Wicked Reaper Carolina Reaper Chili Powder – 2 oz | Extreme Heat Dried Spice, 2.2 Million+ Scoville Heat Units | All-Natural Ghost Pepper Alternative

Halfway through my second bottle since 2019. As a guy who goes through the largest bottle of Tabasco I can buy at Walmart in approximately 5 weeks, that's a testament to the heat this powder represents. Think of it as the culinary spice version of fentanyl. A ridiculously small amount of this powder will produce an event in your mouth that does not seem reasonable for the amount of tiny particles of dust your eyes will perceive. I have produced something of a tolerance for the heat in this powder, and because of that I do tend to use a little more of it, well a lot more of it, than I used to. It's wonderfully hot, adaptable to all kinds of foods, has a bit of a sweet Carolina reaper pepper flavor. From my perspective used in small quantities it has no negative impact on just about anything I've tried it with. I have never been able to determine much of a smell because to even attempt to smell this product is not something I would recommend anybody ever attempt, under any circumstances, ever. Its impact on your ocular and olfactory senses as well as the outer layer of your skin speaking in dermatological terms, should also be taken very, very serious. It's hot enough to make a friend become an enemy should you not provide sufficient warning and treat it with the care it so richly deserves. I'm sure there are hotter powders out there, but not many. And I'm also assuming there's not very many with over 3,000 active reviews like this product. My fear is that at some point we're going to have to sign a waiver to purchase it, as it is unlike anything like you're going to buy at the average grocery store - I'm willing to promise you that. Do not under any circumstances assume this is going to be similar to anything else you've ever used if you have no experience with niche Carolina reaper powders - of which there seems to be more and more. I've had few experiences now where I feel like maybe I should have people sign a waiver of responsibility before I allow them to test it. I normally have to be the one to offer to sprinkle what seems like an absurdly small amount of these tiny orangish or red particles on somebody's food -before I allow them to touch the bottle and do their own application. I've experienced people accidentally sniffing it as it's being poured by somebody else a foot away, I've experienced people accidentally getting this underneath their eyes, on their forehead, under their nose and on their cheeks and other parts of their body. It's not a good idea to use it on a sandwich where it can get onto your fingers where you might wipe your mouth or nose or any other exposed part of your body. I've experienced all of the above multiple times and have become accustomed to the process of waiting for the burn to subside. In or around the eyes is by far the most annoying and painful FYI. I discovered this back in mid-2019 while having pizza with a group of landscape workers. I asked them if they had any kind of hot sauce and one of them went and pulled out Reaper from his personal kit, and I watched his co-workers all getting ready to laugh uproariously at my demise. Now, in that instance I did use too much thankfully, because the whole point was to watch me suffer. When I ended up expressing fascination and joy at discovering this powder they were disappointed. I purchased it that very day on Amazon and have never looked back. This has a place high in my kitchen cupboards where no children can get to it but it is on my table at least four times a week. A truly versatile and awesome addition to pretty much anything you would enjoy with salt if you're a spice lover. I can't think of very many things I haven't tasted with this, and I typically add it just to give myself the heat I seek even with meals that are already hot.

Great stuff! I'd been shopping around for a non-smoked HOT pepper with enough hot for my tea masala to make it scorch my throat a tad. THIS does the trick. No chili powder taste, nothing to interfere with the flavors of the other spices, just HOT. If you're looking for a pepper to make foods from just HOT to FLAMING HOT, this is for you. Don't breathe it in or get it in your eyes - or any other sensitive place!!

I am what you would call a novice spice head. I would say the quality of this powder is amazing! After reading review's I initially agreed with the quarter teaspoon to the sauce of my choosing. In this case I chose a mango habanero the heat was there, but I ended up adding an extra quarter teaspoon. That’s when I experienced a few tears, forehead sweating, but not at all had it taken away the taste but add a perfect amount of heat for me. I do recommend the quarter teaspoon if you’re not into extreme heat. The 2 ounce package that it came in will last a long time, do not worry about that. This will be a repeat order item for me. I would highly recommend this product.. Very happy customer.

I know most people use this purely for spice, but the pepper genuinely doesn't taste bad. I've always hated when spicy hot sauces taste awful, but adding this stuff to mayo left a nice sweet flavour. If you get this, try a TINY bit on a toothpick or chopstick, just to get a ballpark. I would also recommend removing the shaker part, so you can scoop measured amounts rather than subject yourself to unintentional purgatory. Seriously, respect the powder. Pictured is how much I used in ~2tbsp mayo, paper clip for scale. Edit: I cannot stress how important it is to measure this powder. You must never estimate it, or you will create eldritch horrors not suitable for a mortal palate. Today, I made curry for dinner, at least that's what I think it is. In addition to my regular spices, along with a good ingredient base, I reached for the carolina reaper powder. No big deal, I had put it in a few things, so I can eyeball the amount I add in, right? A blunder to pain 26 generations before me. A light dusting, nothing more. I was adding it to a whole pan of curry, after all. I was in control, yet it was already too late. I mixed the mistake deep within my meal, and finally tasted it. Pain. It was not entirely devoid of flavour, as if the curry remembered at the last second, that it included more than just searing hurt. It needed not to be chewed, the lumps of resonant vegetable shapes scarred me before I could drop my spoon in agony. Oh, the woe I feel, wishing I could travel backward and warn my naive, innocent past. If only I sampled it, if only before I called upon Satan himself to infest my dish with the sorrow of 1,000 tortured souls. If only I measured, I wouldn't have subjected myself to 12 portions of frozen purgatory. Never did I think I would have my last meal, let alone with the meal being the one to snuff my flame. Quite dismally, I hunger evermore, so I subject myself further to the river Styx sludge. I can't bring myself to discard it, when it stares at me so. Bite after bite, it brands my tongue, as if to teach me never to sully its name. My stomach screams, I hear its muffled cries, and yet I only suppress it further, burdening my digestive tract time and time again. It hurts, I've done nothing but anger my guts. They will retaliate, no doubt. Though I am prepared, I am sure to experience a new kind of hell. This may be my final message, for I fear mountains of antacid shan't shield my mouth from the vengeful cud sent to end me. I may perish fore the morn, and the portions I leave in my freezer bode no pleasantries or good greetings, I'm certain. I must depart, to send well wishes and last goodbyes to my next of kin, for they shall be burdened beyond comprehension with the deposits of Tartarus I bequeath. 10/10 would highly recommend

To cut to the chase: The heat is about as spicy as the spiciest thing you can imagine. We sort of hit a ceiling for pain sensation at a certain level. The difference at these levels, however, is how long it lasts. You will feel this for up to an hour if you have it in enough concentration. Parts of you that you didn't think could taste "spice" you'll notice will be able to "taste" spice. Ever had the roof of your mouth burning from spice? How about your teeth?? The oils this stuff secretes can occasionally seep into your gums and you'll have fun new sensations. Not crazy painful, but definitely surprising. If you have enough of this in concentration while swallowing something, it's like a tactile X-ray of your throat and esophagus made of heat. I'm a masochist so all of this is my jam. I use spice to wake myself up in the morning. I've been doing this for years, every morning. I started out using crushed red pepper, then I ended up just wasting too many jars of it as my tolerance for spice continued to increase. Then I added cayenne pepper to the mix, and that's pretty much just a good flavor at this point. Now I have this stuff. What started out as only a pinch on my bagels each morning for a long-lasting heat has turned into me sprinkling this stuff on my bagels like I started years ago with crushed red pepper. The heat is brutal and I basically combine it with cayenne to get the flavor more towards one that I like. I'm not the biggest fan of the habanero/ghost pepper flavor, but it is absolutely an accurate flavor of Capsicum chinense. My ambivalence to the flavor has nothing to do with the quality of the product itself, though. I realize that my options at this level of heat are very limited, so I'll take what I can get. If I run out of this stuff, which, to my surprise, I might indeed be doing in a few months, I'll probably be purchasing another one. It's the only thing I have when it comes to extreme levels of spice. If you acclimate to this stuff, though (which you will, if you're having it daily in increasing quantities) be very mindful of using it around others. What might be a mild smell you will make the eyes of others water and turn the area around to into an eye irritation hazard. Be very careful in regularly using this stuff. It will completely offset your tolerance to spice and it might take a few months of not using it to get back to baseline.

I bought this to keep the squirrels out if my bird feeders. It WORKS! First product I've found that really keeps the squirrels away. You don't need much either. Wear gloves when using it.

This is seriously good. finally a reasonably hot powder with some flavor.

This stuff is hot. Made a chili a hit at the football game get together. I enjoyed my spicy chili while watching Vanderbilt beat LSU