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Best hot honey, according to chefs

Two picks, each tied to a named taster and a public source — from Taste of Home Test Kitchen, Justine Sterling and The Kitchn. Recommendations come from tasteofhome.com, sporked.com and thekitchn.com.

Pantry Staples · The ranking

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    Top pick

    Mike’s Hot Honey (Original or Extra Hot)

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    Best Overall in Taste of Home’s test-kitchen tasting of seven brands: floral, with balanced mild-to-medium heat and a smooth pour. The Brooklyn pizza-shop honey that started the trend. Sporked calls the original the best hot honey for pizza and rated Extra Hot 9/10 (“if you are looking for serious heat”). The Kitchn praised its “soft, slow burn.” At most supermarkets nationwide.
    Where to buy · Amazon ↗Instacart ↗Source: tasteofhome.com ↗
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    Bushwick Kitchen Bees Knees Spicy Honey

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    Sporked’s Best of the Best (9.5/10) of 14 hot honeys: habanero’s “fruity heat” bridges “head-clearing heat and the sweet, rich honey… At first you think, ‘yum, honey.’ But then, BAM, lip-stinging heat.” Made in Brooklyn; sold at Sur La Table, H-E-B and on Amazon.
    Where to buy · Amazon ↗Instacart ↗Source: sporked.com ↗

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Questions, answered

What is the best hot honey, according to chefs?
MyTastr’s top pick is Mike’s Hot Honey (Original or Extra Hot), chosen by Taste of Home Test Kitchen. Best Overall in Taste of Home’s test-kitchen tasting of seven brands: floral, with balanced mild-to-medium heat and a smooth pour. The Brooklyn pizza-shop honey that started the trend. Sporked calls the original the best hot honey for pizza and rated Extra Hot 9/10 (“if you are looking for serious heat”). The Kitchn praised its “soft, slow burn.” At most supermarkets nationwide. Source: tasteofhome.com ↗
What are the other top picks for hot honey?
No. 2 is Bushwick Kitchen Bees Knees Spicy Honey, chosen by Justine Sterling (Sporked). Only two picks cleared the bar so far. Each card above links to the original source.
How does MyTastr choose these picks?
Every pick is tied to a named chef, cookbook author or food expert and links to the public interview, panel or article it came from. We survey dozens, often hundreds, of top chefs, food writers and critics, and order reflects how often and how strongly a brand is recommended. Only organic recommendations count — paid endorsements don’t — and brands can’t buy a spot. Read how we pick.

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