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PuckerButt Pepper Company founder Ed Currie answers the internet’s sizzling questions about peppers. Why do only mammals taste capsaicin? What kind of peppers are used in military grade pepper spray? What part of a pepper produces the most heat? This pepper master answers all these questions and more. The photo of the HPLC system was…

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PuckerButt Pepper Company founder Ed Currie answers the internet’s sizzling questions about peppers. Why do only mammals taste capsaicin? What kind of peppers are used in military grade pepper spray? What part of a pepper produces the most heat? This pepper master answers all these questions and more.

The photo of the HPLC system was created by Wikipedia user Kommando and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.

Director: Lisandro Perez-Rey
Director of Photography: Joanne Hock
Editor: Louville Moore
Expert: Ed Currie
Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi
Associate Producer: Paul Gulyas; Brandon White
Production Manager: D. Eric Martinez
Production Coordinator: Fernando Davila
Casting Producer: Thomas Giglio
Camera Operator: John Disher
Sound Mixer: Marshall Bain
Production Assistant: Alex Buchhorn
Post Production Supervisor: Alexa Deutsch
Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant
Supervising Editor: Doug Larsen
Additional Editor: Paul Tael
Assistant Editor: Justin Symonds
Special Thanks: Heather Peters

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  1. @VianneWamann

    December 19, 2023 at 6:11 pm

    All the WIRED Support people are always so informative and congenial. Such a pleasure to watch!

  2. @ClassifiedRanTom

    December 19, 2023 at 6:12 pm

    Pepper X was just the prototype name, but someone told Ed “Yeah, good name.” As for the name for Pepper Y, might I suggest Pepper Why?

  3. @aznsensation44

    December 19, 2023 at 6:17 pm

    This guy should be on Hot Ones he might be the only guest that will feel absolutely no heat at all since he eats Reapers daily lmao

  4. @CodyGudmundsen

    December 19, 2023 at 6:18 pm

    I bet he has Pepper Z already in the works too.

  5. @Itsjustbeans_

    December 19, 2023 at 6:27 pm

    I’m a simple man, when I see pepper Ed, I click.

  6. @thepracticalblade9013

    December 19, 2023 at 6:28 pm

    My dude carries a Civivi knife. Respect.

  7. @chapativsmcd

    December 19, 2023 at 6:28 pm

    Love you Ed Currie you are a genius..Congrats on the world record

  8. @kwaitefuni9152

    December 19, 2023 at 6:29 pm

    yo, it’s the legendary Smokin Ed Currie!
    Didn’t expect him to be featured on this channel.

  9. @FlameOnTheBeat

    December 19, 2023 at 6:30 pm

    As someone that watched his episode of Heat Eaters, the crossbreeding part feels like I read the textbook before class.

  10. @dg8620

    December 19, 2023 at 6:35 pm

    Toss up between Anthony Kiedis and John Frusciante.

  11. @SquashPile

    December 19, 2023 at 6:37 pm

    Man… Ed is on 🔥

  12. @thepracticalblade9013

    December 19, 2023 at 6:39 pm

    Some people just talk and you instantly grasp how intelligent they are. This guy is one of them, and he’s very intelligent.

  13. @Ripen3

    December 19, 2023 at 6:39 pm

    Milk does help because capsaicin is soluble in fat. So any fatty food gives a short relief.

  14. @TheNorwoodCat

    December 19, 2023 at 6:55 pm

    I need the name of that mustard with reaper and wasabi. Cannot find it on PB website. Found a mustard with reaper but no mention of wasabi. S
    ounds delicious!

  15. @SpiveyTV

    December 19, 2023 at 7:01 pm

    Love that they brought in Bella

  16. @arnoldrothsteinnyc

    December 19, 2023 at 7:23 pm

    Last name checks out

  17. @lbadbear1474

    December 19, 2023 at 7:25 pm

    They’re not peppers. They are chilis.

  18. @daveslave7858

    December 19, 2023 at 7:28 pm

    wow a whole reaper

  19. @rossdevin9799

    December 19, 2023 at 7:40 pm

    You still haven’t released pepper X, what are you waiting for? Being in the Guinness Book necessarily doesn’t mean it’s truly the hottest pepper, it’s the public who truly matters. When can we start ordering them?

  20. @KingMai

    December 19, 2023 at 7:54 pm

    This guy sounds like Nicholas cage if he had a country accent

  21. @usclvr19

    December 19, 2023 at 8:21 pm

    love Smokin Ed!

  22. @Nefville

    December 19, 2023 at 8:22 pm

    He’s Ed Curry and he grows the hottest pepper in the world that you can’t buy. For everyone else the answer is the chocolate primotalii. 🤷‍♂

  23. @blakemccabe15

    December 19, 2023 at 8:23 pm

    Are there mammals that can’t taste capsacin?

  24. @Caught1nTh3Crossfire

    December 19, 2023 at 8:29 pm

    7.9 million scoville possible? I believe in you Ed. Let me die by this majesty.

  25. @xBRAMBLEBLASTx

    December 20, 2023 at 2:40 am

    also interesting to listen to people who know what they are talking about

  26. @Y34RZ3R0iscoming

    December 20, 2023 at 2:43 am

    They dont make the hottest

  27. @gghelis

    December 20, 2023 at 2:54 am

    That lady is a champ.

  28. @spiesonmars

    December 20, 2023 at 2:59 am

    That was great – very informative! 👍👍

  29. @timwhittingstall801

    December 20, 2023 at 4:31 am

    I would say black pepper is pepper. It’s chillies that are named wrong.

  30. @myopicautisticmetal9035

    December 20, 2023 at 4:36 am

    No one shakes like smokin Ed.

  31. @AndreaTani

    December 20, 2023 at 6:29 am

    It will be pepper “Y” or pepper “WHY?!?!?!?”

  32. @user-ml4gk2eh8c

    December 20, 2023 at 8:21 am

    I found the eating cookies before hot stuff takes the heat away and it works perfectly

  33. @cu7695

    December 20, 2023 at 8:39 am

    Even his name is Ed “Curry”ie 🍛😂😂😂

  34. @EliteNugz

    December 20, 2023 at 9:02 am

    Chocolate primotaili is the number one hottest pepper. Regular primotaili is number two. Pepper x is hot and top ten for sure maybe even top five. But any real chilli head knows its not the hottest. Thats why Ed wont allow anyone to review his pepper x.

  35. @vioisme

    December 20, 2023 at 9:49 am

    I drink water it always worked for me.

  36. @ajiamigo

    December 20, 2023 at 11:03 am

    Alcohol is your friend if on your skin

  37. @MedEvil1c

    December 20, 2023 at 11:46 am

    Bella’s demonstration with Carolina Reaper reminds me of Camera Guy Bill with half a Pepper X

  38. @georgiegan

    December 20, 2023 at 12:11 pm

    That MacBook now has Scoville level of over 1 million just by being near Ed Currie.

  39. @ArtisDefiniition

    December 20, 2023 at 12:14 pm

    Please bring on pepper Y!

  40. @frankydman

    December 20, 2023 at 12:31 pm

    I don’t hate spiciness; it’s just that what I like is “a nice kick” myself; the heat shouldn’t be the flavor, if that makes sense

    After all- spicy is not one of the five flavors; it’s a sensation

  41. @SkyGravity137

    December 20, 2023 at 2:15 pm

    Next they need to insert the gene for gingerol into peppers. Why stop at capsaicin?

  42. @Raziaar

    December 20, 2023 at 3:55 pm

    Let me cut into this pepper directly towards my fingers with a shaky hand.

  43. @eandrews222

    December 20, 2023 at 4:05 pm

    Metabulism

  44. @colemontsandy3424

    December 20, 2023 at 5:49 pm

    The chocolate primotalii Might not be recognised as the hottest pepper in the world by Guinness world records. But according to the Chilli heads It is the hottest pepper they ever tasted It’s way hotter than the reaper They don’t know about Pepper x Though They never tasted it So they don’t know But I think the chocolate primotalii We’ll give pepper x A run for its money The question is which ones hotter

  45. @mike-bee

    December 20, 2023 at 5:58 pm

    Your teeth look like the yellow ones

  46. @a02a02a02

    December 20, 2023 at 6:39 pm

    I dont’ know Bella, is she forced to eat that reaper?😁

  47. @Satori2046

    December 20, 2023 at 6:43 pm

    HAHAHAHA that ending was epic

  48. @ICECREAMan2991

    December 20, 2023 at 7:16 pm

    Ah yes. “Mutabyoulism”.

  49. @adventuresbackroad2534

    December 20, 2023 at 8:16 pm

    Chocolat primotalli is the hottest one in world. Johnny Scottville say it. More hot than x and reaper and they not come to the edge of Chocolat Primotalli

  50. @Feeldaburn

    December 21, 2023 at 5:45 am

    The chocolate primatoli is pepper x is the Sasquatch of the pepper world a few hand picked people tried it

  51. @Playingwith3D

    December 21, 2023 at 5:50 am

    I think Habaneros are the threshold pepper for a lot of people. You can either handle the heat of one and therefore can go on to hotter peppers or you can’t tolerate the sting at all then habs are where you stop.

  52. @PokeMaster22222

    December 21, 2023 at 6:18 am

    11:57 Why would anyone eat a Carolina Reaper whole? Why not nibble on it, eat it gradually?

  53. @bushibayushi

    December 21, 2023 at 9:01 am

    Great, in-depth responses!

  54. @edgarjacksby1402

    December 21, 2023 at 9:07 am

    MASSIVE PROPS to Wired for still calling it Twitter.

  55. @TheTwinkiKing

    December 21, 2023 at 9:18 am

    Pepper Y then pepper Z curious what is at that maybe the alpha pepper

  56. @Bawa1.

    December 21, 2023 at 10:02 am

    She handled that whole pepper better than I handle a handful of sweet tarts…

  57. @zZzabi

    December 21, 2023 at 10:56 am

    idk that menstrual cramp can be that hurt, now i felt sorry to all those girls that have them, had an experience and hope that i’ll never have to go through that ever again.

  58. @alexanderabrashev1366

    December 21, 2023 at 11:30 am

    “Drink citric acid’
    No, don’t. Milk is the thing that actually helps. Just becaue this guy grows hot peppers doesn’t mean he is an expert in biology.

  59. @catalina9844

    December 21, 2023 at 11:51 am

    Is that lady ok?

  60. @ashenhunter1

    December 21, 2023 at 12:33 pm

    He’s the reason I grow peppers every year 🐐

  61. @borandiUK

    December 21, 2023 at 1:08 pm

    185 Celsius ???? Wtf

  62. @Sirius_Coby

    December 21, 2023 at 1:39 pm

    I love listening to Ed talk about peppers. I grew my first jalapenos last year and Carolina reapers this year and it’s such a rewarding experience.

  63. @zenrando

    December 21, 2023 at 1:48 pm

    Is it normal to get sexually aroused when eating California Reapers ?

  64. @andrehinds4804

    December 21, 2023 at 2:06 pm

    Chocolate Trinidad Mongolian reaper

  65. @GiladSteinberger

    December 21, 2023 at 2:22 pm

    I love this guy

  66. @jahmaan523

    December 21, 2023 at 3:05 pm

    its seems like he talk about cannabis))the way how to plant and cross etc,same about high))

  67. @largemargeog1023

    December 21, 2023 at 3:55 pm

    Hes what I picture when I think of a farmer.

  68. @Flodhesten

    December 21, 2023 at 4:09 pm

    It might ‘”not hurt you” – but 2.7mil Scoville will feel like dying. Not gonna try it.

  69. @aswarrior6365

    December 21, 2023 at 4:39 pm

    The hottest pepper in the world is The Chocolate Primotali. Pepper X doesn’t count because no one can even get them or try them.

  70. @melvinatkins998

    December 21, 2023 at 5:13 pm

    It’s getting to level of just spraying self-defense pepper spray into your mouth!…. 🦉

  71. @NeilKellen

    December 21, 2023 at 5:39 pm

    You’re my hero

  72. @benvg

    December 21, 2023 at 6:04 pm

    My trick X to not taste spice is not eat the food that is hot

  73. @adamhandlin7418

    December 21, 2023 at 6:22 pm

    I could listen to this guy teach me about anything. He answers so clearly and throughly. Very enjoyable guest here!

  74. @holymangoes1011

    December 22, 2023 at 12:43 am

    Meetahbeulism

  75. @MrEVANwhat

    December 22, 2023 at 1:35 am

    Why did homie skip over the chocolate primotali 👎

  76. @NotMe605

    December 22, 2023 at 6:50 am

    With a name like Currie – you have to think he was born to be who he became.

  77. @bzerkie3393

    December 22, 2023 at 2:43 pm

    i had a reaper curry with out drinking milk i still threw up

  78. @BOSSposes

    December 22, 2023 at 4:38 pm

    everyone says that lol i got the hottest peppers in the world no you do not

  79. @austinduke8876

    December 22, 2023 at 5:27 pm

    This man has invested more time into raising cross bred hot peppers than my mom invested into raising me.

  80. @Nobody-ng5hc

    December 22, 2023 at 5:45 pm

    Next pepper will be, pepper Y, then pepper Z. Then pepper A? Or pepper X series X?

  81. @wt343

    December 22, 2023 at 5:59 pm

    that girl is gangster. she ate the whole dam pepper not just a bite.

  82. @nickrolly3777

    December 22, 2023 at 6:19 pm

    Chocolate Primo goes head to head with this

  83. @mosquitofleetfishing6599

    December 22, 2023 at 6:37 pm

    When will Ed send a pepper to Chase the Heat?

  84. @homerco213

    December 22, 2023 at 7:51 pm

    Fraud

  85. @grantfahey4439

    December 22, 2023 at 8:08 pm

    Any estimates on what Scoville Pepper Y will be?

  86. @pjforde1978

    December 22, 2023 at 10:07 pm

    Ed Currie is a true gem of a human being. I wish I could give him a big hug.

  87. @Over9000DragonFire

    December 23, 2023 at 12:42 am

    I need to know when I can buy pepper x seeds or plants

  88. @Greenstumps

    December 23, 2023 at 1:06 am

    I don’t believe any of this stuff as I find Habanero to be hotter than Carolina Reaper. I just think it’s all down to personal preference.

  89. @iamjeffreybezos

    December 23, 2023 at 9:17 am

    I thought she was going to take a bite not inhale the whole thing 😳

  90. @stacyk.8112

    December 23, 2023 at 12:51 pm

    I read this as pRepper and thought it was going to be a while different q&a but I’m so glad I watched it. I have a new found love for peppers!

  91. @vanquish421

    December 23, 2023 at 12:58 pm

    Pores don’t open and close, that’s a myth.

  92. @ANGELITOPAPI

    December 23, 2023 at 7:05 pm

    He still has the tag on that button down 😂

  93. @Zicora

    December 23, 2023 at 8:57 pm

    This was amazingly well done.

  94. @8523wsxc

    December 24, 2023 at 12:12 am

    The hottest pepper was inside you all along.

  95. @kingcobra0128

    December 24, 2023 at 1:10 am

    Wonder how much hotter is it compared to the reaper. Pepper x is the only one I have not tried

  96. @AccountInactive

    December 24, 2023 at 1:38 am

    Milk absolutely has a detergent effect on lipophilic casein.

  97. @invox9490

    December 24, 2023 at 8:24 am

    I really hate people that put peppers/hot sauce in everything. It’s like they can taste only ONE thing.

  98. @JonasKFriedChicken

    December 24, 2023 at 8:34 am

    Guy busts out the binder of seeds like he’s collecting pokèmon cards

  99. @Wewhowandernow

    December 24, 2023 at 10:13 am

    Ed curry is whack a f

  100. @ronduncan9527

    December 24, 2023 at 11:30 am

    Such an appropriate last name!

  101. @danielhay184

    December 24, 2023 at 4:46 pm

    Are pepper x seeds available for purchase anywhere?

  102. @weirdmusicmixmaster

    December 25, 2023 at 3:15 am

    the fact that he has probably at least 2 or 3 more viable peppers in his warchest to beat his own record is terrifying and inspiring

  103. @evanvavoulas4011

    December 25, 2023 at 5:55 am

    5:43 what happens when you try to do this with a chilli plant and a pot plant?

  104. @ryanmcmahon6210

    December 25, 2023 at 10:14 am

    Smoking Ed is great.

  105. @JimboJS

    December 25, 2023 at 4:30 pm

    Answering the second question in the first question is goated 😂smokin ed curry 🐐

  106. @AbdulaOblongata

    December 26, 2023 at 9:26 am

    According to the Cleveland Clinic, Milk contains a protein called casein, which can break down capsaicin — much in the same way that dish soap can cut through grease.

  107. @davidbentley6399

    December 26, 2023 at 2:09 pm

    Smokin Ed is the man!!! I love watching him explain and elaborate on all things pepper.

  108. @phillipstafford2410

    December 26, 2023 at 2:38 pm

    Pepper y….. Okay Ed now your just styling on us

  109. @FA7THA

    December 26, 2023 at 3:36 pm

    Pepper x is not the hottest pepper.

  110. @revjoespivey

    December 26, 2023 at 5:26 pm

    Pepper Y!!!

  111. @JamminJarrod

    December 26, 2023 at 7:04 pm

    When your taking seeds out the pepper with gloves on what can you use afterwords to take the burn 🔥 off your skin it does happen weather touch your face arms legs or worse ur private parts using restroom

  112. @kidkazma5118

    December 26, 2023 at 8:00 pm

    Some people collect Pokemon cards, Ed Currie collects pepper seeds.

  113. @scotthodge8690

    December 26, 2023 at 8:53 pm

    I bet he’s already made a 10million scoville 🌶️ and eats em for fun

  114. @parisiennemoonlight6650

    December 27, 2023 at 1:14 am

    Can we do a ranking of hottest natural non cross breed/non hybrid chilli in the world? I strongly feel that Ghost pepper should be right on top.

  115. @shaunpeters7103

    December 27, 2023 at 6:07 am

    Him and Paul Giamatti look like brothers. We need a movie!

  116. @Draugrtvv

    December 27, 2023 at 8:02 am

    i love this guy. I have learned so much watching him! gonna grow some peppers come spring

  117. @PHILLY214

    December 27, 2023 at 10:04 am

    Watching while eating pepper X sauce on my leftovers

  118. @4ofse7en

    December 27, 2023 at 12:44 pm

    Pepper Y will be making ppl ask WHYYYYYY

  119. @metalsnake27

    December 27, 2023 at 6:33 pm

    Re-upload??

  120. @josephandivana3021

    December 28, 2023 at 1:08 am

    Avocado 🥑 always stops the burn for me I think the Avocado oil counteracts the Capsules

  121. @jamestl9301

    December 28, 2023 at 10:27 am

    Can we have sweetest peppers now?

  122. @KaldonisPondo

    December 28, 2023 at 1:11 pm

    One day we’ll have peppers so hot that the capsaicin will literally crystalize in the pepper placenta! :0

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