Gene Brownson
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I just bought Larry Wolfes recipes and noticed next to the ingredient cayenne pepper is 40K. I'm not sure what that means. Can anyone help? Thanks in advance.
Gene
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Cayenne Pepper
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Bill Farmer
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40,000 Scoville heat units
Dave from Denver
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You can often find two varieties of Cayenne: 15K and 40K. This is the hotter one.
Len Dennis
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As was said. Most all of us have had jalapenos. Jalapeno's are in the 4000-8000 range to give some idea of "heat". Of course, with cayenne in the 40000 range, it also depends on how much cayenne is in that bottle. A 1/8 tsp or 1 tsp makes a big difference. You won't know till you try it.
Bill Farmer
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Actually I have seen from 20K to 160K http://spicebarn.com/cayenne_red_pepper.htm