Here’s everything you need to know about the world’s most famous heat ranking system before you add chiles to your next meal. Audrey Morgan is an associate food editor at Food & Wine with over seven ...

In 1912, chemist Wilbur Scoville developed a method to measure the heat level of chile peppers. The test is named after him, the "Scoville Organoleptic Test." In the original test, Wilbur blended pure ...

It was grown by the maker of the former hottest pepper in the world. The Scoville Scale, which measures heat, indicates a regular jalapeno is usually up to 8,000. Pepper X is rated nearly 2.7 million.

With just a single drop of Meet Your Maker hot sauce—clocking in at 5 million Scoville units—we crafted a sausage that doesn’t just bite back, it scorches. This isn’t a flavor experiment. It’s a fire ...