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The Heat Guide
What a Scoville number actually tells you, where all eleven PepperZ chiles sit, and how to build heat you can still control.
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PepperZ
Carolina Reaper
$9.99
0.40 oz / 11 g
Available
The one that held the record for a decade. Behind the brutal heat is a genuinely fruity, floral pepper, use a sliver to push a sauce past the edge. Handle with respect (and gloves).
Heat level
Extreme · 1.5M-2.2M SHU
- Mild PepperZ
- Medium PepperZ
- Hot PepperZ
- Extreme — this product's heat level
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- Format Whole dried pods, stems on
- Heat Extreme · 1.5M-2.2M SHU
- Flavor notes Fruity, floral, intense heat
- Best with Challenge dishes, Extreme sauces
The details
Know What You're Cooking With.
Fruity, floral, intense heat
How to use
- Toast Thirty seconds in a dry pan wakes the oils. Do it in a ventilated kitchen.
- Rehydrate Cover with hot water for 20 minutes, then blend — keep the soaking liquid.
- Dose Start with a quarter pod per pot. You can always add; you cannot subtract.
Product details
- Product family
- PepperZ
- Form
- Whole dried pods, stems on
- Net weight
- 0.40 oz / 11 g
- Ingredients
- The named pepper, nothing else.
- Storage
- Cool and dry, sealed. Shelf-stable for months.
- UPC
- 819981013103
Before your first order
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How much per pot?
Start with a quarter pod for six servings, then taste before adding more.
¼ pod · 6 servings -
How long do they keep?
Sealed and dry, whole pods hold their heat for months, not days.
Months, sealed -
Do I need gloves?
Yes — capsaicin oil lingers on skin long after you have washed your hands.
Gloves on
Learn Before You Cook.
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