Dear Dave,Can you please help me? I would like to know what is the hottest chile sauce in the world. I have tried Dave’s Insanity and found it to be the hottest. A friend has tried Dr. Phart’s ’Colon Cleanser’ and he thinks that this is the hottest. Your expert advice would be greatly appreciated.Many Thanks,Jag (London)Hello Jag:To my knowledge, …
A Spray that helps Capsaicin Skin Burns
Hey Dave,Somewhere sometime ago I overheard someone talking about a spray that one can apply to capsaicin type skin burns like us in hot sauce production business get too often. Do you have idea what that might be?Aloha . . .SteveSteve:I think that person was referring to a topical anesthetic spray such as Hurricaine. See:www.ecureme.com/eMyHealth/data/Hurricaine_Topical_&_Anesthetic_Spray.asp–Dave
What is Pepper Extract
Dave:I was watching a show on the Food Network about hot sauces. Dave of Dave’s Insanity Sauce was showing how he made his sauce and mentioned hot pepper extract. What is this? Many thanks for your help.Boyce.Boyce:Pepper extract is oleoresin capsicum, the concentrated oil containing high amounts of capsaicin. Hot peppers are dried and pelletized, then treated with hexane, which …
Canario Chile
Hello,I have a yellow heart shaped chilli about the size of a plum. It has black seeds and is fairly hot. The bush is straggly and grows to more than a metre in height. The leaves are slightly pubescent. Do you know what it is?–Roger DewhurstRoger:The chile you have is a Capsicum pubescens, variety ’Canario’, usually grown in mountain regions …
Hungry for Habanero Information
Hello Dave:Habanero: how hot is it? Where is it grown? What other hot chilies compare to it? Can you give me a list of the hot peppers, in the order hottest first?–JoeJoe:For habanero information, see hereFor the revised heat scale, see here–Dave