I like mine rather spicy - enough to put some sweat on my brow. With that said, I make the batch middle of the road on hotness since others that eat it aren't as tolerant to heat. I add additional hot sauce later to my servings to achieve the desired sweat factor.

A little melted cheddar cheese on top with a couple of tortillas is good for me.

I agree. Maccaroni is a definite no in chili. I would never object to cheddar or tortillas with my chili. 👍

Wheel.

I also challenge Mike's claim and guessing I can change his mind with 8-10 drops of Satan's Blood. (Per bowl, not pot. I'm not allowed to add flavor to the pot anymore)

Guess I'm making chili today. With beans, tyvm. And yeah, the shredded cheddah on top is nice.

Instead of beans, try using can of hominy, it's a no gas alternative and the corn flavor complements chili nicely. Hominy can take the place of corn masa flour used in many chili recipes to add corn flavor and thicken up the chili, just run a can of hominy through a blender/food processor.

With Beans! FTW!

I just like chili.

Hotter the better (as long as it doesn't use extract sauce, that stuff tastes like sh*t, has a weird twang to it).

Like Mike, Bucky and DED, I like it hot af!

I don't have a tolerance level.

Agreed. For me, spices and/or hot sauces are used to add another dimension of flavor and not just there to up the Scoville value.

Chili without beans is pasta sauce. We make ours with our own canned stewed tomatoes and salsa (for the spicy taste), chili beans, kidney beans, pinto beans and black beans. We also use our home made sausage for the meat (ground beef and pork mixed with spices) . Cheese on top when served is good and tortillas are another great addition. No two batches are ever identical but they are all good!!!

entertainment value later on...[chef] [crapful]

I was sitting there eating chips and cheese with Daves Reaper sauce... I'm complaining to my wife... I'm like this stuff doesn't taste like other reaper sauces, I was like... kinda makes my throat feel weird... has a nasty aftertaste.

As I'm dumping the sh*t on every bite, my wife says...

The bottle says use one drop at a time dumb azz...

That's when I learned I don't care for extracts.

How long have I been posting here, I don't care what other people think, especially when they are wrong. :-"

After some consideration, it's apparent some of you bean lovers are fond of your own farts.

Extract sauces are garbage.

Also chili without beans is either a hot dog topping or sloppy Joe filling.