hot Sauce: Caribbean Style Mild/Medium – Consumer Ready | ||
| Whoa Doggie | Ankle Biter | Golden Chile |
| Villain Sauce Co. | Witch Doctor | 2 |
| Wicked Provisions Hot Sauce | Wicked Provisions - Yellow Jacket | 3 |
| Hot Sauce: Caribbean Style – Hot/X-Hot – Consumer Ready | ||
| Hellfire Hot Sauce | Elixir | Golden Chile |
| Klowns on Fire Gourmet Sauces | Passion of the Dragon | 2 |
| Klowns on Fire Gourmet Sauces | Sycho in Sturgis | 3 |
| Hot Sauce: Chipotle Style – Mild/Medium Consumer Ready | ||
| Villain Sauce Co. | Southern Symphony | Golden Chile |
| Ol' Gringo Chile Company | Chuckwagon Chipotle | 2 |
| Karma Sauce | Smokey Karma | 3 |
| Hot Sauce: Chipotle Style – Hot/X-Hot Consumer Ready | ||
| Old City Fire Hot Sauce | Smokin' Datilpéno | Golden Chile |
| Karma Sauce | Smokey Extreme | 2 |
| Karma Sauce | It's Tuesday Somewhere | 3 |
| Hot Sauce: Exotic -- Mild/Medium – Consumer Ready | ||
| Tahiti Joe's Hot Sauces & Maui Pepper Company | Apples Ass | Golden Chile |
| Chef Heatley's Pepper Farm | Rose Petal | 2 |
| Rising Smoke Sauceworks | Synergy | 3 |
| Hot Sauce: Exotic – Hot/X-Hot – Consumer Ready | ||
| California Hot Sauce Solutions | J's-Raisin' the Bar | Golden Chile |
| Karma Sauce | Cosmic Disco | 2 |
| Funky's Hot Sauce Factory | Nivana | 3 |
| Hot Sauce: Fruit Based – Mild/Medium – Consumer Ready | ||
| Los Diablitos Corp | Chile de Diablitos Clandestina | Golden Chile |
| Singh's Caribbean Heat | Mama Julie's Pineapple Pepper Sauce | 2 |
| Gabko Chili | Ale Mango Habanero | 3 |
| Hot Sauce: Fruit Based – Hot/X-Hot – Consumer Ready | ||
| Gator Hammock | Gator Hammock Tropic Gator | Golden Chile |
| Tahiti Joe's Hot Sauces & Maui Pepper Company | Mango Meltdown Extreme | 2 |
| Sweet Diamond Foods, LLC | Habanero Mango Hot Sauce | 3 |
| Hot Sauce: Latin Style – Mild/Medium – Consumer Ready | ||
| California Hot Sauce Solutions | CHSS-Mexican | Golden Chile |
| Rising Smoke Sauceworks | Buenos Nachos | 2 |
| California Hot Sauce Solutions | CHSS-Calexico | 3 |
| Hot Sauce: Latin Style – Hot/X-Hot – Consumer Ready | ||
| Karma Sauce | Carnival | Golden Chile |
| Karma Sauce | Ghost Island | 2 |
| Barbaro Mojo | Metanza | 3 |
| Hot Sauce: Pepper Blend– Mild/Medium – Consumer Ready | ||
| Karma Sauce | Huhu Pina | Golden Chile |
| Texan Heartland | Hill Country Verde | 2 |
| Joey's Hot Sauce | Priscilla The Creeper | 3 |
| Hot Sauce: Pepper Blend– Hot/X-Hot – Consumer Ready | ||
| Hellfire Hot Sauce | 5-Pepper Blend Sriracha | Golden Chile |
| Karma Sauce | Huhu Diablo | 2 |
| Karma Sauce | Ghost Island | 3 |
| Hot Sauce: Spicy Sweet Sauce – Mild/Medium – Consumer Ready | ||
| Danielle's Sauces | Danielle's Sweet Habanero Sauce | Golden Chile |
| Mad Man Sauces | Bery Irritated | 2 |
| Barbaro Mojo | Best Day Ever | 3 |
| Hot Sauce: Spicy Sweet Sauce – Hot/X-Hot – Consumer Ready | ||
| Hellfire Hot Sauce | Not Your Mama's Pineapple Fatali | Golden Chile |
| Karma Sauce | Ghost Island | 2 |
| Funky's Hot Sauce Factory | Super Fuzz | 3 |
| Hot Sauce: Ghost Pepper Sauce – Consumer Ready | ||
| Ol' Gringo Chile Company | Saddleburn | Golden Chile |
| Karma Sauce | Scorpion Disco | 2 |
| Bear River Bottling | Japanese Saké Sriracha | 3 |
| Hot Sauce: Reaper Pepper Sauce – Consumer Ready | ||
| Hellfire Hot Sauce | 5-Pepper Blend Sriracha | Golden Chile |
| California Hot Sauce Solutions | Paulman Acre-Don't Pear The Reaper | 2 |
| Ol' Gringo Chile Company | Texas Reaper | 3 |
| Hot Sauce: Trinidad Pepper Sauce – Consumer Ready | ||
| Karma Sauce | Scorpion Disco | Golden Chile |
| Gabko Chili | Hot Pepper Sauce -Yellow | 2 |
| Karma Sauce | Huhu Diablo | 3 |
| Hot Sauce: Mild – Consumer Ready | ||
| Hellfire Hot Sauce | Baby Buffalo | Golden Chile |
| Texan Heartland | Lone Star Reserve | 2 |
| Karma Sauce | B8 | 3 |
| Hot Sauce: Medium – Consumer Ready | ||
| Karma Sauce | Lift Off | Golden Chile |
| Texan Heartland | Lone Star Reserve | 2 |
| Gator Hammock | Gator Hammock Guava Gator | 3 |
| Hot Sauce: Hot – Consumer Ready | ||
| Hellfire Hot Sauce | Buffalo Hell | Golden Chile |
| Stewe Pepper's | Smokey Stewe | 2 |
| Karma Sauce | Bad Karma | 3 |
| Hot Sauce: X-Hot – Consumer Ready | ||
| Hellfire Hot Sauce | 5-Pepper Blend Sriracha | Golden Chile |
| Chili-Werkstatt | Oh Carolina! | 2 |
| Karma Sauce | Cosmic Disco | 3 |
| Hot Sauce: Ultra Hot Pepper – Consumer Ready | ||
| Tahiti Joe's Hot Sauces & Maui Pepper Company | Killer Garlic XXX | Golden Chile |
| Villain Sauce Co. | Thunder Kiss | 2 |
| Hellfire Hot Sauce | Kranked | 3 |
Best Hot Sauce: |
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Karma Sauce |
Cosmic Disco | |
| Salsa: Exotic – Consumer Ready | ||
| Twissted Texas Foods LLC | Texas Twisster Ghost-Hatch Salsa | Golden Chile |
| Singh's Caribbean Heat | Mama Julie's Hatch Green Corn Tamale Salsa | 2 |
| Texuela Salsa LLC | Extra Hot | 3 |
| Salsa: Fruit – Consumer Ready | ||
| Tio Marcos Artisan Foods LLC | Tio Marcos Prickly Pear Salsa | Golden Chile |
| Deep Fork Foods | Jumpin' Jack's Pineapple Salsa | 2 |
| Deep Fork Foods | Jumpin' Jack's Cranberry Salsa | 3 |
| Salsa: Verde/Tomatillo – Consumer Ready | ||
| Whoa Doggie | Guard Dog Salsa | Golden Chile |
| Tio Marcos Artisan Foods LLC | Tio Marcos Salsa Verde | 2 |
| Don Geraldo Foods, LLC | Salsa Verde with Hatch Chiles-Hot | 3 |
| Salsa: Mild – Consumer Ready | ||
| Bando's Brand | Bando's Wild'N Reckless Mild Salsa | Golden Chile |
| Paradigm Creations | Chi Salsa | 2 |
| Ol' Gringo Chile Company | Tres Chile Especial | 3 |
| Salsa: Medium – Consumer Ready | ||
| Bando's Brand | Bando's Wild'N Reckless Mild Salsa | Golden Chile |
| Paradigm Creations | Chi Salsa | 2 |
| Texuela Salsa LLC | Medium | 3 |
| Salsa: Hot – Consumer Ready | ||
| Bando's Brand | Bando's Wild'N Reckless Hot Salsa | Golden Chile |
| Don Geraldo Foods, LLC | New Mexico Style Salsa | 2 |
| Salsa De Leon | Hot | 3 |
| Salsa: X-Hot – Consumer Ready | ||
| Tio Marcos Artisan Foods LLC | Tio Marcos Fuego Salsa | Golden Chile |
| Salsa De Leon | X-Hot | 2 |
| Texuela Salsa LLC | Extra Hot | 3 |
| Salsa: Ultra Hot Pepper– Consumer Ready | ||
| Wicked Provisions Hot Sauce | Chef Flaco's Salsa - XXX Salsa | Golden Chile |
| Brenham Kitchens | Reaper Madness Salsa | 2 |
| Yucatán Specialties | Mayan Blaster Salsa | 3 |
Best Salsa: |
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Bando's Brand |
Bando's Wild'N Reckless Mild Salsa | |
| Snack: Pickled Products – Consumer Ready | ||
| Gabko Chili | Cowboy Candy | Golden Chile |
| Singh's Caribbean Heat | Mama Julie's Hot & Holler Pickle | 2 |
| Point Blank Pepper Company | Smoke Rings | 3 |
| Snack: Salty Snack – Consumer Ready | ||
| Smokehouse Crackers | Salsa Con Limon | Golden Chile |
| Smokehouse Crackers | Fuego Con Limon | 2 |
| Brenham Kitchens | Chili Lime Cashews | 3 |
| Snack: Zesty Sweets – Consumer Ready | ||
| Mrs. J's Heav'nly Delights | Snickerdoodle Pecan Chipotle Toffee | Golden Chile |
| Mrs. J's Heav'nly Delights | Chili Pepper Bark | 2 |
| Bread Garden Bakery | Texas Sun Macaron | 3 |
Best Snack |
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Smokehouse Crackers |
Salsa Con Limon | |
| Cook-Off Food: Chili, Soup/Stew Mix | ||
| Wing-A-Lings Rubs & Seasonings | Bonnie's Blazin' Dry Heat Seasoning | Golden Chile |
| The Spice Lab | Bonfire Chili Powder Blend | 2 |
| Pecos Red Products | Pecos Red Chili Mix | 3 |
| Cook-Off Food: Cooking Sauce | ||
| Mrs. J's Heav'nly Delights | Butter Pecan Jalapeno Caramel Sauce | Golden Chile |
| Mrs. J's Heav'nly Delights | Raspberry Ghost Pepper Caramel Sauce | 2 |
| Defiant Sauce Co. | Hadouken Spicy Asian BBQ | 3 |
| Cook-Off Food: Dry Seasoning/Rub Beef | ||
| Spicy Caballero Seasonings LLC | El Bori-Tex | Golden Chile |
| Deep Fork Foods | Jumpin' Jack's Black Magic Powder | 2 |
| Wing-A-Lings Rubs & Seasonings | Wilderness Wub | 3 |
| Cook-Off Food: Dry Seasoning/Rub Beef Hot/X-Hot | ||
| Chili's Fire Pit | Flaming Hot Coals | Golden Chile |
| Chico Blanco Hot Sauce Co. | Ghostly Kiss | 2 |
| Old Saratoga Spice Rubs | Garlic Smoked Salt Death | 3 |
| Cook-Off Food: Dry Seasoning/Rub Fruit/Vegetable | ||
| Vespa's 7 Spice Mix | Spicy | Golden Chile |
| O-Face Flavors | Prime Veg (All Purpose) | 2 |
| Wing-A-Lings Rubs & Seasonings | Grilled Nice Garden Spice Seasoning | 3 |
| Cook-Off Food: Dry Seasoning/Rub Fowl | ||
| Wing-A-Lings Rubs & Seasonings | Clydes Cajun Dry Rub | Golden Chile |
| The Spice Lab | Maple Hot Honey 3 Chili Blend | 2 |
| Deep Fork Foods | Jumpin' Jack's Vodoo Magic Powder | 3 |
| Cook-Off Food: Dry Seasoning/Rub Pork | ||
| Old Saratoga Spice Rubs | Sweet Chipotle | Golden Chile |
| Old Saratoga Spice Rubs | Hot Cue | 2 |
| Deep Fork Foods | Jumpin' Jack's Diablo Magic Powder | 3 |
| Cook-Off Food: Dry Seasoning/Rub Seafood | ||
| Texas Salt Co. | Trinidad Scorpion Smoked Salt | Golden Chile |
| Karma Sauce | Instant Karma | 2 |
| O-Face Flavors | Bayou Boom Boom | 3 |
| Cook-Off Food: Marinade | ||
| Deep Fork Foods | Bentley's Batch 5 Sauce & Marinade | Golden Chile |
| Texuela Salsa LLC | Medium | 2 |
| Karma Sauce | Cosmic Dumpling | 3 |
| Cook-Off Food: Seasoned Salt | ||
| Gator Hammock | Gator Hammock Gator Sprinkle | Golden Chile |
| Old Saratoga Spice Rubs | Garlic Smoked Salt 5 Pepper Mix | 2 |
| Old Bones Chili Co | Jalapeño Salt | 3 |
| Cook-Off Food: Table Seasoning | ||
| Wing-A-Lings Rubs & Seasonings | Buck Shot Dry Rub | Golden Chile |
| Vespa's 7 Spice Mix | Mild | 2 |
| PT Originals, LLC | PT Deadley's Problem Child | 3 |
| Cook-Off Food: Wing Sauce Exotic | ||
| Karma Sauce | Splash Down | Golden Chile |
| Amazing Awaze, LLC | Mango Pepper Sauce | 2 |
| Singh's Caribbean Heat | Mama Julie's Fiery Wing Sauce & Marinade | 3 |
| Cook-Off Food: Wing Sauce Mild/Medium | ||
| Torcatha | Torcatha BBQ Sauce - Original | Golden Chile |
| Karma Sauce | B8 | 2 |
| Gator Hammock | Gator Hammock Gator Sauce | 3 |
| Cook-Off Food: Wing Sauce Hot/X-Hot | ||
| Defcon Sauces LLC | Cluckwing Orange Hot | Golden Chile |
| Karma Sauce | Scorpion Disco | 2 |
| Gator Hammock | Gator Hammock Lethal Gator | 3 |
| Cook-Off Beverage: Cocktail Mix | ||
| Commanders Bloody Mary | Commanders Spicy Bloody Mary | Golden Chile |
| Charla Foods LLC | Mary Ann's Bitchin Bloody Mary Mix | 2 |
| Deep Fork Foods | Bentley's Batch 5 Hot Bloody Mary Mix | 3 |
Best Cook-Off |
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Karma Sauce |
Splash Down | |
| Best New Product Consumer Ready Food | ||
| Mrs. J's Heav'nly Delights | Spicy Peanut Butter Balls | Golden Chile |
| Mrs. J's Heav'nly Delights | Chili Pepper Bark | 2 |
| Don Geraldo Foods, LLC | Salsa Verde with Hatch Chiles-Mild | 3 |
| Best New Product Cook-Off | ||
| Hellfire Hot Sauce | Buffalo Hell | Golden Chile |
| Spicy Caballero Seasonings LLC | El Bori-Tex | 2 |
| Texas Salt Co. | Crushed Red Pepper Pecan Smoked | 3 |
| Marketing: Label | ||
| Chico Blanco Hot Sauce Co. | Sandwich Hero | Golden Chile |
| Cowboy Spice Company | Uranus on Fire | 2 |
| Wing-A-Lings Rubs & Seasonings | Our Own Chicken Wing | 3 |
| Marketing: Logo | ||
| Torcatha | Torcatha | Golden Chile |
| Point Blank Pepper Company | Point Blank Pepper Company | 2 |
| Bando's Brand | Bando's Wild'N Reckless | 3 |
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Best Overall Product / Best of the Best |
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Chico Blanco Hot Sauce Co. |
Taco Hero | |
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