Mad Dog 357 Dried Carolina Reaper Peppers (7 grams)

These peppers have an excellent flavor and the spiciness you would expect from the spiciest pepper on earth.I purchased these for making homemade hot sauce, and it turned out great. The fire is real and the flavor is great. In case anyone else wants to make their own and can't seem to find a good guide, I'll give my method in a nutshell. Feel free to experiment with the ingredients, but keep in mind that salt and vinegar are the base for the vast majority of hot sauces, so keep that in mind.Boil 1/4-1/2 cup water in a small saucepan (deep enough to submerge half of a pepper)Remove from heat and add peppers (let soak for 10-20 mins, pressing the peppers occasionally to get water inside)Put it all in a blender or food processor that SEALS (this is important, you don't want it splashing out like I had happening)Add 2 teaspoons of salt, 1 tablespoon of brown sugar, 1 tablespoon of paprika, 1 cup of vinegar (white/apple cider), 1 teaspoon fresh garlic, and 2 teaspoons onion powderBlend until there are no real chunks (sometimes a skin refuses to blend, but you want the rest blended well)Use a fine mesh metal strainer when pouring into your bottle for a very liquid hot sauce, don't strain if you want a thicker sauce.Pour into your chosen bottles using a stainless steel funnel (if it's plastic, the flavor will stick to the funnel basically forever)Makes roughly 12 ounces of liquid.You now have hot sauce. Make sure to do this in a very well ventilated area. My buddy and I were coughing from the spicy air the whole time we made it. Also, BE SURE TO WEAR RUBBER GLOVES DURING THE ENTIRE PROCESS. You don't want the pepper on your skin. Even if you don't get chemical burns on your hands, and even if you wash your hands very thoroughly, you will touch your eyes or your face without thinking about it. Good luck.

Very good flavor and heat. Made chili and added a few flakes to give it a kick and it sure did the job. 5/5 on the heat scale.

Whether you got this because you lost a bet or if you needed to get your hands on something spicy, these are definitely not something to snack on. 10/10 would buy again for preparing great hot sauces and chili

This pepper is as advertised, freaking hot. Burn your ass hot. You'll have so much saliva pouring out of your mouth. There is no "cooling" down the heat. You have to wait until it goes away (about 1/2 hour). Then you'll wake up from a deep sleep and run to the bathroom so that you can feel the intensity of that burn again, except at the other end. Good luck to all who try this!

Please don’t eat these raw. I did and the heat was ok, (honestly I've had hotter hot sauces) but the gut/stomach burn was crazy painful. It took about 7 hours before I didnt feel it anymore. My advice is to put them in a empty pepper grinder and spice up food in small amounts, they work perfectly that way.

These are hot puppies! I bought them for my Dad who can't seem to make his food spicy enough. I don't know what's next, pepper spraying his food? (I wonder if anybody has tried that...)Anyways, these are awesome for making slap-yo-momma hot hot sauce or for adding to soups and stews.

Great authentic variety. Good deal . Hot with a great flavour.

I bought these for a bet that I made with someone. I tried a seed and holy hell. These are very hot peppers that will put a grow man to tears.I won the bet.