FORT MILL, S.C. (AP) – Ed Currie holds one of his world-record Carolina Reaper peppers by the stem, which looks like the tail of a scorpion. On the other end is the bumpy, oily, fire-engine red fruit ...

I'm always working on new pepper breeds and have one even hotter than Pepper X. I'm not chasing records, though. I enjoy the challenge of making a hot pepper that tastes good. I closely guard my ...

Peppers can be found all over the world but some are just hotter than the others and can even kill. Peppers can be found all over the world, but some are just hotter than the others and the majority ...

So I ate the world’s hottest chili this weekend. The Trinidad Scorpion pepper was measured at 1.4 million Scoville Heat Units last year, usurping the Bhut Jolokia as the king of capsaicin. It’s slowly ...

PuckerButt Pepper Company, purveyor of the home-grown, world’s hottest peppers grown, is moving on from its Main Street store in Fort Mill. A new Kingsley location in northern Fort Mill opens Friday.

OHIO -- If you like spicy food, head to Taco Bell. But you'll have to be in Ohio, for now. The restaurant chain has started testing reaper ranch fries in Ohio locations. The reaper ranch fries are an ...

Spencer Jakab is a journalist with the Wall Street Journal. Earlier this year he wrote about the race to create the world's hottest pepper.

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 ...

Think the above quote comes from a dentist (sorry, we know you're just trying to help) or a dominatrix? Nope! It comes from none other than Smokin’ Ed Currie, the man who’s just made Pepper X, ...

Do you prefer your peppers fiery? If so, this list is for you, as we look at the hottest peppers to grow at home. Perfect for anyone wanting to add some heat to their meals, you can readily source ...

You may know a thing or two about hot peppers and spicy sauces, boasting your ability to consume jalapeños on the regular and aiming for the hottest dipping sauce at restaurants. Maybe you've even ...