Hot Off the Presses: Johnny's Pepper Heat Scale System Highlighted in Washington Post

Hot peppers were the subject of a story published in the Lifestyle section of yesterday's Washington Post. The Scoville scale system for rating heat level in peppers is explained in the article.  Johnny's Chairman and Founder, Rob Johnston Jr., was asked about our own rating system, which is not quite as scientific as the Scoville system.

“Steve Bellavia, our trials manager, takes a bite. Janicka Eckert, our breeder, does, too. They consult,” Rob says in the story.

Here's a link to the article: "Growing peppers, hot and hotter".

And here are some links to our peppers lineup, sorted by Johnny's 5-pepper heat scale.

Mild

Warm

Medium

Hot

Very Hot

A pepper with a one-pepper rating denotes mild heat for tender tongues. At the other end of the scale, a five-pepper rating is considered "very hot" by us. That means a fully mature fruit will pack mouth-blistering heat.