Throughout the article, you’ll come across the term "SHU." If you're wondering what it means, it stands for Scoville Heat Units, which measure how hot a pepper is. So, mark your calendar for January ...

For comparison, a habanero pepper typically hits 100,000 Scoville heat units, but Pepper X registers at 2.69 million units. Breeder and grower Ed Currie created both record-breaking peppers.