Reviewed: Aug. 23, 2009

This is the best cocktail sauce EVER! I have bought many different brands and none of them were ever good. I used a 32oz. bottle of ketchup, I used more horseradish and hot sauce than the recipe called for to give it more of a kick, I also used lemon juice not from concentrate so I halved the amount. It does make a lot of sauce, but I just put it back in the bottle to have on hand for next time!

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Brettina

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Reviewed: Jul. 25, 2009

It is better than store bought! But I like mine hotter. I buy homemade horseradish in my Town--and it's VERY hot. I found I still had to add a couple extra tablespoons. I made haddock fish frys and put the sauce on them...delicious!

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Summer

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Reviewed: Jul. 22, 2009

Excellent cocktail sauce - I would have never thought to put A1 in this, but surprisingly it was very good.

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Jillian

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Reviewed: May 31, 2009

This is sooooo good. Didn't change a thing. I will never buy store bought again. Thank's Craig....

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Lori

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Home Town: Antioch, California, USA

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Reviewed: Apr. 11, 2009

Finally!!! The perfect cocktail sauce I've been looking for my shrimps! Thanks a million Craig.

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Reviewed: Apr. 1, 2009

WOW, this guy can make some excellent cocktail sauce! I'm not normally fond of cocktail sauce, but I was intrigued by this recipe and am so glad I tried it. Make it exactly as written, and you won't be sorry. Thanks!

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Reviewed: Feb. 20, 2009

I halved the recipe because it makes a LOT--WAY too much for the 2 LBs of shrimp we had. I used 3 drops of Dave's Insanity hot sauce and some extra horseradish. I added the A1 at the end because I was hesitant of the flavor outcome. DH thought it needed less, but I thought it added the perfect flavor combo. USE THIS COCKTAIL SAUCE!!!

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momma_s

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Reviewed: Feb. 15, 2009

This one saved me in a pinch when guests were practically on the doorstep! I quartered the recipe and it worked great. I added a bit more hot pepper sauce than called for, but that is probably individual taste. A keeper!

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MYMAGICWORD

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Reviewed: Feb. 15, 2009

tastes great

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Lynne

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Reviewed: Jan. 23, 2009

This was really great, but I did change one thing based on another recipe that I read. I did half Chili sauce and half ketchup and it is SOOO good! It adds a little bit of sweetness and is just perfect! I too increased the horseradish and tabasco.

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CMHIGGINS12

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Reviewed: Dec. 26, 2008

We all loved this. I didn't have raw horseradish, so I used extra hot creamy horseradish. It turned out great!

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Reviewed: Nov. 27, 2008

Very Good! I only made 1/3 the amount, added a big pinch of brown sugar, real lemon juice and some chopped chives.

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SIOBANM

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Reviewed: Nov. 2, 2008

I've never made cocktail sauce before so I have nothing to compare it to. But my husband like it very much, w a bit more horseradish, and a touch of brown sugar.

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d newman

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Reviewed: Oct. 3, 2008

Wow! This was so great. I made it to go with boiled shrimp, and my guests stood around eating in plain on crackers! Only change I made was to add two chipotle peppers (soaked in water to soften, stem/seeds removed and finely chopped.) This recipe rocks!! Thanks, Craig!!

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Lori

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Reviewed: Sep. 23, 2008

The BEST! I been trying to find a recipe that taste like the Sam's Club brand and this taste exactly like it! I used tabasco and A1 sauce. THANKS!!!

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Reviewed: Sep. 17, 2008

Pretty good - i made 1/9th of the recipe (4 oz of ketchup, which is what i had) - over-measuring generously on horseradish, hot sauce, etc - very good, but not as tasty as our favorite (Crosse & Blackwell Zesty Shrimp Sauce) - i think it's probably a matter of onion, so will try adding onion powder next time.

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Reviewed: Aug. 21, 2008

Isn't homemade always so much better than out of a jar? Thanks for the recipe...it's a keeper!

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Home Town: Plant City, Florida, USA

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Reviewed: Aug. 6, 2008

Awesome! It wasn't until 20 minutes before dinner, I grabbed the bottle of cocktail sauce out of the fridge and saw there was only a couple of tablespoons in the bottle. I jumped online, saw this recipe, saw that I had all of the ingredients (although my bottled lemon juice was expired!). I mixed it all up anyway. Wasn't sure what constitutes Hot Pepper Sauce, so I used Crystal Hot Sauce. It was so good, I didn't want to mix it with the store bought stuff. I recalculated the recipe for 2 servings which made about 1/2 of a standard bottle.

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