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 ...

The world’s new spiciest pepper officially has no chill whatsoever. Fans of hot and spicy food have something new to add to their menu. A tiny new pepper on the scene has enough punch to claim the top ...

Pepper X was publicly named the hottest pepper in the world on Oct. 9 by the Guinness Book of World Records, beating out the Reaper in Currie's decadelong hunt to perfect a pepper that he says ...

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with hot pepper expert Ed Currie about Pepper X, which was named the hottest pepper in the world by the Guinness Book of... Guinness Book of World Records names a new hottest ...

Professional hot sauce maker Smokin’ Ed Currie, the founder and president of PuckerButt Pepper Company, returns to Epicurious to try a variety of hot snacks, ranking them according to heat and flavor.

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 ...