Matt Bray 
Potatoes are a perfect pairing with hot sauces and chili powders. These root vegetables just soak in the delicious heat and unique flavors of whatever coats them. So Sriracha meet the Russet, and be ready to meet your new favorite fry. It’s a pairing destined …
What are pequin peppers? The pequin pepper may be small, but its upper-medium heat (40,000 to 60,000 Scoville heat units) and smoky, fruity flavor go a long way. It shares many similarities with its cousin the chiltepin, and they are often confused as the same …
What are Dragon’s Breath peppers? There are super-hot peppers, then there are super-hot, mind blowing, out of this world peppers. The Dragon’s Breath pepper is arguably now the king of the latter. With a reported peak heat of 2.48 million Scoville heat units, the Dragon’s …
So you have an opened jar of salsa sitting in your refrigerator. How long has it been opened? Unknown – but long enough to be forgettable. Can you eat it? Does salsa go bad, really? Or is it more like hot sauce where it’ll keep …
Hello hot gardening. Hot peppers offer wonderful variety both for culinary creation and cultivation. Jalapeño peppers are a popular choice for home cultivation because they live in the medium range of the Scoville “heat” scale for peppers, which makes them a versatile ingredient for many …
Do you have a recipe that calls for Old Bay and you have none in-house? Or are you just not a fan of Old Bay, and you’re looking for an Old Bay seasoning substitute with a slightly different flavor? Luckily, you have options either way. …
More and more recipes are calling for the increasingly popular chile de àrbol. Its nutty taste and medium heat adds a unique earthy punch to dishes; while its slender profile provides extra value as a garnish and infusion ingredient. But what if you can’t find …
The scorpion pepper — also known as the Trinidad Moruga Scorpion or just the Moruga Scorpion — and the Carolina Reaper have been listed among the world’s hottest peppers for more than a decade. Which one is hotter? How do they differ? Which is easier …
Want a cream sauce with an ever-so-mild heat for that poultry or fish dish? This poblano cream sauce recipe hits just the right notes. Poblano chilies are very mild hot peppers (1,000 to 1,500 Scoville heat units), two to eight times milder than the jalapeño pepper …
These days jalapeño peppers are everywhere. They are carried in most supermarkets, they flavor many hot sauces, and they even invade the snack aisle flavoring chips, pretzels, and more. It’s unlikely you’ll need a jalapeño substitute because you can’t find this extremely popular chili in your area, but …