I'm always working on new pepper breeds and have one even hotter than Pepper X. I'm not chasing records, though. I enjoy the challenge of making a hot pepper that tastes good. I closely guard my ...

It's impossible to talk about hot peppers without talking about the Scoville scale — the way the hotness of peppers is rated.

Pepper X measures up to an average of 2,693,000 Scoville heat units Sam Burros is a writer, producer, and cook working with the Food and Lifestyle team at PEOPLE. Prior to working with PEOPLE, he was ...

The world’s new spiciest pepper officially has no chill whatsoever. Fans of hot and spicy food have something new to add to their menu. A tiny new pepper on the scene has enough punch to claim the top ...

Pepper X has scorched its way into the record books as the world's new hottest pepper, Guinness World Records said Monday. Ed Currie, the pepper expert who crossbred and grew Pepper X, previously ...

A small, wrinkly yellow-green pepper known as Pepper X is now officially the hottest chili pepper in the world, according to Guinness World Records. Ed Currie, founder of PuckerButt Pepper Company in ...

If you’ve ever choked down a piece of Carolina Reaper pepper or sweated your way through a splash of Carolina Reaper hot sauce because it was “the hottest pepper in the world,” we hate to break it to ...

Spice things up at the Flannel Fest Hot Pepper Eating Contest at 1 p.m. Saturday on the Main Stage at West Side Park. Those ...