Who would like to enter a pepper eating contest?

[makenzie71]

I like growing peppers and I always thought this would make a badass contest...but people HAVE be willing to submit themselves to stuff bordering torture to do it right...oh and they have to have a video camera capable of filming for 5 minutes.

I've got four varieties of pepper.

Hybrid cerano
Habanero
Red Savina
Naga Jolokia

The ceranos I'm growing average 95,000 units on the Scovile Scale.  They're very hot for ceranos, but they're nice and sweat.

My habaneros I've been growing a bit mild.  They're running about 285,000 units on the scovile scale which is extremely hot, make no istake, but mild compared to a lot of varieties of the pepper.

The Red Savina is a monster.  It registers about 500,000 and can do things like cause blindness if you get it in your eyes.  It's insane.

The Naga Jolokia is by far the hottest pepper in the world.  I have no idea what mine register at but the species ranges between 900,000 and 1,350,000 units on the scale.

For reference, the substance in peppers that tweaks the brain and makes them "hot" is called capsaicin and pure capsaicin is roughly 16,000,000 units.  Jalapenos are about 3000 on that scale.

The rules would be:

All peppers will have to be chewed 10 times and you will have to open your mouth and show the result of chewing within 20 seconds of popping it in.  Time starts as soon as you put the pepper in your mouth.

However many people want to enter give a dollar to get in and I send them all a cerano.  On camera, they eat the cerano without anything to drink, eat with it, whatever...they just have to sit there, for five minutes, no throwing up or spitting or anything.  Whoever makes it five minutes moves on.  This is mostly to weed out the real wussies.

Whoever makes it through gets a habanero...which for those of you who would like to make several attempts they can buy more habaneros from the grocery store...I don't care.  Same rules, same time limit.  Habaneros are tough, though...i grew up eating peppers and I think this is tough.

Whoever makes it through the habanero gets a red a red savina...and only one chance.  You won't find these at the grocery store as they aren't really considered edible due to the capsaicin content.  Only two minutes for this pepper, though, but believe me it will be a very, very long two minutes.

Whoever makes it through the Savina gets a Naga Jolokia.  I've never eaten a Naga Jolokia so I have no idea what to expect...I don't even know how to comprehend "twice as hot as a Red Savina".  This is my first year growing them.  But I figure it's worth tossing in there.  I'll say only a minute, though, because, like I said, I can't even imagine how hot this will be.

Whoever makes it through the Jolokia gets the pot...more than one makes it, it's split.

It'll be like a month between stages, though, because my Savinas have just sprouted and my Jolokias aren't even here yet.

I would like to point out to those who think "why would they do that" that casaicin has basically the same effect on the brain as weed.  The more you take in, the better the "high".  Any stoner who's ever eaten a habanero or two will confirm this.  A Savina makes you float for like an hour after the burn goes away....it's great...

Who's in?

[yamahonkawazuki]

dude im so in cept for one problem, no video camera atm. btw on the shu scale where does pepperspray rate?

[makenzie71]

Top notch police grade stuff is 530,000...that's the strongest stuff you can find.  The stuff available to the public is 200,000.

[NiceGuysFinishLast]

I'm in.

[pandy]

dude im so in cept for one problem, no video camera atm. btw on the shu scale where does pepperspray rate?

Just use your webcam darling... the picture is great late at night...  

[LPC2104]

I've had Mad Dog 351 which is 351K on the scoville scale.  It was hot.  Really hot.  And I'm talking just a drop from a toothpick.

I've also had Satan's Blood which is 800K.  I put a drop in chili and it wasn't edible to me.

I'm OUT, without hesitation.

[Turd Ferguson]

I've only seen like, 2 things that were more phallic than that bottle...

If I can coat my mouth in wax like Homer, I'm in on your little pepper eating contest.

-Turd.

[LPC2104]

I've only seen like, 2 things that were more phallic than that bottle...

I didnt' know what that meant. 

So I googled it. 

At work. 

[Turd Ferguson]

Hahaha, sorry dude.  Let me rephrase...

That bottle looks like a big pee pee.

Turd Ferguson:  Now with 100% more getting people fired for looking up wangs at work!

[sharkfin25]

Whoever makes it through the Savina gets a Naga Jolokia.  I've never eaten a Naga Jolokia so I have no idea what to expect...I don't even know how to comprehend "twice as hot as a Red Savina".  This is my first year growing them.  But I figure it's worth tossing in there.  I'll say only a minute, though, because, like I said, I can't even imagine how hot this will be.

Hey Mak,

Besides the pepper eating contest, what would you use the Naga Jolokia for? From what you describe it would be way to hot for use in food. And I would guess the high from the capsaicin probably wouldn't be worth the suffering you would have to go through to get it. So what do you do with them? Just wondering.

[CasiUSA]

Blair's 16 Million Reserve (16M on the Scoville Scale)
That's as hot as it gets....Why would anyone do it?

[Alphamazing]

Hey Mak,

Besides the pepper eating contest, what would you use the Naga Jolokia for? From what you describe it would be way to hot for use in food. And I would guess the high from the capsaicin probably wouldn't be worth the suffering you would have to go through to get it. So what do you do with them? Just wondering.

Probably used in cooking massive vats of chilli or other food. One drop flavors 55 gallons! 

[Jughead]

OK what does the Loser Have to Do? I'm not In because Jalapeno's in a Jar is too hot for me.

OK I vote that the loser has to carry the Uneaten Pepper in His/Her Buttcrack for 20 Minutes.  Oh yeah and try to dance the Funky Chicken.

[sharkfin25]

Hey Mak,

Besides the pepper eating contest, what would you use the Naga Jolokia for? From what you describe it would be way to hot for use in food. And I would guess the high from the capsaicin probably wouldn't be worth the suffering you would have to go through to get it. So what do you do with them? Just wondering.

Probably used in cooking massive vats of chilli or other food. One drop flavors 55 gallons! 

Good point! I never thought of that. 

[The Buddha]

I find jalapeno to be I dunno like beans (When growing up it used to be the tamil word for Okra) ... but I cant take much habanero. I guess at the serrano stage ... I'll be happy, but cant quite cross into the habanero stage.
However they is a way to cheat, and I wont cheat so I am like backing off the contest ... but there is a way to cheat yourself into atleast 1 higher category ... and maybe even 2 ... so a easy habanero could be an easy Savina and maybe a Jolokia with lucK ...
Cool.
Srinath.

[Jake D]

I had one single drop of Dave's Insanity Sauce on  a dorrito and spend the next 30 minutes doubled over and drooling.

I tried to make poppers out of habanero's.   I couldn't even choke down the breading.  Too hot.  I'm out.

[cuda_06]

There are actually a few ways to cheat on this.  However, I will refrain also because of this and the fact that I really like to taste my food.

[makenzie71]

haha of course you can cheat...like with using orajel...but I guruntee you orajel won't last as long as a red savina.

[yamahonkawazuki]

and after your done in maks hell  , drink milk, plenty of it. trust me water and or beer wont knock that hell out easily. milk helps

[yamahonkawazuki]

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