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 Carolina Reaper and a professional hot sauce maker, Ed knows a thing or two about flavor complexity and heat. See where each of these 10 peppers rank in his expert opinion.

Director and Coordinating Producer: Tommy Werner
Director of Photography: Joel Kingsbury
Editor: Boris Khaykin
Host and Expert: Ed Currie

Director of Culinary Production: Kelly Janke

Culinary Producer: Jeannie Chen
Line Producer: Jen McGinity
Associate Producer: Sam Ghee
Production Manager: Janine Dispensa
Production Coordinator + Associate Producer: Elizabeth Hymes

Camera Operator: Kyle LeClaire
AC: Tony Aviles
Audio: Rachel Suffian
Production Assistant: Alexia Hall

Research Director: Ryan Harrington
Culinary Researcher and Recipe Editor: Vivian Jao, Liz Tarpy

Post Production Supervisor: Andrea Farr
Supervising Editor: Eduardo Araujo
Assistant Editor: Billy Ward
Graphics Supervisor: Ross Rackin
Graphics, Animation, VFX: Léa Kichler

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0:00 It’s Getting Hot In Here
0:31 Jalapeño
1:44 Orange Scorpion
3:41 Carolina Reaper
6:12 Peach Ghost
7:31 Chocolate Bhutlah
9:57 Red Scotch Bonnet (Crossed With Carolina Reaper)
12:00 Habanero
13:35 Cayenne
15:00 Fresno
16:48 Mustard Apocalypse
19:25 No Need For That, Thanks


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