Uploaded May 2015 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Purely for your enjoyment—and because we apparently like torturing ourselves—four intrepid Maxim editors risked life, limb, and gastro-intestinal stability to taste 11 face-numbingly spicy hot sauces and report back. Starting from dinner table staple Tabasco and ranging up to pure pepper extract, watch as we battle through the pain and try not to be the first to reach for the whipped cream.