Skip to content

Shop Smart

Reviews, recipes, news and dinner ideas

  • Home
  • Shop online
  • Shopping guides
  • Grocery finds
  • Dinner ideas
  • ✉️

Hot Sauce

Me’s Way Chili Sauce – a blast of funk and flavor

September 7, 2021September 7, 2021 by Stuart Melling
Me's Way Chili Sauce

It’s not often that a condiment whizzes across my kitchen counter and really makes me stop and pause. But that’s what happened with this delightful jar from Me’s Way. This …

Read more

Categories Condiment, Grocery, Hot Sauce, Pantry, Sauce Tags Me's Way Leave a comment

Hot N Saucy – deeply flavored hot sauces

September 4, 2021 by Stuart Melling
Hot N Saucy sauce line up

All too often hot sauces become obsessed with scovilles, flame and fire; they can be the muscle cars of the condiment world, all brawn and brash style. That’s not the …

Read more

Categories Grocery, Hot Sauce, Pantry, Sauce Tags Hot N Saucy Leave a comment

Fury Hot Sauce – impressive global flavors

August 30, 2021 by Stuart Melling
Fury Hot Sauce

My not so secret weakness? Hot sauce. Honestly, a whole shelf of my fridge is devoted to things bursting at the seems with fire and fury. Speaking of Fury – …

Read more

Categories Gift Ideas, Grocery, Hot Sauce, Pantry, Sauce Tags Fury Hot Sauce Leave a comment

Nando’s Peri-Peri Sauce review

October 20, 2019August 26, 2019 by Stuart Melling
Nando's Peri Peri Sauce

Disclosure: this quartet of sauces was sent to us directly by Nando’s USA for free, for review purposes. Our thoughts below are our own. Back in in my home country …

Read more

Categories Cooking Sauce, Grocery, Hot Sauce, Pantry, Sauce, Smart Buy Leave a comment

Review: Gringo Bandito Hot Sauce

October 11, 2019June 19, 2019 by Stuart Melling
Gringo Bandito hot sauces

The back story of this particular hot sauce is certainly unique. At least amongst the huge collection I have on hand I’m not sure any others can claim to be …

Read more

Categories Grocery, Hot Sauce, Pantry, Sauce Tags Gringo Bandito Leave a comment

Review: Yellowbird Serrano Condiment

May 22, 2018April 12, 2018 by Stuart Melling
Yellowbird Serrano Condiment Sauce on plate

How can you not love that label? One glance at that angry little guy and this bottle was headed straight into my shopping cart. Turns out that was a good …

Read more

Categories Gluten Free, Grocery, Hot Sauce, Pantry, Smart Buy, Vegan, Vegetarian Tags Yellowbird Foods Leave a comment

Review: Is Fuego Box Worth It?

November 14, 2018April 8, 2018 by Stuart Melling
Fuego Box hot sauce gift box

Knock the socks of the chili lover in your life with this unique, curated hot sauce gift set. Fuego Box was created by a guy who began down a path …

Read more

Categories Gift Ideas, Hot Sauce, Subscription Tags Fuego Box Leave a comment

Latest grocery store reviews

  • Pacific Crispy Battered HaddockPacific Crispy Battered Haddock review
  • Durham Ranch Ground Wagyu Beef PattiesDurham Ranch Ground Wagyu Beef Patties reviewed
  • Tyson Southern Style Breast TenderloinsTyson Southern Style Breast Tenderloins review
  • Gardein Plant-Based ChiliGardein Plant-Based Chili review
  • Pacific Crispy Battered HalibutPacific Crispy Battered Halibut – a quality buy

Random dinner ideas

  • Sams Choice Angus Beef Burger with air fried eggBurger with runny egg
  • Fish and chips with panko crusted codFish and chips with panko crusted cod
  • Italian-style nachos with Alpha meatless sausageItalian-style nachos
  • Roasted beets with crushed pistachios and goat cheeseRoasted beets with crushed pistachios and goat cheese
  • MorningStar Farms nachosNachos with MorningStar Farms crumblers
  1. Stuart Melling on Review: Great Value BBQ Pork Rib SandwichesJune 21, 2022

    Quite correct Dan, now fixed, thanks!

  2. Dan on Review: Great Value BBQ Pork Rib SandwichesJune 21, 2022

    I'm sure you meant microwave, unless a nivrowave is a new appliance I haven't heard of...

  3. Alan Matisoff on Mission Hill Burnt Ends from Costco reviewedJune 10, 2022

    These burnt ends were a TOTAL WASTE OF MONEY!$ I had a taste at Costco and loved it. I purchased…

  4. Stuart on Gardein Ultimate Chick’N Tenders – the best yet?June 4, 2022

    I'm not sure I'd advise on skillet cooking, they're a little on the thicker side, so I am not sure…

  5. sdf on Review: Jack Daniel’s Pulled ChickenJune 4, 2022

    I tried this and it was one of the most disgusting things I have ever tasted. Stomach turningly sweet but…

Other links

  • Work with us
  • Privacy and disclosure

Get social

  • Instagram
  • Facebook group
  • Email

Most Popular Topics

365 Alexia Alpha Alpha Foods Applegate Naturals Banquet Beyond Meat Birds Eye Deep dr. Praeger's Field Roast Gardein Gorton's Great Value Hatch Hormel House Foods Impossible Burger Impossible Foods Incogmeato Indian Food Jimmy Dean Kroger Lean Cuisine Lightlife Mae Ploy McCormick MorningStar Farms Ore-Ida Sam's Choice SeaPak Simple Truth Sitka Salmon Sitka Salmon Shares Sprouts Sukhi's SW Beans Sweet Earth Tajin Three Bridges Trader Joe's Tyson Upton's Naturals Walmart Whole Foods

Recent Comments

  • Stuart Melling on Review: Great Value BBQ Pork Rib Sandwiches
  • Dan on Review: Great Value BBQ Pork Rib Sandwiches
  • Alan Matisoff on Mission Hill Burnt Ends from Costco reviewed
  • Stuart on Gardein Ultimate Chick’N Tenders – the best yet?
  • sdf on Review: Jack Daniel’s Pulled Chicken
© 2022 Shop Smart • Built with GeneratePress