Who is JLD HOT SAUCE & KNIVES?

(Food Canning establishment Registration #11229268526 / food entity number: 381039)
Greetings fellow chili heads,

I am a one man operation. I grow all of the chilies for my products myself. Everything is made with fresh chilies or chilies that have been frozen within 10-15 minutes of being picked. I produce and bottle the sauce myself.

I have had a love for spicy foods and bladed tools for many years. A few years ago, I couldn't find a sauce with lots of flavor and satisfying heat, so I decided to make my own. At first, I gave it away to friends and family. They encouraged me to sell my sauce. I started selling my sauce at farmer's markets for a while and the response was tremendous, which leads us to this website.

I have been making knives since 2016 (well, out of old saw blades and the like all my life but they don't count😂

Currently, I am a CHIEF ENGINEER in the merchant marine on ships which carry liquefied Natural Gas, which means that I am out at sea for months at a time. With that said, if I am slow to respond or if the site is closed to sales for a time you know the reason. Please don't hold it against me. If the sales become such that it requires full time work I guess I'll have to 'retire' and make more sauce. 😂

If you have any questions. Please do not hesitate to contact me. If I'm at work it may take a couple of days to respond.

12th Annual 2019 HOT PEPPER AWARDS

2019 Hot Pepper Awards

BEST EXTREAM

JLD HOT SAUCE & KNIVES - reaper madness special reserve

SINGLE PEPPER XTRA-HOT

1st - JLD Hot Sauce & Knives - Carolina Reaper Special Reserve
2nd - JLD Hot Sauce & Knives - Bhut Jolokia Extra Hot Sauce

SWEET & SAVORY

1st - JLD Hot Sauce & Knives - Bhut Jolokia Extra Hot Sauce

ETHNIC

2nd - JLD Hot Sauce & Knives - Bhut Jolokia Hot Sauce Thai Flavor

SPECIALTY PRODUCT

2nd - JLD Hot Sauce & Knives - Carolina Reaper Special Reserve

5th Annual 2019 World Hot Sauce Awards

Hot Category

Champion – Bhut Jolokia Hot Sauce by JLD Hot Sauce & Knives

Ultra-hot category

Champion - Reaper Madness Special Reserve by JLD Hot Sauce & Knives

2019 Fiery Food Challenge at Zest Fest

GOLDEN CHILI

Hot sauce: American Style Mild/Medium (JLD Hot Sauce & Knives Bhut Jolokia Hot Sauce)
Hot Sauce: Ultra Hot Pepper (Jld Hot Sauce & Knives Carolina Reaper Special Reserve (Reaper Madness)

2nd Place

Hot Sauce : Asian Style Mild/Medium (JLD Hot Sauce & Knives Bhut Jolokia Thai Flavor)
Hot Sauce Ghost Pepper (Jld Hot Sauce & Knives Bhut Jolokia Extra Hot)

3rd Place

Cook-Off Wing Sauce Hot/X-Hot (JLDHot Sauce & Knives Carolina Reaper Special Reserve (Reaper Madness)
Hot Sauce American Style Hot/X-Hot (JLD Hot Sauce & Knives Bhut Jolokia Extra Hot)

2018 Spicy Flave Awards (international judging Entries from 7 Countries)

Wing Sauce - HOT/Xtra Hot

JLD Hot Sauce and Knives
Bhut Jolokia Extra Hot Sauce
2ND PLACE

2018 HOT PEPPER AWARDS

Best Extreme

JLD REAPER MADNESS SPECIAL RESERVE
3RD PLACE

Single Pepper - Supershots

JLD Bhut Jolokia Extra Hoy Sauce
2ND PLACE

Single Pepper - Supershots

JLD Bhut Jolokia Extra Hoy Sauce
2ND PLACE

2018 Hot Pepper Awards

2017 HOT PEPPER AWARDS

2017 Hot Pepper Awards

Superhots Pepper - Specific

BHUT JOLOKIA HOT
3RD PLACE

Extreme

REAPER MADESS SPECIAL RESERVE
2ND PLACE