Carolina Reaper Peanuts - Hot as Hell Seasoned Peanuts 80g

When the item arrived, I thought the packet was a bit small. I tried one, I didn't think it was that hot so I ate another. The heat started to build up but the flavour was also growing on me so I carried on popping them in my mouth. The flavour was really nice so I had a few more. It started to get very hot so I stopped. All was good for a few moments then the heat kicked in. Oh my goodness! Yeah man they are mega hot. It really was hot, my teeth were also burning. The good thing was that after a few glasses of water I recovered and laughed about my experience. I thought it was all over. Next I started shaking as if my body had gone into shock. This went on for 5 to 10 mins. To summarise, they are tasty and very hot. It was an interesting experience. I'd recommend them as the burn isn't long lasting and recovery is quick. Great for a lads night in with beers.

The heat of things like this will always be very subjective. Some people will find these near unbearable whereas others will be fine with them. I think the best way to describe the heat are as someone pointed out, to compare to a curry heat as most people will then be able to draw a comparison. I felt these were on the level of a hot Madras. Take a handful and they initially feel is fine and the taste is nice, but then the heat kicks in and for me was probably as hot as I'd want to go before it got unpleasant. I think the average person would find these really hot and amusing, but probably not want to go back to very quickly. Overall I thought they were nice and lived up to their hype. A manufacturer of things like this has to draw a balance between making something tasty and very spicy to being so hot it becomes unpleasant for most people, which would ultimately prevent any future sales. In summary I think the majority of people will find these a fun and very hot snack.

These actually deliver on the heat. Not a slow burn either; it gets right on you within seconds. The peanut underneath is fine quality so it's not just gimmick chilli on a poor base. The bag is small, which makes sense given how few of these you'll want to inhale at once. Knocked a star because the seasoning has a tendency to sit at the bottom of the bag. A good shake helps. Fun for chilli enthusiasts.

I have NEVER eaten any nuts this hot before. By far the spiciest experience I have EVER had. Not for the faint hearted. I'm used to eating spicy foods and can tolerate some very spicy dishes, but these nuts, were too hot for me. I ended up putting them in food dishes, as whenever I ate them on their own, they gave me terrible indigestion for a couple of days thereafter. If you like your spice and can handle it, well worth giving a try. They do have a really nice taste, if you can get past the insane never ending fiery hell they trigger! I would say they are a bit expensive as far as nuts go!

I've been 'Chasing the heat' for a while now and I must say that Reaper nuts are a high quality product. A lot of high capsaicin products taste pretty awful, but not this one. They are perfectly seasoned and quite honestly the tastiest roast peanuts I have ever tried. But they are extremely hot. My eyes watered uncontrollably, and by ears rang. The burn lasts for about 15 mins before begining to subside.

I bought these with the ghost pepper pork scratchings, and I polished off the whole bag of scratchings very quickly, please see my other review if you want to check those out. A similar story with the Reaper peanuts. I mentioned in the other review that the hottest stuff I have had is the Pain 100% hot sauce which again, is far hotter than these peanuts. The burn is there, and is probably there for approx. 5 minutes, a little bit of mouth watering due to the heat, but not exactly drooling... The heat I would give these are probably around a pepper in a jalfrezi curry... so if you can handle a jalfrezi you can easily handle these. If you are not used to chillis, then yes, these will be very hot - my wife would find these unbearable... I find them very tolerable, and happily eat them in handfuls... no where near tears, or having to run to get milk or any of that stuff... it is just a small burn.. not that bad at all. I think the taste is fine - they just taste like peanuts to be fair with maybe a little 'dryness' to the flavour... you know the flavour you get of most 'chilli' flavoured things.. I have never had the reaper chilli.. and have not dne the challenges... one chip, chocolate etc... so can not testify how it compares taste wise or heat wise (but can guess the heat of these is 100x less than the actual pepper is). They were ok.. would happily use these as a roulette game with friends that do not like heat.. but if I were to get a few, I would barley notice to be honest... :(