Ed Currie of PuckerButt Pepper Company in South Carolina said his team stabilized Pepper X about a decade ago, but only released it now because no one had been able to beat his previous record.
The new world's hottest pepper, Pepper X, is 3 times spicier than its predecessor
https://www.npr.org/2023/10/17/1206450553/worlds-hottest-pepper-guinness-record-pepper-x
9 Comments
Tigbitties@kbin.social · 4 pts · 2y
Can we just skip everything in between and eat lava?
palordrolap@kbin.social · 1 pts · 2y
It's possible to obtain pure capsaicin. At this point I'm surprised it isn't for sale as a sprinkle-on condiment.
cwagner@lemmy.cwagner.me · 1 pts · 2y
baggachipz@kbin.social · 4 pts · 2y
I know Ed Currie personally. He's a great dude, gives back to the community, and is a total mad scientist. He has peppers waiting in the wings which put this one to shame!
ripcord@kbin.social · 0 pts · 2y
Well...if so, what's he waiting for? Those would be the hottest peppers.
ringwraithfish@kbin.social · 1 pts · 2y
Always hold your cards to your chest, give someone else a goal that's in reach, then reveal that they, in fact, aren't even close to beating you.
baggachipz@kbin.social · 2 pts · 2y
Exactly right. Funny thing is he’s had Pepper X waiting for just such an event, but decided to release it anyway because nobody could beat the reaper. But they were getting close, so time to pull ahead again.
cwagner@lemmy.cwagner.me · 2 pts · 2y
DrYes@kbin.social · 6 pts · 2y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUYtDA7j19c
Pepper X: Sean Evans, Chili Klaus & Smokin' Ed Currie Eat the New World's Hottest Pepper | Hot Ones
guyrocket@kbin.social · 2 pts · 2y
Good god. They ate that thing. Crazy!
Kolanaki@yiffit.net · 1 pts · 2y
Why not just eat the fatal ones they use to make bear deterrent and shit? Maybe some of these super spice fanatics are immune to it and won't die. 🤔