Apologies for the lack of updates recently...let's just say life is busy here at Sauce HQ! So much going on at the moment, it's hard to...

I want to say thanks to everyone who ordered over what was a very Christmas period for me. Joey's Fermented Chilli sauce is nothing...

A couple of weeks ago I met up with my old friends and teammates at Headingley AFC to commemorate ten years since the passing of a great...

It's been a really busy spring, trying to fit everything in, it's been really hectic. Joey's Chilli Sauce is now on the new pizza menu at...

Processing the sauce includes blending and pasteurising it. It's quite a time consuming job and it also tends to make the kitchen smell...

If you attended any of the markets I did before Christmas you may have bought one of these infused oils I've been playing about with...

https://www.theguardian.com/food/2022/dec/12/hot-sauce-enters-the-craft-era-its-pretty-much-like-profiling-wine I ferment my own hot...

This weekend sees me taking the sauces out on the road to my first ever maker's market. There's so much to do, the checklist is huge!...

It has to be between 3 - 4 for a perfect sauce. Anything above 4 and it wont be shelf stable and could carry on fermenting leading to...

You probably don't need me to to tell you that the sweet chilli sauce isn't fermented. Nonetheless it's a tricky sauce to get right and...

There's always a sense of anticipation when it comes round to 'blending and bottling day'. I'm never quite sure how the sauce is going to...

Today I finally managed to get my hands on these Yellow Habaneros. I paid a huge premium just to secure the delivery overnight from...

I'm often asked 'why do you put carrots in the sauce?' you may be surprised there are actually 4 good reasons for including the humble,...

Why ferment hot sauce? The simple answer is 'flavour!' Fermenting chillies with onions, carrots, garlic, capsicum and salt produces a...

The thing about making and selling fermented sauces is you have to be organised and planned. Given it takes at least 21 days to make a...