If you'e ever spent any time in Nashville, you're probably familiar with hot chicken – the local specialty of beautifully crisp fried chicken that's slathered with an impossibly delicious, so-spicy-it'll-melt-your-face-off sauce.

When you're craving a bite, you don't have to go all the way to Tennessee to get it thanks to Coop's Hot Chicken. They pack all that down-home deliciousness into this paste, which you just scoop into a bowl (about a teaspoon per piece), melt, and brush onto your fried chicken. Just make sure to also pour yourself a very large glass of water, too.

Coop's was started as simply as possible: just two guys who really, really loved Nashville-style hot chicken. After the annual Nashville Hot Chicken Festival (yes, there's a festival) got so crowded that Justin couldn't hit up any of his favorite spots, he and his co-founderJonathan resolved to make their own thoroughly authentic version at home. The rest is history.