OK, today I received the package I ordered from Knepper's Peppers, known as JustAGuy on GC.com, below is what came in that package.
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On the from far left to right we start off with some Trinidad 7-Pot/Pod Douglahs, then we have a bottle of Fatal Lime Hot Sauce, in the center we have some Triniada Scorpion Yellows, followed by a bottle of Piney Hab Hot Sauce and last but not least we have some Trinidad Moruga Scorpions.
As of this moment and if I'm not mistaken, the Moruga is the hottest pepper in the world. You will notice that the three different varieies of peppers in the image above are all native to Trinidad where some of the hottest peppers in the world grow there in the wild. The Yellow Scorpion is a natural variant of the Trinidad Scorpion.
Anyhow, I will be adding a review of all these products in the future. I do no eat whole pods (yes, again I will say I am a wuss) but I do taste two parts of each pepper variety I grow, buy or any that are given to me, etc... I think I've already mentioned how I taste the peppers on my Hot Relish post.
To be con't.
* You can purchase Knepper's Peppers Products Here: http://www.knepperspeppers.com/
My Review/s
1. Douglah
2. Yellow Scorpion
3. Moruga - This pod is all that it is advertised to be, right now that is it being the Hottest Pepper In the World. I usually tatse pods in two steps, first I take a piece of the outer layer, I usually call this the flesh/skin part, I then taste a piece of the placenta (part of the peppers that holds the seeds in place). Anyhow, this time, I tasted a piece of the flesh and I was quickly overwhelmed by HEAT! I hardly got a chance to taste anything before my mouth was on fire. Needless to say, I didn't bother with the placenta this time...maybe later when I have enough milk or something to make the heat a bit easier to handle. When I tasted this pod, I happened to have some Big Red soda in the fridge so I poured myself some in a glass with some ice, after I tasted the flesh, my mouth was on fire and I took a drink of some Big Red and I let it sit there in my mouth on the side that I had chewed the piece of pod with, uhm...it felt like after a few seconds like the soda started boiling...it did absolutely nothing to cool of the area of my mouth that felt like it was on fire. The bottom line on this pod is simple, it's by far the hottest pepper I have tried and I used the word "tried" instead of tasted because I really didn't get to taste anything. I'll be trying a piece of placenta within the next couple of days and will get back on how that came out during that time. This is the first time I didn't try a piece of the placenta immediately following me tasting a part of the flesh. To Be Con't.
4. Fatal Lime Sauce - This sauce has nice consistency, very similar to that of a steak sauce. I tasted the sauce by itself anf then I tried it on some fried shrimp and although you can taste the citrus of the lime, the heat takes over so although I think this is a good sauce for a chile head, I wouldn't recommend it to the average person as I know they won't be able to stand the heat.
On a scale of 1 - 10, I rate this sauce:
7 for heat (just like on the bottle or website),
7 for taste (would have liked a bit more lime taste but I know that's probably hard to achieve, I think a bit more sweetness would have kicked the taste up a notch),
9 for consistency (pretty decent for he type and opening of the bottle).
5. Piney Hab Sauce - This sauce had about the same consistency as the Fatal Lime sauce but the sweetness in this one made for a much better overall taste. My wife also liked this one better. This sauce almost had an apple sauce taste to it. The heat for this sauce was just perfect for me as it complimented the fried shrimp very well. I'm sure this sauce would have gone great with pork and chicken as was recommended on the label. Although this had a nice heat to it, I would recommend this sauce to the average person that is into some heat but not into the extreme stuff as this would probably be right at the top of their level as far as heat goes.
On a scale of 1 -10,
6 for heat, once again dead on with the label (sweetness makes it a bit more bearable),
9 for taste (sweetness was right on, a bit more pineapple taste makes it a perfect 10 for me),
9 (once again, pretty decent for the type of bottle and opening).
* You can purchase Knepper's Peppers Products Here: http://www.knepperspeppers.com/
My Review/s
1. Douglah
2. Yellow Scorpion
3. Moruga - This pod is all that it is advertised to be, right now that is it being the Hottest Pepper In the World. I usually tatse pods in two steps, first I take a piece of the outer layer, I usually call this the flesh/skin part, I then taste a piece of the placenta (part of the peppers that holds the seeds in place). Anyhow, this time, I tasted a piece of the flesh and I was quickly overwhelmed by HEAT! I hardly got a chance to taste anything before my mouth was on fire. Needless to say, I didn't bother with the placenta this time...maybe later when I have enough milk or something to make the heat a bit easier to handle. When I tasted this pod, I happened to have some Big Red soda in the fridge so I poured myself some in a glass with some ice, after I tasted the flesh, my mouth was on fire and I took a drink of some Big Red and I let it sit there in my mouth on the side that I had chewed the piece of pod with, uhm...it felt like after a few seconds like the soda started boiling...it did absolutely nothing to cool of the area of my mouth that felt like it was on fire. The bottom line on this pod is simple, it's by far the hottest pepper I have tried and I used the word "tried" instead of tasted because I really didn't get to taste anything. I'll be trying a piece of placenta within the next couple of days and will get back on how that came out during that time. This is the first time I didn't try a piece of the placenta immediately following me tasting a part of the flesh. To Be Con't.
4. Fatal Lime Sauce - This sauce has nice consistency, very similar to that of a steak sauce. I tasted the sauce by itself anf then I tried it on some fried shrimp and although you can taste the citrus of the lime, the heat takes over so although I think this is a good sauce for a chile head, I wouldn't recommend it to the average person as I know they won't be able to stand the heat.
On a scale of 1 - 10, I rate this sauce:
7 for heat (just like on the bottle or website),
7 for taste (would have liked a bit more lime taste but I know that's probably hard to achieve, I think a bit more sweetness would have kicked the taste up a notch),
9 for consistency (pretty decent for he type and opening of the bottle).
5. Piney Hab Sauce - This sauce had about the same consistency as the Fatal Lime sauce but the sweetness in this one made for a much better overall taste. My wife also liked this one better. This sauce almost had an apple sauce taste to it. The heat for this sauce was just perfect for me as it complimented the fried shrimp very well. I'm sure this sauce would have gone great with pork and chicken as was recommended on the label. Although this had a nice heat to it, I would recommend this sauce to the average person that is into some heat but not into the extreme stuff as this would probably be right at the top of their level as far as heat goes.
On a scale of 1 -10,
6 for heat, once again dead on with the label (sweetness makes it a bit more bearable),
9 for taste (sweetness was right on, a bit more pineapple taste makes it a perfect 10 for me),
9 (once again, pretty decent for the type of bottle and opening).
In the competitive world of hot peppers and sauces, I have to say that Brian of Knepper's Peppers is a stand up guy. I think he packs the order when you contact him, and gets it sealed just as he reaches the post office about 10 minutes later!
ReplyDeleteI have also had the chance to buy pods from him, Bhuts to be exact, and they were great quality pods which helped to expand my developing pepper tastes and collections!
I recently placed another order for pods, without worrying what type, because anything he sends is that good. AND surprise pods in a box are always a good thing! I also ordered his Jimmy Scorpion Sauce to replace the one I sent for a pizza challenge on another site! I heard it was great! Now I get to try it and place one on my hutch in the collection!
Thanks Brian for the great products and service, and thanks Mike for providing an outlet to get the good word out about "the good guys" in the sauce/pod producing arena.
Great blog here.
I agree, his peppers seem to be pretty decent sized, as a matter of fact, I just got some more peppers from Knepper's today. Will be posting a pic of those soon.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comments on the blog.