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Different Peppers Explained, Hot Sauce Diaries

Ghost Pepper: Extreme Heat and Bold Flavor for Adventurous Hot Sauce Lovers

What Is a Ghost Pepper? Heat Level, Flavor, and How to Use This Legendary Chile 👻🔥 Peppers of Key West Ghost Pepper Hot Sauce…
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Why Would You Use Old or Overripe Hot Peppers? Flavor, Heat, and Creative Cooking Benefits

Why Would You Use Old or Overripe Hot Peppers? Flavor, Heat, and Creative Cooking Benefits At first glance, old or overripe hot peppers might…
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What Is the Difference Between Green and Red Hot Peppers?

What Is the Difference Between Green and Red Hot Peppers? At first glance, green and red hot peppers may look like entirely different varieties,…
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The Flavor of Different Hot Peppers: How Heat, Sweetness, and Aroma Shape Every Dish

The Flavor of Different Hot Peppers: How Heat, Sweetness, and Aroma Shape Every Dish Hot peppers are far more than just spicy ingredients—they’re complex…
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Can You Use the Wrong Chile for a Dish? How Pepper Choice Impacts Flavor and Heat

Can You Use the Wrong Chile for a Dish? How Pepper Choice Impacts Flavor and Heat Yes—you absolutely can use the wrong hot pepper…
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Does Roasting or Drying Hot Peppers Reduce Their Heat?

Does Roasting or Drying Hot Peppers Reduce Their Heat? If you love cooking with spicy peppers, you’ve probably wondered whether roasting or drying hot…
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What Is the Membrane of a Hot Pepper? Understanding Where the Heat Really Comes From

What Is the Membrane of a Hot Pepper? Understanding Where the Heat Really Comes From If you’ve ever bitten into a hot pepper and…
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How Should You Handle Hot Peppers – Safe Hot Pepper Handling Guide

How Should You Handle Hot Peppers Learning how to handle hot peppers properly is essential for protecting your skin, eyes, and kitchen while preserving…
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Are All Hot Peppers Equally Spicy? Understanding Hot Pepper Heat Levels

Are All Hot Peppers Equally Spicy? Understanding Hot Pepper Heat Levels Many people assume all hot peppers deliver the same level of heat, but…
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How to Store Hot Peppers: The Guide to Keeping Peppers Fresh Longer

How to Store Hot Peppers: The Ultimate Guide to Keeping Peppers Fresh Longer Learning how to store hot peppers properly helps protect their heat,…
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Unlocking the Heat: All About Serrano Hot Peppers

Unlocking the Heat: All About Serrano Hot Peppers 🔥 Unlocking the Heat: All About Serrano Hot Peppers explores the bold flavor, crisp texture, and…
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Are Poblano and Pasilla Peppers the Same Thing?

Are Poblano and Pasilla Peppers the Same Thing? If you are confused about the various names for different types of chiles, you are not…
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Skiers Consuming Hot Sauce???

  Why Do Skiers Consume Hot Sauce? There’s a science behind why skiers—and other athletes—are obsessed with hot sauce.  If you’re a winter sports…
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The Correct Way To Store Hot Sauce

The Correct Way to Store Hot Sauce Have you ever wondered what the right way to store hot sauce is?  I did – especially…
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What happens to your body after eating hot sauce…

Eating hot sauce can produce a variety of physiological reactions, like a tingling (or pain) in the lips, tongue and throat. Other common reactions…
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Chili Cookoff – If you can read this whole article without laughing, there is something wrong with you!!

If you are a long-time member of our newsletter family, you may remember this story from a long time ago.  As it is tax…
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Capsaicin Voted Herb of the Year

Capsaicin Voted Herb of the Year   In 1991, the International Herb Association established National Herb Week to be celebrated every year during the…
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Hot Sauce Brand Loyalty

Peppers of Key West 11 Pack   As the son of hot sauce lovers and immigrants from Hungary, I noticed as far back as…
Peppers of Key West 11 pack hot sauce collection featuring a variety of tropical and spicy flavors in assorted bottles
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Resurgence of the slow cooker!

When you think of a slow cooker as a means of meal readiness, do you think of the 1970’s mother standing in front of…
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Put Your label On Our Sauces!

Peppers of Key West has a new private labeled hot sauce bottle opportunity for you. We love our sauces and have found that most of…