Ed Currie

Ed Currie
Born (1963-08-18) August 18, 1963 (age 61)
Michigan, US
Other namesSmokin' Ed Currie
Years active2001–present
Known forBreeding chili peppers including Carolina Reapers and Pepper X

Ed Currie (born August 18, 1963) is an American chili pepper breeder who is the founder and president of the PuckerButt Pepper Company. He is best known for breeding the Carolina Reaper which was the hottest chili pepper in the world until, in 2023, Pepper X, also bred by Currie, took over as the hottest chili pepper, as recognized by Guinness World Records.[1][2][3][4]

Background

Currie was born in West Bloomfield Township, Michigan. He graduated from Central Michigan University- "on the seven-year college plan" "drinking with the frat boys"- subsequently becoming a stockbroker; his first day of work after qualifying was Black Monday, when global markets collapsed. Having struggled with substance abuse as a "functional addict", in 1999 Currie contemplated suicide but instead went to rehab. He met his wife, Linda, at recovery meetings after moving back to his parents' hometown in South Carolina in 2001. Here he began growing his own peppers in the yard and experimenting with crossbreeds.[5] He was featured in the episode "Chili Eating" in the 2020 Netflix documentary series We Are the Champions.[6][7] He was also featured on Dirty Jobs.[8]

PuckerButt Pepper Company

Ed Currie bred the Carolina Reaper (shown above) and Pepper X, both world-record holding chili peppers at different points.

Currie started the PuckerButt Pepper Company in Fort Mill, South Carolina, in 2003.[9] The company sells peppers considered to be extremely hot. It sells seeds, pepper mash, and hot sauce.[5] PuckerButt is the largest organic pepper farm in the US, with annual sales of around $1 million.[5][9] Currie's hot sauce "The Last Dab" was created for the YouTube show Hot Ones. The show is an interview which asks guests to eat increasingly spicy hot wings, with "The Last Dab" being the spiciest sauce presented.[9][10]

Currie crossbreeds his pepper plants by taking the pollen of one plant with a paintbrush and then delivering that pollen to a different plant. To create the Carolina Reaper, he took a Naga pepper, a chili pepper originally grown in India and Bangladesh, and combined it with the La Soufriere pepper from Saint Vincent.[11][12] In 2013, Guinness World Records gave the title of "World's Hottest Chili" to the Carolina Reaper.[13][14] On August 23, 2023, he was officially recognized as having broken the previous record when Guinness World Records certified his Pepper X as the hottest chili pepper on earth, measuring at 2.69 million SHU.[15][16]

References

  1. ^ Wells, Jane (June 20, 2018). "How this ex-addict turned self-made millionaire created the world's most hellish peppers". CNBC. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  2. ^ News and Info | (April 29, 2015). "Ed Currie, creator of the Carolina Reaper, is working on an even hotter variety". Cayenne Diane. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  3. ^ "Don't Fear the Reaper: Smokin' Ed Currie on the Link Between Peppers and Addiction". Honeysuckle Magazine. May 29, 2018. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  4. ^ Martin, Guy (July 7, 2024). "Meet Smokin' Ed Currie: The South Carolina Pepper Farmer who Created the 2 Hottest Peppers on Earth". Food & Wine. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
  5. ^ a b c Gabriele, Amanda (August 2, 2019). "How One Man Overcame Addiction by Growing the Hottest Peppers in the World". Thrillist. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  6. ^ Schneider, Michael (October 20, 2020). "Netflix to Premiere 'We Are the Champions,' Rainn Wilson's Look at Real, Unusual Competitions (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
  7. ^ Cornelisse, William (November 26, 2020). "'We Are the Champions' Showcases Unique Global Contests". The Heights. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
  8. ^ Nolasco, Stephanie (December 9, 2022). "'Dirty Jobs' star Mike Rowe reveals the new gigs that tested his guts: 'My dreams were fevered and vivid'". FOXBusiness. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  9. ^ a b c Wells, Jane (June 20, 2018). "How this ex-addict turned self-made millionaire created the world's most hellish peppers". CNBC. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  10. ^ 07 - Ed Currie - PuckerButt Pepper Company - The Hottest Farmer in the World *AG ODDITIES EDITION* - United We Ag, retrieved December 17, 2020
  11. ^ "Ed Currie is the Mad Genius Behind the Carolina Reaper". Man of Many. November 17, 2019. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  12. ^ "Pepper Master Ed Currie Answers Hot Pepper Questions | Epicurious - YouTube". YouTube. May 23, 2023. Archived from the original on May 23, 2023. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  13. ^ "Smokin Ed Currie". Charleston Wine + Food. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  14. ^ "Of Note: Ed Currie, The Inventor of the Hottest Pepper in the World". scribble. Archived from the original on September 22, 2022. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  15. ^ "Hottest chilli pepper". Guinness World Records Ltd. 2023. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
  16. ^ "Pepper X dethrones Carolina Reaper as world's hottest chilli pepper". Guinness World Records. October 16, 2023. Retrieved October 16, 2023.

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