Frequently Asked Questions about Chili Peppers

Chili Pepper Madness gets tons of questions about chili peppers in general, so we've compiled a list of the most common of them for your reference. If you can't find the answer here, please drop me an email and I'll see if I can dig up the answer for you. Best of luck.

I have a large harvest of chili peppers this year.
What can I do to preserve them?

Click Here to Visit the Chili Pepper Preservation page to learn how to
preserve your chili peppers

Includes information on drying, freezing, and pickling chile peppers.

Help! My chili peppers have burned my tongue! or Help! My chili peppers have burned my skin!

Answer: Here's how you beat the chili pepper heat...

Where can I find some chili pepper seeds, hot sauces, seasonings, etc.

Answer: Click Here for my list of jalapeno and other chile pepper resources.

What exactly is a chili pepper?

Anwser: The chili pepper is the fruit of the plants from the genus Capsicum, which are members of the...read the full answer.

How do you spell chili pepper?
Is it "chili", "chilli", or "chile"?

Why Do Jalapeno Pepper Heat Levels Vary from
Pepper to Pepper?

What is the Scoville Scale?

What is the Hottest Chili Pepper in the World?

What are the Hottest Chili Peppers in the World?

What is Capsaicin?

Learn About the 5 Domesticated Species of
Chili Peppers

Any other questions? Drop me an email and I'll see if I can help.