How hot do you like it?

[monkeyboy]

Saw this on Good Eats

A scale developed by Wilbur Scoville in 1912, to measure the heat level in chillies. It was first a subjective taste test, but since, it has been refined by the use of HPLC, the unit is named in honour of its inventor.

The test officially measures the pungency level of a given pepper. There are other methods, but the Scoville Scale remains the most widely used and respected. The greater the number of Scoville units, the hotter the pepper. Of course, being a natural product, the heat can vary from pepper to pepper, so this scale is just a guide.


*The hottest pepper recorded was a Habenero.


Pure Capsaicin measures 16,000,000 Scoville units.

 

[Jolie C]

I don't like food to be too hot, but my dh loves it. We have habanero sauce in the house right now.

 

[Bob Slydell]

The hotter, the better.

...within reason.

 

[disneyatl]

Yum...love it hot!

 

[crazyforgoofy]

I like it hot, hot, hot. But just heat for heat sake is silly, I want it to be flavorful too.

 

[HisEllyNelly]

LOVE habenero...but can only eat it a bit at a time.

 

[mickey4ver]

If you've never tried this and like it hot....check it out....

Kick Yo A** Hot (Hot Sauce)

Contains the red savina habanero pepper and 1 million Scoville unit capsicum extract. Be careful with this one. -~ Size: 5oz ~ Heat Level: 10 (Hot)

It will really kick you in butt...its

HOT

 

[browneyes]

I like it hot, unless we're talking about peppers, then I can only semi handle a jalepeno.

I saw that on Good Eats last night too. Alton should wear that beard more often.

 

[monkeyboy]

Originally posted by browneyes
I like it hot, unless we're talking about peppers,

 

[oldkicker]

Hot is GOOD!

I've got a little bottle of Pukka Brown's Hot Sauce, made from Scoth Bonnets. I've had the little thing for about 10 years. A little goes a long way!!

 

[CyranoJones]

Hot, hot, hot for me as well!! Revs up the metabolism and clears the sinuses!