Dehydrated pepper flakes — Foresthill, California
ButtHertz$2
Small packets. Big signal.
Dehydrated peppers in tiny heat-sealed pouches — a pinch at a time. Homegrown in Foresthill, California, at about 3,000 feet, dried and sealed by hand. $2 a pouch.
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The lineup
Pick your suspect
Five peppers. One price. Two dollars.
Suspect № 1
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Jalapeño
Para los niños y los chillones.
Mild
2,500–8,500Scoville Heat Units
The friendly one. Bright, green, and barely a misdemeanor.
Made in a home kitchen that is not subject to routine government food safety inspections.
$2.00
Suspect № 2
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Tabasco
Tangy with a temper.
Medium
30,000–50,000Scoville Heat Units
Bright, sharp, and louder than it looks.
Made in a home kitchen that is not subject to routine government food safety inspections.
$2.00
Suspect № 3
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Habanero
Fruity, then fiery.
Hot
100,000–350,000Scoville Heat Units
Sweet up front, fire right behind it. Not messing around.
Made in a home kitchen that is not subject to routine government food safety inspections.
$2.00
Suspect № 4
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Ghost
Respect the ghost.
Very Hot
≈1,000,000Scoville Heat Units
A very little goes a very long way.
Made in a home kitchen that is not subject to routine government food safety inspections.
$2.00
Suspect № 5
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Carolina Reaper
20 over 9 — use a pinch, not a pour.
Extreme
1.4M–2.2MScoville Heat Units
The one they warn you about. Believe them.
Made in a home kitchen that is not subject to routine government food safety inspections.
$2.00
Heat guide
How hot are we talking?
- 🔥Jalapeño — Mild2,500–8,500 SHU
- 🔥🔥Tabasco — Medium30,000–50,000 SHU
- 🔥🔥🔥Habanero — Hot100,000–350,000 SHU
- 🔥🔥🔥🔥Ghost — Very Hot≈1,000,000 SHU
- 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥Carolina Reaper — Extreme1.4M–2.2M SHU
Heat words first, signal report second — the S-meter badge on each packet is the ham-radio nod. S9+20dB means it’s booming.