The evil little peppers are hotter than pepper spray, according to their creator, Smokin' Ed Currie. The contest was part of the NYC Hot Sauce Expo. Story and editing by Carl Mueller. More from ...

Professional hot sauce maker Smokin’ Ed Currie, the founder and president of PuckerButt Pepper Company, returns to Epicurious to taste 10 of the absolute hottest hot sauces on the market.

PuckerButt has been a Main Street staple in Fort Mill since 2013, the year owner “Smokin” Ed Currie received his first Guinness World Records title for breeding the hottest pepper on the ...

Reporter Jeffrey Collins leveraged his decade-long relationship with South Carolina pepper grower Ed Currie and teamed with video journalist Erik Verduzco to win AP access and become the first ...