Mo' Hotta, Mo' Betta. That's a slogan I can get behind. I love fiery food. Last night I told the waitress I wanted my Drunken Noodles "Thai hot." Delicious! I would gargle with Tabasco if it wasn't so expensive in those little bottles.*
What are your default hot sauces, and in what different ways do you use them?
Around Casa Silenus, the go-to sauces are Sriracha, Crystal and Frank's for spicing up just about anything. My travel bottles are Mini-Tabasco bottles. I use a lot of Tiger Sauce as a cooking ingredient, as I find it brings a depth of flavor to dishes that the others don't. If I want to seriously bring the heat, I use Blair's. Honorable Mention goes to Toad Sweat, which is just frakking outstanding over ice cream.
The rest of the collection gets used sporadically. I have over 100 bottles on the rack as a display, and maybe 25 or so in the back of the cabinet for cooking.
*I know you can buy it in gallon bottle at restaurant supply stores. Shut up.