Posted on 01/22/2016 5:00:53 AM PST by beaversmom
Hot chilli peppers have been credited with helping to lose weight, inducing labour and relieving pain. But until Wilbur Scoville, there was no objective way of measuring how hot chillies really are. Scoville, an American chemist born 151 years ago on Friday, is responsible for the "Scoville organoleptic test", a scale of "hotness" that has been the definitive rating of how spicy a chilli is for more than 100 years. On his birthday, Google has saluted Scoville with an interactive Doodle that asks visitors to assist his experiments by cooling the chillies' heat.
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A large pot implies leftovers. Lunch the day after probably leaves you burning at both ends. Congrats. :-)
For all you pepper fans (I noticed you do a gardening thread greeneyes) check this out: The Chile Pepper Institute
The link takes you to a New Mexico State program.
I like my chicken spicy!
I like my chicken spicy!
And flavor/balanced with heat is the main point of a good pepper
"Here eat this hot item and I will spray sugar water into your mouth until the pain goes away."
What happens later?
"No. I am not spraying sugar water on your A**!"
Yes, but Jalapeno is the max heat for me. Thanks for the ping.
2 to 3 in a pot is enough but I use other peppers for flavor
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