The Consuming Fire lineup behind a live flame

Poured live. Florida made.

Small-batch fire, made in Florida.

Five sauces. One family. Hebrews 12:28-29.

Consuming Fire: Small-Batch Hot Sauce, Made in Florida

Proudly poured

From Florida markets Florida markets, every weekend. to the ballparks Banner up at the ballpark. this fire finds its people Shared one bottle at a time. one bottle at a time.

Carlos' Consuming Fire

The heat you're craving.
Irresistible flavor.

Small batches. Real peppers. A verse on every bottle, hand-filled in Florida.

Ghost Pepper Hot Sauce bottle, three-quarter turntable view

The record

Proof in the numbers

2018
Hand-bottling small batches since
22
stores carry the sauce across 3 states
Carlos' peppers on a wood table
4.9

“For our God is a consuming fire.” — Hebrews 12:29

Bring the fire to every plate

Slow-aged peppers, deep smoke, real heat. Small-batch hot sauce crafted in Florida.

The shop

Featured

Consuming Fire.
Ghost Pepper bottle

Bottled by hand.
Built to burn.

Five peppers, five fires. Find the heat that’s yours.

Kitchen spread
❚❚
Mild · Medium · Inferno
Chili pepper

Heat with
real flavor.

No fillers, no shortcuts. Just fire in every drop.

Read our story

Born in Florida

One bottle, one blessing at a time

Carlos makes every sauce by hand, in small batches, the way he started: Florida heat, real ingredients, no shortcuts. The name is a promise: our God is a consuming fire (Hebrews 12:29).

Two Mango Habanero Hot Sauce bottles on a stadium suite ledge above the ballpark field

In the wild

From the suite ledge to your table

Game day in the stands or breakfast at home, Sweet Heat rides along. Mango up front, habanero right behind it.

Mango Habanero Hot Sauce

Sweet Heat

Mango Habanero Hot Sauce

Sweet first. Then the fire shows up.

Meet Sweet Heat

Slow-aged pepperschili pepperdeep smoke, real heatfired dishand bold flavor in everyhot sauce bottlesingle drop

Cook with it

Bring the heat to the table

Fire Wings

35
Crispy reaper-glazed hot wings.
Crispy reaper-glazed hot wings.
Chicken wings, Carolina Reaper sauce, honey, garlic, butter for the glaze.

Smoky Tacos

18
Mango habanero street tacos.
Mango habanero street tacos.
Slow beef, Mango Habanero sauce, lime, onion, fresh cilantro to finish.

Ghost Eggs

12
Ghost pepper breakfast scramble.
Ghost pepper breakfast scramble.
Eggs, Ghost Pepper sauce, cheddar, scallions for a fiery morning kick.

Word of mouth

Rated 5.0 out of 5 across 23 reviews

Every review on this site comes from someone who bought a bottle. Read them all.

Customer holding two Jalapeño Hot Sauce bottles at a farmers market

The market

Farmers markets, every weekend.

Carlos' Consuming Fire Hot Sauce banner on the outfield wall at BayCare Ballpark

The ballpark

Up on the outfield wall in Clearwater.

Two fans each holding a Jalapeño Hot Sauce bottle at an outdoor market

The family

Bottles rarely go home alone.

Reviews

Word from the table

★★★★★
I use this hot sauce for all my chicken wing recipes. It has incredible flavor and makes the wings pop! I love it!
Trinidadian Scorpion Hot Sauce bottleDavid Scotton Trinidadian Scorpion
★★★★★
I love (very) hot sauce and received a bottle of Carolina Reaper as a Christmas present. I had a little on pizza for lunch and think this hot sauce is excellent. It tastes excellent and is very hot. No artificial heat, just peppers. I will rate it as one of the best I have had and plan to buy more when this bottle is empty.
Carolina Reaper Hot Sauce bottleRick Kon Carolina Reaper
★★★★★
I use this hot sauce for all my chicken wing recipes. It has incredible flavor and makes the wings pop! I love it!
Trinidadian Scorpion Hot Sauce bottleDavid Scotton Trinidadian Scorpion
★★★★★
I love (very) hot sauce and received a bottle of Carolina Reaper as a Christmas present. I had a little on pizza for lunch and think this hot sauce is excellent. It tastes excellent and is very hot. No artificial heat, just peppers. I will rate it as one of the best I have had and plan to buy more when this bottle is empty.
Carolina Reaper Hot Sauce bottleRick Kon Carolina Reaper
From the community

Markets, pepper fests and ballparks across Florida: the faces who keep the fire burning.

  • Fan holding up two Carlos' Consuming Fire bottles at an outdoor farmers market
  • Carlos, owner of Carlos Consuming Fire, smiling with a fan in a blue Phillies jersey while holding a bottle of Mango Habanero hot sauce at a baseball game.
  • Customer with a bagged gift basket of sauces at an indoor market booth
  • Excited female customer smiling and holding two bottles of Carlos Consuming Fire hot sauce at an outdoor artisan market.
  • Young customer with a purchase in front of the Carlos' Consuming Fire banner
  • Happy couple holding two different bottles of Carlos Consuming Fire hot sauce while posing with their dog at an outdoor event.
  • Happy customer in a blue long-sleeve shirt and orange cap holding a bottle of Carlos Consuming Fire hot sauce at an outdoor market.
  • Couple posing with a wrapped gift pack of mini sauce bottles at a market
  • Customer holding a bagged sauce purchase next to the Carlos booth banner
  • Carlos in a red polo shirt smiling with two happy customers holding Pepper Salada jars and hot sauce at an evening outdoor festival.
  • Smiling customer presenting a sauce bottle at an outdoor farmers market
  • Three people posing with hot sauce bottles at Pepper Fest 2025; Carlos, in the green Tennessee Bob's polo shirt, stands on the right.
  • A happy young couple posing with a bottle of Carlos Consuming Fire Mango Habanero hot sauce at a sunny outdoor artisan market.
  • Fan holding up two sauce bottles at a busy outdoor farmers market
  • Couple each holding a Jalapeño Hot Sauce bottle at a holiday farmers market
  • A happy couple smiling and posing with a bottle of Carlos Consuming Fire Hot Sauce at an outdoor community market.
  • Couple with a branded tumbler and gift pack at a waterfront market
  • Two festival-goers holding up a sauce bottle and a bagged purchase
  • Customer holding a wrapped multi-bottle gift pack at the festival booth
  • Carlos with two smiling customers holding a jar at the night festival booth
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The Perfect Bundle

The Perfect Bundle

Jalapeño · Habanero · Ghost Pepper · Trinidad Scorpion · Carolina Reaper

$60

Triple Threat Bundle

Triple Threat Bundle

Ghost Pepper · Trinidad Scorpion · Carolina Reaper

$41

Smokin’ Hot Bundle

Smokin’ Hot Bundle

Ghost Pepper · Trinidad Scorpion

$27

Sweet Heat Bundle

Sweet Heat Bundle

Habanero · Carolina Reaper

$25

Heat Lovers Bundle

Heat Lovers Bundle

Trinidad Scorpion · Carolina Reaper

$28

Twice as Nice Bundle

Twice as Nice Bundle

Jalapeño · Habanero

$22

Wear the fire

Official Consuming Fire gear

The Official Carlos’ Consuming Fire Insulated Tumbler

The Official Carlos’ Consuming Fire Insulated Tumbler

Take the fire with you or keep things cool. Our official branded insulated tumbler is built for those who demand perform

$25

The Official Carlos’ Consuming Fire Signature T-Shirt

The Official Carlos’ Consuming Fire Signature T-Shirt

Wear the flame in our official hot sauce t-shirt. Our branded tee is designed for those who live for the heat. Featuring

$22

The Official Carlos' Consuming Fire Branded Hat

The Official Carlos' Consuming Fire Branded Hat

Turn up the heat on your style. Our official Fire Branded Hat is designed for the fans who live for the fire. Whether yo

$25

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Taste the fire

One drop is all it takes

Carolina Reaper bottle

Five flames, one lineup

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From a gentle Jalapeño glow to the Carolina Reaper's full burn: every bottle is small-batch, hand-made in Florida. Pick the flame that fits your fire.

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