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Searching for places to purchase fresh or frozen hot chile peppers online? Here’s a list of online retailers that specialize in fresh hot peppers.

If you don’t want to hassle with seed-starting in the spring, or if you have a particular pepper plant you love, try overwintering it and you’ll have more peppers earlier in the season.

Many out there swear their peppers are hotter than the Carolina Reaper. Find out how to get your hot peppers tested for their Scovile ranking, complete with lab information. It’s a farily easy and inexpensive process.

The hot pepper is the fruit of plants from the genus Capsicum. Most of us know about the common domesticated species, but are you ready to dive into all the wild species?

Established in 1992, The Chile Pepper Institute is the only international, non-profit organization devoted to education and research related to chile peppers.

Detailed diagrams highlighting the anatomy of a chile pepper.

In addition to being useful in culinary pursuits and generally delicious, hot peppers have always had an amusing place in pop culture and entertainment.

Fresh chile is best when it’s roasted or charred, and this article will show you how to easily roast and peel fresh chile peppers in three simple steps.

Capsaicin, the component of chili peppers responsible for the heat, has been found to have many health benefits, including a remarkable range of medicinal qualities.

Preserving your chile peppers is a great way to have them available for use year-round.

When you think of fruit, apples, peaches, and grapes might come to mind. But how about chile peppers?

After receiving several emails from readers asking if I knew what this Peruvian Cherry Pepper featured on Pizza Hut’s gourmet pizzas was, I had to find out for myself.

Add some heat the holiday season with these spicy side dishes that you and your family will love.

As the pepper season winds down, many wonder how best to preserve their harvest. Dry peppers can last from several months to a few years if stored properly.

Devised in 1912, the scale is named after its creator, American pharmacist Wilbur Scoville. The Scoville scale is the measurement of spicy heat of chili peppers or other spicy foods.

It seems Ed Currie, owner of Puckerbutt Pepper Company and creator of the Carolina Reaper pepper,...