Worth A Try
Crystal Hot Sauce
Baumer Foods
Ranked #18 of 18 in Hot Sauce · Reviewed June 2026
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Worth A Try — Clears the bar. No reason to steer you away.
A Louisiana workhorse, milder and slightly sweeter than Tabasco. Better as a cooking ingredient than a finisher. It won't surprise anyone and it isn't trying to. A classic, just not a contender.
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