’Pepper X’ Creator Ed Currie Tastes The Hottest Peppers From 11 Countries | Epicurious

Smokin’ Ed Currie, founder and president of PuckerButt Pepper Company, returns to Epicurious to taste and rank some of the hottest chile peppers from 11 countries around the globe. As the pepper breeder who created the famous Carolina Reaper and a professional hot sauce maker, Ed knows a thing or two about flavor complexity and heat. See where each of these peppers rank in his expert opinion. Director: Cory Cavin Director of Photography: Kevin Dynia Editor: Boris Khaykin Host: Ed Currie Director of Culinary Production: Kelly Janke Creative Producer: Lisa Paradise Coordinating Producer: Tommy Werner Culinary Producer: Kat Boytsova Culinary Associate Producer: Katrina Zito Line Producer: Jen McGinity Associate Producer: Amy Haskour Production Manager: Janine Dispensa Production Coordinator: Elizabeth Hymes Talent Booker: Cynthia Simpson Camera Operator: Will Boone Assistant Camera: Tony Aviles Sound Mixer: Rachel Suffian Production Ass