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How to prepare ones self for super hots?

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I've been bitten by the gardening bug and next year I plan on growing a lot of superhots. I can withstand a whole orange habanero or a teaspoon full of daves ghost pepper sauce at the moment. I don't like the flavor of either of those though. So I want to expand past the habenero and taste some of these new and exciting pepper strains out. How did you build your tolerance up for superhots? Are there any steps you take before consuming them? Thanks
 
Let me just say that nothing really prepares you for a super hot. That's why my philosophy is to just jump in the deep end. Just do it. And know it's going to hurt like you've never felt before. Once you come to that realization, you can just sit back and ride the burn out.
 
Phil said:
And don't forget to pray for your balloon knot.
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Praying doesn't help.
No saint arrived sprinkling heavenly fluffy cool breezes. :hell:
 
As for not liking the flavor, well, thats a tough one.
Either it will grow on you, or you may want to switch away from chinenses and go towards another sub species.
 
Smoked, dried or cooked lessens the familiar taste, and some have less or more of it.
 
Just eat some every day----don't have to munch whole pods to build up tolerance, and maybe you will begin enjoying the flavor.
Or not.
There are more than one pepper type to try.
 
no one says you have to eat a whole one. Just cut off  a sliver and eat that. Heck I've been sampling and eating superhots for a couple of years and I'm not going to eat a whole one, that hurts. Slivers and powders are all I need. 

Gotrox said:
 
As for not liking the flavor, well, thats a tough one.
Either it will grow on you, or you may want to switch away from chinenses and go towards another sub species.
 
 
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I agree and I don't, some flavors will grow on you and some won't but there are several chinenses without that flavor.  
I really don't prefer the orange hab flavor. There are varieties out there that don't have that flavor. You just need to know what to look for. 
 
Example:
In the hab heat range: Hot paper lanterns have none of that flavor and white habs only have it mildly. 
Superhots: any of the nagas or regular scorpions and many of the 7 pots but not all. Morugas and brainstrains have that fruity hab flavor so steer clear if you don't like it. 
 
In my mind I can handle a lot of heat. I haven't moved upwards from fresh habs either. I can do superhot powders though. I am just a candy when the thought of horrendous cramps cross my mind.
 
JUST PLAN SKEERD. 
 
I know I will do it one day and I will pay.  :drooling:
 
When I was new to Superhots, I would acquire different varieties and cut pieces off into 1/8" or 1/4" size taste bites, and use a toothpick to taste the different peppers. You can always have two or three or four or more little pieces, but there's no going back once you bite the whole head off the snake.
 
 
no one says you have to eat a whole one.
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Well, wheres the fun in that? :drooling:
 
I eat whole ones often.
Chocolate "Hand Grenade" habenero today, madballz a couple days ago.
 
Of course, not "mainlined" pods---always with something.
Sliced in a sammich, on a pizza, or stirred into some concoction.
And that "little slice of hell"?
 
Every new variety gets a taste.
 
Gonna be a long day and excruciating night, as I have a LFRB of mixed pods arriving tomorrow.
Gotta try the "Boogieman" and a load of others I haven't tried yet.
As for that chinense flavor, well, you won't get it in a Thai Dragon or Aji Limon either.
At all, in fact. Just saying that there is a world of heat to choose from, and if you just can't stand the sweaty sock essence of a bhut, you don't have to go without.
 
I didn't really like the hab flavor of most supers till I got a hold of the nicest essence of it I have ever tasted.
Bahamian Goat Pepper.
Now I like it in most peppers---except an orange hab, of course.
 
I agree with what everyone else has said. I'll take small bites of supers when I get new one's to get a taste, but for the most part use them in sauces and powders. Even then, that had me nowhere near prepared for my first whole super. That was a whole nother beast entirely. After your first one though you'll notice the next issn't quite as bad.
 
Yep a sliver a slice thats quit nice anything more is an adventure the most ive ever ate was a 1/3 and got all the flavor and filling ya need mouth on fire (not TOO bad) but BAD jaw tingling hands buzzing yah bro a piece will definitely do the trick.
 
I shouldn't have mentioned not liking the flavor of daves ghost and orange habaneros. Anyways, I had a yellow habanero (was named a scotch bonnet at the grocery)  last week that had a flower/chemical like taste to it that I didn't care for. I love fresh orange habanero sauces but daves sauce just has this weird chemical bite/aftertaste to it that I don't care for. I'd rather stay on the topic of preparing for the consumption for superhots. I was thinking about getting a HOT sauce and slowly moving from a teaspoon to a tablespoon etc to build tolerance. And what about preparing for the side effects like an upset stomach etc? Thanks for all the replies so far.
 
You are over thinking this. Common sense dictates to eat some food before hand, (I have heard bananas work well), have some milk or sour cream on hand and eat that sucker.

Done.

Everybody is different when it comes to after effects, you will never know how your body reacts until you nut up and do it!!!

DO IT!!! DO IT!!! DO IT!!!

And Dave Insanity sucks because it is an extract sauce. Extract tastes like metal. plah!
 
I like hot stuff, but I hate the taste of orange habaneros. I find them to taste like grass. You can't enjoy the heat if it means eating something that tastes like liking a hobo's foot. I didn't get horribly excited by ghost peppers either until I tried smoked ghost pepper. That stuff is great. I haven't tried many, but the Butch T. is pretty grand.
 
The best way to build a tolerance? "DO IT!!! DO IT!!! DO IT!!!". I've never had an extract that didn't taste like liking a hobo's ass hole. (I'm using my imagination here!)
 
Just make sure you're not going on a date the next day or have a desk job or something. You'll need some intimate time with your porcelain god. It doesn't take that horribly long to build up the tolerance, though. Eat one superhot a day and I'll bet they stop beating the crap outta you inside 3-7 days. :)
 
Jeff H said:
no one says you have to eat a whole one. Just cut off  a sliver and eat that. Heck I've been sampling and eating superhots for a couple of years and I'm not going to eat a whole one, that hurts. Slivers and powders are all I need. 

 
I agree and I don't, some flavors will grow on you and some won't but there are several chinenses without that flavor.  
I really don't prefer the orange hab flavor. There are varieties out there that don't have that flavor. You just need to know what to look for. 
 
Example:
In the hab heat range: Hot paper lanterns have none of that flavor and white habs only have it mildly. 
Superhots: any of the nagas or regular scorpions and many of the 7 pots but not all. Morugas and brainstrains have that fruity hab flavor so steer clear if you don't like it. 
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^^^much wisdom here!!!!^^^ I whole superhot lasts me three lunches. You don't have to eat a whole one. I'll add to this the Caribbean Red hab and Chocolate Hab and Bahamian Goat all taste much better than orange habs. I didn't know about the Hot Paper lanterns. Gonna have to try those!!
 
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