HEATONIST Hot Ones Box

What's in the box: Bottles of hot sauce selected by HEATONIST with a Hot Ones focus, though the homepage does not list exact contents or quantities.

HEATONIST is a Brooklyn hot sauce shop best known as the retail home of Hot Ones, the long-running interview show where guests answer questions while eating progressively spicier wings. Its website sorts sauces by heat level, from mild through to the hottest bottles made with Pepper X and Carolina Reaper. It also promotes the current Hot Ones Season 31 lineup alongside celebrity and brand collaborations. The subscription is described as the ultimate box for Hot Ones fans, delivered to your door. The homepage does not say exactly what each shipment holds, how often it arrives, or what it costs, so check the subscription page before signing up. That lack of detail is our main reservation. The strengths are clear, though. HEATONIST runs physical stores in Brooklyn and at Chelsea Market, its founder Noah Chaimberg is publicly known as a hot sauce expert, and the catalog centers on a curated range of all-natural sauces rather than generic supermarket brands. If you already watch Hot Ones and want to taste what the guests taste, this is the most direct route. If you mainly want mild everyday condiments, the Hot Ones focus may lean hotter than you need, although the store does carry milder sauces. A separate Club HEATONIST membership program also exists alongside the box.