Topic: Habanero chili peppers

[Jill]

Our first pepper has just turned orange  :).  Never cooked with fresh chilis before so not sure how much to use.  Anyone know how hot they actually are?  Any/all advice gratefully received.

[Phil Artio]

I was given a plant with a couple of dozen habanero chillies on it......................I can promise you that these are undoubtedly the hottest I have ever tasted (I used to live in West Texas where chilli eating is the norm!)

Be extremely careful when handling them. If you touch your eyes or any other delicate part of the anatomy, you will suffer!! Use washing up gloves and remove all the seeds before cooking.

Good luck

[sandersj89]

Our first pepper has just turned orange  :).  Never cooked with fresh chilis before so not sure how much to use.  Anyone know how hot they actually are?  Any/all advice gratefully received.

This link might be of use:

http://www.e-von.ltd.uk/chilliworld/CI1.asp

They are pretty hot though....

Jerry

[Jill]

Many thanks, chaps.  Forewarned is forearmed  ;D

[Jesse]

Another website that may be useful

http://www.g6csy.net/chile/index.html

[tim]

Amazing how much is written about such a small thing!

The site I like - for those of us in the UK - is http://homepage.ntlworld.com/john.j.wood/ = Tim

[adamhill100]

There is a Chilli sauce called Dave's Insanity Sauce that uses these Habanero chili.... Its a great way of making grown men Cry...!

[tim]

I can never understand the growing cult of self inflicted wounds. = Tim