Chili season is on — the dumps are back. Hand-blended in Fort Worth, Texas.
Easy Terlingua-style chili dumps · Fort Worth, Texas

Real chili
starts with
the dump.

Championship-grade, Terlingua-style chili spice blend — made the Texan way by a name that's been in Texas commerce since 1921.

Gluten free · No beans. Obviously.

Jeb's 5th Wheel Chili Dump — Original, medium heat
All you need to bring to the kitchen counter. Everything else is IN THE BAG!
2 lbs beef or wild game (44 Farms our pick)
1 bottle beer (Shiner Bock our pick)
1 cup water
1 Brown the meat 2 Add the dump, beer & water 3 Simmer 30 minutes

Four blends, one scale — from family-friendly to just shy of regret. Every dump preps the same: 2 lbs of beef or wild game, a bottle of dark beer, a cup of water…and thirty minutes of patience!

BaseCamp MILD pouch
MILD

BaseCamp

Original MEDIUM pouch
MEDIUM

Original

Santa Elena HOT pouch
HOT

Santa Elena

Chichén Itzá FIRE pouch
FIRE

Chichén Itzá

"La Quinta" PantryPak — $39.95

Five dumps for your pantry, your way — all one heat level, or the Variety Mix: one MILD, three Original, one HOT. The best-value way in.

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Four blends, one scale — from family-friendly to just shy of regret. Slide it and see where you land.

BaseCamp MILD pouch Original MEDIUM pouch Santa Elena HOT pouch Chichén Itzá FIRE pouch
MEDIUM
Original
$8.99 4.25 oz (122g) Add to cart

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Since 1921

Born into Texas commerce.

The Cogdell name entered Texas trade over a century ago — humble beginnings, hard work, reliable goods, and neighborly care of customers. Cogdell Kitchens carries that spirit into its fourth generation: bringing good stuff to market, for good people, the Texan way.

Bob Cogdell, founder
Bob CogdellWhere the name began — 1921.
Four generations, one standard.
Leo Bradshaw Sr.Leo Bradshaw Sr.“PaPa”
Leo Bradshaw Jr.Leo Bradshaw Jr.“Uncle Leo”
Jim BradshawJim Bradshaw“Dad”
JebJeb“Today”

The fifth generation — Jeb's boys — help out from time to time, but haven't picked up the ladle just yet. Give it time.

Read the full family history
Jeb and Lovi at the Fort Worth Stock Show
The folks behind the label

Meet Jeb & Lovi.

That's Jeb — the man in the hat on the label. He perfected his blend over years of slow Sunday pots in his Fort Worth kitchen, the traditional way: a dozen jars open, spices everywhere, and a stove that looked like a crime scene.

Which brings us to Lovi. Behind every good man is a great woman, and Lovi is Jeb's. She likes her kitchen clean, and Jeb's chili days used to leave it anything but. The Chili Dump was the answer — all that flavor in one packet, no mess, no mountain of jars. Because around here, you gotta keep Mama happy.

Lovi is happy.

— Somewhere between mild and fire

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The oldest argument in Texas

Beans, or no beans?

It's a settled question around here — but we'll let you hear the case. Pull up a chair.

Beans or no beans

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