I've been growing my own Carolina Reapers for a few years now. They remain my favorite superhot chili. I used half of one in some homemade steak chili the other day. Great heat and flavor. Here's a recent pic.
Carolina Reapers
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I planted some this year but they didn’t take. We had a hot sauce expo here and I stocked up on some Puckerbutt sauces.
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I got a single pepper from a friend yesterday. I don't plan on eating it before my flight today, but I am excited to try it when I get back!
I have never had a reaper, other than as a hot sauce ingredient.
I have never had a reaper, other than as a hot sauce ingredient.
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You are wise, my friend.
I like incorporating them in various dishes (in the appropriate amounts, that is)
My father was a heat fanatic and started giving me hot sauce as a kid.
Guys at the station showed me a video of a youtuber drinking fireball whiskey and eating Carolina reapers, I laughed till I cried and decided they would have to be incorporated in a sauce or dish before I will try one .....
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Yes, that combination does not sound like a good idea at all.
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I can do habeñeros, but I think reapers may be a bridge too far for me.
I love habaneros. Bhut Jolokia have great flavor, but a looooot of heat for me, and have to be used sparingly in dishes.
I imagine reapers will rock my world, but I gotta try!
lasta
Blade Biter
So, do you wear goggles when you chop this thing up?
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No, but I do wear rubber gloves.
A friend of mine grows them, and some hybrid type of them, as well as habaneros. He makes salsa and relish with them all and eats it by the spoon full. I watched him one day in the yard eating habaneros like grapes lol. The next time I talk to him I'll get the run down and see if he'll send me his recipes.
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That would be great!
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No beans, of course.
That would be great!
I just sent him an email. I'll post back when he replies.
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Thanks very much!
The first time I made my habanero sauce I didn’t wear gloves. My hands burned for 8 hours.No, but I do wear rubber gloves.
I have shied away from them a bit, I make homemade hot sauces every fall and never could seem to use them up.
I replaced them with much milder (still 300x hotter than a jalapeño) scotch brains which have a nice flavor reminiscent of their scotch bonnet parentage.
I replaced them with much milder (still 300x hotter than a jalapeño) scotch brains which have a nice flavor reminiscent of their scotch bonnet parentage.
kelbro
Alfred Spatchcock
Come on ice cream!
