Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. He's looking to beat his own world record. Food & Wine / Puckerbutt Pepper Co. The man who developed the “hottest pepper in the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Professional hot sauce maker Smokin’ Ed Currie, the founder and president of PuckerButt Pepper Company, returns to Epicurious to ...

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with pepper farmer and founder of PuckerButt Pepper Company, Ed Currie. Currie created the Carolina Reaper, which first broke the Guinness World Record ...

Professional hot sauce maker Smokin’ Ed Currie, the founder and president of PuckerButt Pepper Company, returns to Epicurious to turn the dreaded 'Pepper X' into some of the world's hottest hot sauce.

Six hours. That’s how long it took prolific pepper breeder “Smokin” Ed Currie to recover from his ultimate creation: Pepper X. Recognized in October 2023 by the Guinness World Records, it’s the ...

FORT MILL, S.C. — Ed Currie, the South Carolina hot pepper expert who crossbred and grew the Carolina Reaper that’s hotter than most pepper sprays police use to subdue unruly criminals, has broken his ...

Ed Currie is proud of the new world's hottest pepper that he developed at his South Carolina farm. But after his own experience eating his own creation, he cautions others about what he's calling ...

Peppers come in a wide range of shapes, colors, and sizes. Another big difference between peppers is their pungency — aka spiciness. You've got milder ones, like jalapeños, to fiery ones that pack a ...

Smokin’ Ed Currie, founder and president of PuckerButt Pepper Company, visits Epicurious to taste and rank 10 of the hottest chile peppers on the planet. As the pepper breeder who created the famous ...