Also, I would recommend pinocchio cayenne if you can find it....
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Must Have Pepper
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Pequin for snacking. Serrano for the classics. And caterpillar for fun.
Hmmm.... Must have Pepper.... Is it limited to one? because then I can't do it, i just can't man, i tell you... its too painful... 
My taste honestly is not as strong as a lot of guys on here. I can't handle the heat most of the people here can. So here is my "short" list....
Chinense:
Datil - number one, taste is off the chart and has ok heat, not the hottest Habanero by far. Just over a standard Orange I would say. I am growing Beni Highlands this year and it is very similar in my opinion
JHC - Its just a staple Habanero for me. great flavor and good solid heat.
Annuam: bread and butter of daily heat
Sandia Select - Stuff the heck out of it, grill it, stew it, fry it... its just plain great. The flavor changes based on way of cooking
Jalapeno M - growing a couple of other varities this year, but have to have a Jalapeño plant all the time. Its a daily in the mouth and cook every day
Orange Thai - awesome small thin pepper, great fresh and dries excellent
Chili Tepin - Daily candy snack in the mouth lol. Good powder and fresh actually is juicy and good to add to Ceviche or Salsa imho. Sonoran is the variety i grow.
Frutescens:
Aji Caballero - Puerto Rican hot pepper. Small like Guam Boonie i think. Hot little pockets of joy. Flavor is descent. But thats not what you grow frutescnes for. Its the juice and heat. Very soft pepper.
Tabasco - Need I say more.
Bacatuum: Meeah, haven't fallen in love with any yet.
Pubescens: Tasty, but have not had great luck growing yet. Trying again this year.
So.... fairly boring list. But those have to be every year. I am adding slowly super hots.... but to me Super hots so far has meant using less as far as portions instead of a regular Habanero. Thats all. Taste to me a lot of times is better with habanero. I need to try growing Scotch Bonnets. A lot of people rave about them.
Shalom,
Gabe
My taste honestly is not as strong as a lot of guys on here. I can't handle the heat most of the people here can. So here is my "short" list....
Chinense:
Datil - number one, taste is off the chart and has ok heat, not the hottest Habanero by far. Just over a standard Orange I would say. I am growing Beni Highlands this year and it is very similar in my opinion
JHC - Its just a staple Habanero for me. great flavor and good solid heat.
Annuam: bread and butter of daily heat
Sandia Select - Stuff the heck out of it, grill it, stew it, fry it... its just plain great. The flavor changes based on way of cooking
Jalapeno M - growing a couple of other varities this year, but have to have a Jalapeño plant all the time. Its a daily in the mouth and cook every day
Orange Thai - awesome small thin pepper, great fresh and dries excellent
Chili Tepin - Daily candy snack in the mouth lol. Good powder and fresh actually is juicy and good to add to Ceviche or Salsa imho. Sonoran is the variety i grow.
Frutescens:
Aji Caballero - Puerto Rican hot pepper. Small like Guam Boonie i think. Hot little pockets of joy. Flavor is descent. But thats not what you grow frutescnes for. Its the juice and heat. Very soft pepper.
Tabasco - Need I say more.
Bacatuum: Meeah, haven't fallen in love with any yet.
Pubescens: Tasty, but have not had great luck growing yet. Trying again this year.
So.... fairly boring list. But those have to be every year. I am adding slowly super hots.... but to me Super hots so far has meant using less as far as portions instead of a regular Habanero. Thats all. Taste to me a lot of times is better with habanero. I need to try growing Scotch Bonnets. A lot of people rave about them.
Shalom,
Gabe
one must is Jays peach ghost/scorpion . its got great flavor ,aroma, and heat ! and one nasty looking pod ! 
Jays peach are one of my favourite, too.
I tried the aleppo the other day and had been really looking forward to it. was not all that impressed tbh. so i gotta dry them, see if it improves. The skin is revoltingly thick on them, so they are gross to eat.
my must haves so far are:
Jalapeno (very versatile and great producers)
Jays Peach Ghost Scorpion (look nasty, taste great and wicked hot)
Scotch Bonnets (obviouslys)
Peruvian White/Jellybean Habanero (awesome looking plant that produces hundreds of tiny, hot habaneros)
Orange 7 Pot (my favourite 7 pot, less perfumed than the others i have tried)
I tried the aleppo the other day and had been really looking forward to it. was not all that impressed tbh. so i gotta dry them, see if it improves. The skin is revoltingly thick on them, so they are gross to eat.
my must haves so far are:
Jalapeno (very versatile and great producers)
Jays Peach Ghost Scorpion (look nasty, taste great and wicked hot)
Scotch Bonnets (obviouslys)
Peruvian White/Jellybean Habanero (awesome looking plant that produces hundreds of tiny, hot habaneros)
Orange 7 Pot (my favourite 7 pot, less perfumed than the others i have tried)
My favorites for looks & taste are yellows- CARDI Yellow, Yellow Brain Strain, Bad Brains, Fatalii...
CGN 21500 is a beautiful plant & pod with good taste, but not what I'd call exceptional taste or heat.
CGN 21500 is a beautiful plant & pod with good taste, but not what I'd call exceptional taste or heat.
The way I see it, the staples are the ones that you enjoy the most, but how do you decide which you enjoy the most? I grow staples and then try new variety each year. Yep, I like what I like but I find the real fun and pleasure is in new peppers even when I find I dont like them as much.
There is something about growing what I havent before that really flips my switch.
There is something about growing what I havent before that really flips my switch.
