Shari Weekley

It’s rare that we include a particular brand of sauce in our Ingredients Glossary, as we usually write articles about a general ingredient and then suggest brands to try within that category. However, we’re making an exception for Lao Gan Ma chili sauces, because we always have them in our pantry and feature them in several of our recipes!

Lao Gan Ma, (老干妈) or “old godmother” is a brand of chili sauce. In 1997, founder Tao Huabi (陶华碧) started her business in Guizhou, China. She’s the very same lady pictured on the label!

She was born into a poor family in a remote mountain village and did not fully learn to read or write. Widowed a few years after marrying her husband and having two kids, she opened a noodle shop to support her family.

She soon became well-known for the special chili sauce she served with her noodles, set up her own sauce factory, and became a self-made billionaire with an international sauce empire!

The brand offers many varieties of chili sauces, but our favorites are the Chili Sauce with Black Beans that Sarah featured in our first ever recipe post, Simple, Spicy Pan fried Noodles, and Spicy Chili Crisp Sauce, which we feature in our Thai Basil Shrimp Fried Rice recipe.

Lao Gan Ma sauces are also very popular outside of China, with many of our food-loving friends here in the U.S. very well-aware of these tasty condiments.

Yes, many Lao Gan Ma products have emerged over the years, but there are three main types that are most popular from our perspective. Everyone has their favorite!

The undisputed favorite in our family, this chili sauce was our first introduction to Lao Gan Ma sauces. The mixture of chilies and preserved black beans has such rich umami flavors. It remains one of our favorite jarred sauces to put on just about anything!

This is probably the most popular Lao Gan Ma product outside of China. It combines chilies and fermented soybeans with garlic and onions. The sauce does have an irresistibly “crisp” texture.

One of the brand’s most unique varieties, this has chili, peanut, fried beancurd, and preserved root vegetable (the label says it’s rutabaga), to create a uniquely crunchy texture and rich flavor.

We really can’t talk enough about how much we LOVE this sauce. It’s affectionately known around here as “lady sauce.” We coined that nickname when we first noted the same stern-faced lady on every jar.

The Woks of Life clan uses this sauce for just about anything. We use the Chili Sauce with Black Bean most often, as a condiment for fried rice, stir-fried noodles, pan-fried noodles, noodle soups, and dumplings.

We’ve also developed several recipes that use it (scroll down to the bottom of this post for links).

You can find these chili sauces wherever Chinese ingredients are sold. You can also buy it online from several sellers, though as with all Chinese packaged products found on Amazon it seems, it will be significantly more expensive than in-store prices.

Refrigerate these sauces after opening and always use a clean utensil when handling. We find it can last in the fridge for up to 6 months. Honestly, though, it never really lasts that long.

You can also use it as a condiment for these dishes:

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Whether you have just one dog or cat, or you're a professional dog groomer, you know how important it is to keep your pet clean and groomed. With the right grooming equipment , you can keep shedding under control, untangle hair, prevent and control skin conditions, and more.

When it comes to choosing the right size clipper blade for your breed of dog, this can be challenging as the sizes can be complicated.

This chart will help you find the right sized pet grooming clipper blades to use for each breed.

3 = 1/2" (Skip) 3F = 1/2" (Finish)

4 = 3/8" Skip) 4F = 3/8" (Finish)

5 = 1/4" (Skip) 5F = 1/4" (Finish)

7 = 1/8" (Skip) 7F = 1/8" (Finish)

9 = 5/64"

10 = 1/16"

15 = 3/64"

30 = 1/50"

GENERAL CLIPS

Sanitary & Sterile: 10 or

Feet & Pads: 15

Inside Ears & Tummy: 10

Teddy Bear (¾" long all over): 4

It is the industry standard when clipping to go with the grain of coat as it leaves it one clipper blade longer. If you choose to go against the grain of coat it will leave it much shorter, so for instance, a #7 clipper blade leaves the coat approximately 1/8" hair but when going against the grain of the coat, it will leave it 1/4".

· Airedale Terrier

· Body & Tail - 7F, 5F, 4F, 3F

· Head & Neck - 7F

· Legs, Chest, Beard, & Eyebrows - 30 with ¾" or 1" Comb

· Ears, Cheeks, & Throat - 7F or 10

· American Cocker Spaniel

· Body, Sides, & Back Only - 7F, 5F, 4F

· Sides of Neck - 7F

· Face, Ears, & Throat - 10

· Bearded Collie

· Matted Coat - 7F

· Puppy Trim at 2" - 30 with 1¼" Comb

· Bedlington Terrier

· Body - 4 or 3

· Head, Ears, & Tail - 10 or 15

· Bichon Frise

· Matted Coat - 7F

· Show Trim at 1" - 30 & 1" Comb

· Pet Trim - 4 or 3

· Head - 30 with ¾", 1" or 1¼" Comb

· Bouvier Des Flandres

· Body - 3, 30 with ¾" or 1" Comb

· Legs - Scissors, 30 with 1" or 1¼" Comb

· Matted Coat - 7F

· Head - 4F

· Face - Scissors

· Ears - 10 or 15

· Briard Terrier

· Matted Coat - 7F

· Puppy Trim at 2" - 30 & 1¼" Comb

· Short Trim - 4F

· Face, Legs, & Undercarriage - Scissors

· Cairn Terrier

· Matted Coat - 7F

· Natural Look 2" - 30 & ¾" Comb

· Pet Trim, Shorter on Back - 4

· Head, Face, Legs, & Underbody - Scissors

· Ears - 10

· Chow Chow

· Matted Coat - 7F

· Natural Coat - Scissors

· Body - 7

· Puppy Trim - 30 with 1" Comb

· Short Trim - 3, 3F, 4, 4F

· Cocker Spaniel

· Body, Sides, & Back - 4F, 5F, 7F

· Neck - 9

· Face, Ears, & Throat - 10, 15

· Collie

· Body - 7F

· For More Length on Body - 4 or 3

· Short Trim - 3, 3F, 4, 4F

· Puppy Trim - 30 with 1" Comb

· Natural Coat - Scissors

· Dandie Dinmont

· Body, Sides, & Back Only - 5 or 4

· Head, Tail, Legs, & Under Belly - Scissors

· Legs & Undercarriage - Scissors

· Ears - 10 or 15

English Cocker Spaniel

· Body, Sides, & Back Only - 7F, 5F, 4F

· Front of Forearms - 7F

· Head, Neck, and Ears - 15

· English Setter

· Body, Sides, & Back Only - 7F, 5F, 4F

· Head, Neck, & Ears - 10

· Tail, Legs, Underbody - Scissors

· English Springer Spaniel

· Body, Sides, & Back Only - 7F, 5F, 4F

· Head, Neck, & Ears - 10

· Golden Retriever

· Matted Coat - 7F

· Body - 7F or 5F

· Legs, Tail, & Underbody - Scissors

· Great Pyrenees

· Matted Coat - 7F

· Puppy Trim - 30 with 1" Comb

· Long Body Trim - 4 or 3

· Irish Setter

· Body, Sides, & Back - 7F, 5F, 4F

· Head, Neck, & Ears - 7 or 10

· Tail, Legs, & Underbody - Scissors

· Irish Terrier

· Body, Sides, & Back - 7F, 5F, 5

· Head, Neck, & Ears - 10

· Tail, Legs, & Underbody - Scissors

· Keeshond

· Matted Coat - 7F

· Natural Coat - Scissors

· Short Trim, Back & Sides - 4

· Head, Neck, & Ears - 10 or 9

· Body, Sides, & Tail - 30 with 1" Comb

· Kerry Blue Terrier

· Body & Tail - 4F or 3F

· Face - 10

· Ears, Cheeks, & Throat - 10

· Legs - 30 with ¾" or 1" Comb

· Lakeland Terrier

· Body & Tail - 7F, 5F, 4F, 3F

· Head, Neck, & Ears - 10

· Legs, Chest, Beard, & Eyebrows - 30 with ¾" or 1" Comb

· Lhasa Apso

· Matted Coat - 7F

· Puppy Trim - 30 with 1" Comb

· Short Trim - 3F or 4F

· Head, Face, Tail, & Underbody - Scissors

· Maltese

· Matted Coat - 7F

· Puppy Trim - 30 with 1" Comb

· Short Trim - 4

· Head - 4F, 3F, 30 with ¾" or 1" Comb

· Face & Tail - Scissors

· Newfoundland

· Matted Coat - 7F

· Natural Coat - Scissors

· Short Coat - 4 or 3

· Old English Sheepdog

· Matted Coat - 7F

· Short Coat - 3, 3F, 4, 4F

· Puppy Trim - 30 with 1¼" Comb

· Head & Face - Scissors

· Pekingese

· Matted Coat - 7F

· Short Coat - 4 or 4F

· Poodles - Kennel Trim

· Matted Coat - 7F

· Face, Feet, & Base of Tail - 10 or 15

· Body & Legs - 5, 4, 3

· Top Knot & Tailpiece - Scissors

· Poodles - Lamb Trim

· Face, Feet, & Base of Tail - 10 or 15

· Body - 5, 4, 3

· Legs - 30 with ¾" or 1" Comb

· Top Knot & Tailpiece - Scissors

· Poodles - Summer Trim - Bikini Trim

· Face, Feet, & Base of Tail - 10 or 15

· Body & Legs - 7F or 5F

· Pom-poms, Top Knot & Tail Pom - Scissors

· Stomach - 10

There are two surfaces that make up the cutting edge, the front, and the back rail. These two rails are the points that are hollow ground to produce a new sharp edge. As the blade is used these edges start to wear and will eventually "round off", and it is at this point when your blade causes you snagging and dragging within the coat, your blade will need re-sharpening.

If you leave a build-up of hair in between the two rails, this ca cause a further "rounding" off the cutting rails. So, it is essential that every 5 minutes, you stop clipping and brush off any excess hair from your clipper blade.

There is a spring that holds the top cutter and sole plate together. The function of the spring is to apply adequate tension to allow the clipper blade to cut smoothly. If that spring is too tight, the top cutter will not move from side to side easily. To test your clipper blades: with the clipper blade in your hand, try to move the top cutter from side to side. In the case of the top cutter not moving properly, the tension could be too tight and will need to be adjusted.

To achieve correct blade tensioning you will need a flat head screwdriver. Place the screwdriver into the side of the spring and gently lever-up to release the tension. Spray your clipper blade with oil, and check and test again. If the tension is too light, or too loose, this will result in a non-cutting blade.

Most clipper blades can be resharpened, but eventually they reach a point where they will not take a sharp edge and further sharpening is impossible. Any dull blades should be resharpened as a set; replacing only one blade or swopping a top cutter from one blade to another set will not work. If you are finding the clipper blade is snagging and tugging at the coat, it is time for it to be re-sharpened. A rule of thumb, if you clean and oil your clipper blades daily, then a blade will last between 10-12 weeks based on clipping 5 dogs per day.

We hope you have found this article helpful? If you have any questions about your clipper blades, just drop a comment in the comments box and we will answer all of them.