Wicked Reaper Fresh Carolina Reaper Chili Peppers, 5 + 1 Free

They came fresh and tasted fresh...Using for homemade hot sauce and planting the seeds...

This is my first encounter with the Reaper, though I have been a life long lover of heat. I did in fact receive 6 whole, fresh (at least as much as can be expected in winter) peppers. They mostly look like reapers (See Picture) and they certainly have great heat. One of the six looked to be overripe. This is the one I cut up in the picture. The stem was ripping from the body and there was some light mold starting inside. I'm going to chalk this one up as the "free" one. I also sampled that one, and removed the seeds (also seen in the picture).As for my sampling, I started out small and cut a piece from the top of the pepper about .5" x .75" and made sure to fully chew. I decided to ride this test out without any other food or liquid. The heat set in slowly, but at about the 1.5 minute mark I could tell it had peaked. It took about 4 more minutes before it really died down. By that time I had some sweat on my brow and the heat had reached my nose, which was running. The heat had now moved to my stomach. I could tell it was there, but it was certainly manageable. I'm sure a whole pepper would require far more precaution. Reaper powder is what I really want to test. I'll dehydrate them on low heat and grind them up.Once I have some time to properly process and test these peppers, I'll post more, but for now, I am very satisfied! I paid $12 for these.UPDATE: Well, after a full growing season, I wasn't able to grow any peppers, but I did get several seedlings. The seedlings didn't do well mostly because I didn't take enough care of them. I'll try again next year. So, while not easy to grow, it is possible.

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The worlds hottest pepper (designed for human consumption)wow, what a kick... Thats a serious understatement, these things make your BLOOD spicy. The heat started building all over my mouth and got very intense at the back of my throat. After swallowing the pepper I just felt strong heat spreading throughout my entire body.Yeah, I ate it whole. I highly recommend doing some research before doing something like this. Don't do it on a full stomach and and chew the pepper well before swallowing. There was a man who had a hole burned through his esophagus after he swallowed a burger with a puree made using this pepper.They give you six peppers and I felt no strong need to eat more than one of them whole so I cut one into tiny slivers made some chili and experimented with some other foods.The pepper has a very unique taste. It almost tricks you into thinking it's not spicy if you only use a little bit. ...To help you understand how small "a little bit" is a 3mm strip cut off of the pepper will STILL be REALLY spicy.The spice builds everywhere that it normally doesn't. Normally my tongue and the roof of my mouth are the first places I feel the spice but with the Carolina Reaper I felt it slowly creeping through my mouth starting at the back of the throat. If used in moderation it's actually really tasty and can give a very unique spice experience as well.I might order again and make some Carolina Reaper Chili. I just don't know what to do with six of these things, they're so potent

I was reluctant to purchase "fresh" peppers on Amazon, but rest assured these are fresh, well packaged, and crazy hot! I threw one in a bottle of vodka and now it makes the best spicy Bloody Marys you ever imagined. I also tossed one in a jar of pickles for amazing hot pickles!

I love these Carolina Reaper Chili Peppers and use a little each time in my soup. In the food, they don't burn the tongue like other peppers do, but do burn your stomach cause they are hot. Be careful when you prepare them in winter, initially you will feel hot, but later they will make you cold which is why very hot countries eat chili peppers in their food. It cools the body down. I'm addicted to them and nothing tastes better than these peppers in my food.

Got these for my husband and his friends. They got a kick out of trying to eat them. Notice I said TRYING. Of course these are very hot. They came packaged well and were fresh.

As a lot of people who would be interested in buying this little devil, I decided to do a little challenge with some friends.You will not be disappointed by the heat if that is your purpose! While the pain lasts shorter than the Bhut Jolokia it is surely more intense!It's a 3-way process from feeling like Mario spitting fireballs while crying like a little girl, to having an erupting volcano sensation in your stomach. And last but not least, the eruption itself! (Yes, you know exactly what I mean).The delivery was very fast and the peppers were still in perfect condition.After sending an email I got a very quick and polite response which made clear what had happened.