The first question everyone asks me is, "What is a SuckleBuster"?

THE SuckleBuster was born during the early '70's in my imagination while growing up as a 4th generation East Texas kid. One night upon returning from the East Texas State Fair (a revered annual event in my home town of Tyler) Dad asked, “Did you ride the SuckleBuster? It was out back…but hey, they only let the BIG kids ride it”, he said with a huge grin. I had no idea what a SuckleBuster was, or if my Dad was serious but I wanted to find out. I dreamed it was a big, bold, crazy-spinning, wild ride that could scare you right out-of-your-pants. Had I missed the greatest fair ride of all time? I went back next year and checked out back just to make sure Dad was kidding. He was.

SuckleBusters (the spice company) started in the late 90’s as way to describe my cooking. I love to cook and became interested in BBQ, Grilling, Chili, Tex-Mex and all Texas Style foods. Over the years, I began experimenting with spices and would mix up a little extra and keep it in my pantry in a plastic container. Whenever I needed to add a little flavor to something, I would throw on some “SuckleBusters”. At some point we began using the name to describe how I cooked, "Man I Suckle-Busted some great steaks last night!" Later I was invited to cater BBQ for a friend’s business grand opening. “What do you call yourself?” he asked and I blurted out, "SuckleBusters". The name stuck. 

In the early 2000's Cheryl and I became more health conscious and were interested in finding healthier foods to eat. One day at the local market we began looking for healthy spices. Everything we found had either; MSG, artificial fillers, dyes, preservatives  or ingredients with names you can't pronounce and this was in the healthy foods section! I told Cheryl, "We should bottle my SuckleBusters seasoning and sell it, it's better than this stuff”. She replied, "Oh yeah, why don't you?" It was a passing comment, but later on the thought really began to sink in…why not bottle SuckleBusters? So, in 2006, we did.

It means Bustin' with Flavor. The recipes we use are melded from the many cooking influences found in Texas. We call it "Texas Style". Texas Style is big and bold, yet simple. We use simple recipes with few ingredients to make the best products we can make, every time using the best all natural ingredients we can find. There are no chemicals, preservatives or artificial ingredients in our products. We focus on wholesome products with a keen eye on quality. One lesson we learned early on is that when you use fresh ingredients - the products are better for you and they taste better! Look for our No Bad Stuff Guarantee on every bottle.  

Try our sauces and seasonings, we 'Betcha get Busted too! 

Dan and Cheryl Arnold - Owners