We were actually already scheming about something like that! We were thinking of throwing it in a bag of watermelon hard candy so it all looks the same. It would be like candy roulette!
I've been watching your videos since you were at the basement. I haven't tuned in for the last few months since I have been so busy with life. Watching this video, I can see just how HUGELY Cooper has improved in his candy making skills. Just the small movements seem so much more natural and confident. Well done, Cooper!
I'm surprised you guys haven't tried making mango with tajin-flavored hard candy. It would go good with a lot of the citrus favored candy you guys make.
Reapers have a very sharp, almost acrid taste that in my experience doesn't naturally pair with sweet. It tends to work better towards dry rubs, jerky, and other savory things. Habanero peppers go very well with sweet. If you're going for heat, the Red Savina is one of, if not the hottest breed of habanero. It's a fruitier pepper, and I like to mix it with things like chicken, strawberries, and pineapple on a skewer with a honey glaze. It would probably make a great candy. Jalapenos for sure, I've had jalapeno jam, but it's too mild for my taste.
As a guy who grows and grinds his own chilli peppers I discovered the 3M masks with those filters on either side work really good at keeping the spice out of your nose lol
They are called respirators. Hubby said they should have been worn the whole time. He used to be an EMT & a Fire fighter. He was also a Correctional officer. He has seen hundreds of staff & inmates go into respiratory distress from just pepper spray which isn't remotely as hot as what they put in that candy. Some people even go into respiratory arrest from super hot peppers etc. That is why I have seen multiple Drs. on TV ask people to stop the hot sauce/ tik tok/ hot pepper challenges. I wouldn't have been able to go in the room without one of those white suits & a respirator. I can't barely handle the tiniest bit of jalapeno in my food. I have extra & heightened taste buds & smell. At least they all already knew how they reacted to spicy food so it was fun. The people who don't understand the Scovil scale are always in for nasty surprises. It's not a joke. Glad they all fared well. 😊
I’ve heard salt takes the spice out. I once was at an olive oil store that offered tasting of oil. I had one of their oils infused with ghost pepper. I was a person that at the time not consuming dairy and they mentioned putting salt in the mouth it actually worked.
Hey.... if you can send in some to Good Mythical Morning, Rhett and Link just LOVE spicy stuff.... watch their old episodes of when they have eaten spicy stuff... hilarious!
if lemonade helps should sell them with a lemon candy as like 'Fire x Extinguisher' or even wrap it around a lemon/citrus candy core so its spicy on the outside but if you get through it can get some relief.
Love watching you guys make candy! FYI milk cuts through that spice better than lemonade in my experience and I LOVE spicy foods. Idea...if you put some kind of humorous warning label on the boxes they'll probably sell faster. lol
🔥WOW! 🔥You are all so brave to try the candy! I would never, ever, ever try anything hot! LOL Great Video as always! Miss Greg and Max Soooooooooo much! Love you all! ❤
Just to remind that heat destroys capsaicin. Ever try those Asian chili oils that were not very hot, the chili is aded to the hot oil destroying much of the capsaicin. Temperature control when the powder is added will determine consistency.
This looks like such a cool job especially with how nice everyone is. My biggest thing when starting a new job is the employees being kind and it's more of a family than co-workers. Thanks for sharing this!
I would be so tempted to just put one in a random box of non spicy candy and put a banner on the website saying "Russian roulette spicy candy promotion"...
Nicky is the real trooper here for wanting to try them all. I love spicy food, but I don't think id try them all. Id try the candy, but nothing else. I would think the candy would be more calmer than the Death Nut! But I will say all peanuts are Death Nuts for me. lol Im allergic.
OMG I wish I could afford to buy this candy..My dad use to work at a candy factory years ago and I am 68 yrs old now...Loved going to where my dad worked to watch how they made candies,,,
I really enjoy watching your channel on RUclips. You guys are so full of personality from mom dad and your children to the staff it’s too bad. Shipping cost are so high from New York to where I live, I could certainly would enjoy some of your candy! my wife really likes super sour candy so I tried to order some from you guys, but the US post office wants more to ship it to Arizona than what the candy prices are But regardless, your show is fantastic and I look forward to watching more. I am a subscriber.
Try adding this to chocolate. The cocoa butter in chocolate would help to temper the heat and being able to chew the chocolate helps the tongue heat bc you don’t have to spend time sucking on it. I think it would work great in a cream or a cluster
Picture it Sicily 19...wait. so if you could find a way or do some sort of bacon flavor extract with maple in it that could be an interesting savory flavor. Or, like "liquid smoke" with a maple flavor for a maple bacon-esque candy. Do a whole small batch of various savory flavors call it "flavory savors." Liquid smoke does help bring out certain flavors to the forefront like caramel if I'm not mistaken. Plus it's great for marinades
You guys have come so far from your basement in your house. Very cool seeing staff all learning delicious, old style candy making. This is how things are passed down & not lost to history.
I must've watched 50 of your vids this past month... now I just made my first order (was waiting for the Fruit and Friendly 8oz to be back lol) Can't wait for my candy to arrive!!
I am watching currently so maybe you will answer this question before it ends...but I'm guessing the heat from the hot sugar brings out the heat from the reaper more? When I've cooked with hot peppers it seems the high temps elevate the spice level quite a bit
Holy cow! That was A LOT of pepper powder!! I'm surprised you weren't all coughing and sneezing just from the steam off it it. I start coughing and sneezing just from putting a jalapeño into the stir-fry.
I have grown my own Carolina Reapers, and ate them. Knowing how hot these peppers can be, I want to try some of this candy, but not without some hesitation.
Weathers candy stop the burn. Mexican restaurants serve pralines for same reason. The sugar/fat (pecan) in the praline or weathers which has fat stops the burn.
When Teri said three ounces my heart quivered for everyone! Lol...maybe only one ounce next time since the heat of the molten candy is going to spead it far. Brave indeed! Enjoyed the video!
I grow, dehydrate, and grind up my ghost, peppers, habaneros, reapers, etc. and I use the powder not only in savory foods, but in brittles and other types of candy and cookies
You should have a look at the Chase The Heat YT channel with Johnny Scoville of Blazing Foods. He and the staff there try all kinds of peppers, sauces, tinctures etc. As Johnny always says "Get on the bus". It is a great channel.
you could make a hot chilli candy with a center of citric acid to kill the burn after, i.e. you suck the chilli layer off to reach the citric acid core ie a hot candy with a built in cure
should do a new candy line and call it Lava Fruit or fruity fire and put on each bag what flavor each one is like id do cherry ,watermelon and strawberry and i would atleast do lemon blueraspberry orange as well and give out atleast free sample of each flaver and get your customers feed back on which flavors they liked the best and go from there and id def do free samples just make them smaller then the actual size but big enough so they can get a decent taste of it since not everyone likes hot candy now me i wouldnt try it cause i like my candy to be sweet and sour
I grew those peppers a few years back, and dehydrated them. Whenever the dehydrator was running, my eyes burned, and my sinuses had never been clearer.
You should put one of these in bags of fruit & friendly and call it "Fruit Unfriendly"
Just call it last wish lol☠💩
We were actually already scheming about something like that! We were thinking of throwing it in a bag of watermelon hard candy so it all looks the same. It would be like candy roulette!
@@HerculesCandy That seems a bit unfair lol.
@Peaceful Pear haha don't worry, we would label it appropriately 😂
@@HerculesCandy I believe you too. Whoever is strong enough to cry I guess.🤷♀️🍬🤪🥵😵😭☠
I've been watching your videos since you were at the basement. I haven't tuned in for the last few months since I have been so busy with life. Watching this video, I can see just how HUGELY Cooper has improved in his candy making skills. Just the small movements seem so much more natural and confident. Well done, Cooper!
It just isn’t the same without Max
@@mrpig2780 Well, no, it's not. Max and Cooper are two different people. But that's not a bad thing! I love them both ❤
I was thinking the same thing. Practice makes perfect they say. 😊
You guys seem like such a cool and fun crew to work with. Wish most kitchens were this fun and involved. You all have a great job.
3:50 you can squeeze juice from a lemon all over your fingers if you touch something really spicy too and itll get rid of that spice
Nikki casually getting 8 rows on the candy cutter when the previous high score was 4... 🍉 🌶️
This
I'm surprised you guys haven't tried making mango with tajin-flavored hard candy. It would go good with a lot of the citrus favored candy you guys make.
We have actually! It's in our hot stuff mixed bag! www.herculescandy.com/products/hot-stuff-apple-hard-candy?_pos=1&_sid=909a9a9e8&_ss=r
@@HerculesCandy you should put one carolina reaper candy in those bags. just one.
@@andrasbakcomment thief!!
lofty pursuits made tajin candy
Reapers have a very sharp, almost acrid taste that in my experience doesn't naturally pair with sweet. It tends to work better towards dry rubs, jerky, and other savory things. Habanero peppers go very well with sweet. If you're going for heat, the Red Savina is one of, if not the hottest breed of habanero. It's a fruitier pepper, and I like to mix it with things like chicken, strawberries, and pineapple on a skewer with a honey glaze. It would probably make a great candy. Jalapenos for sure, I've had jalapeno jam, but it's too mild for my taste.
....I love watching candy being made. It's just so....relaxing.
Nikki is genius with the chopper. ❤
As a guy who grows and grinds his own chilli peppers I discovered the 3M masks with those filters on either side work really good at keeping the spice out of your nose lol
They are called respirators. Hubby said they should have been worn the whole time. He used to be an EMT & a Fire fighter. He was also a Correctional officer. He has seen hundreds of staff & inmates go into respiratory distress from just pepper spray which isn't remotely as hot as what they put in that candy. Some people even go into respiratory arrest from super hot peppers etc. That is why I have seen multiple Drs. on TV ask people to stop the hot sauce/ tik tok/ hot pepper challenges. I wouldn't have been able to go in the room without one of those white suits & a respirator. I can't barely handle the tiniest bit of jalapeno in my food. I have extra & heightened taste buds & smell. At least they all already knew how they reacted to spicy food so it was fun. The people who don't understand the Scovil scale are always in for nasty surprises. It's not a joke.
Glad they all fared well. 😊
I’ve heard salt takes the spice out. I once was at an olive oil store that offered tasting of oil. I had one of their oils infused with ghost pepper. I was a person that at the time not consuming dairy and they mentioned putting salt in the mouth it actually worked.
Very interesting!
Tajin is chile, salt and citric acid.
Yes, my husband is a professional chef but also is a genuine with chemistry and he told me this once with hot salsa... It really does help.
The transition at 0:15 is so clean, love it
You guys seem to have so much fun. There is NO way I could try that candy, I'm super sentiment to spicy stuff. I just love the cat apron!! 😺
🐱 apron ftw
CRAIG IN THE HOUSE!!🤗
I don’t eat pain 🔥 but to each their own! I just love watching candy being made ❤ HELLO new person 👋 Nicki
I don't eat pain 🤣
@@HerculesCandy is this for sale on the website?
Hey.... if you can send in some to Good Mythical Morning, Rhett and Link just LOVE spicy stuff.... watch their old episodes of when they have eaten spicy stuff... hilarious!
That would be a great idea!
What!? A gmm fan out in the wild!?
agreed
@@Dave-ip7hs Have been a Mythical Beast for quite a few years lol. Love me some Rhett and Link!
Really cool to see the process and environment with this sugar work. Great team dynamic.
Thanks Gary!
Real watermelon 🍉 sprinkled with Red Chile is absolutely delightful.
I imagine that chile with the watermelon candy would be just as good !!!
Make these in lemon lime flavor.. I need em for cold and allergy season. 😅
if lemonade helps should sell them with a lemon candy as like 'Fire x Extinguisher' or even wrap it around a lemon/citrus candy core so its spicy on the outside but if you get through it can get some relief.
Love watching you guys make candy! FYI milk cuts through that spice better than lemonade in my experience and I LOVE spicy foods. Idea...if you put some kind of humorous warning label on the boxes they'll probably sell faster. lol
While yes it does they are vegan and do not do animal products.
A spoon full of sugar does well too.
Idk why but Steve sneezing into the trash can cracked me up SO much.
Coopers scared animals on his apron says it all!
🔥WOW! 🔥You are all so brave to try the candy! I would never, ever, ever try anything hot! LOL Great Video as always! Miss Greg and Max Soooooooooo much! Love you all! ❤
The Andreanos family are always up for trying new things! 👏🤩
When there's time 😂
It's always great to see Craig in the videos. I miss him filming the videos.
It's good to be back!
Love how you try the new flavors, but there are some people out there who really love that super hot stuff
Mexican watermelon candy is not crazy spicy, is very mild it has citric acid... the combo of both flavors is awesome.
We've made watermelon tajín hard candy before!
Just to remind that heat destroys capsaicin. Ever try those Asian chili oils that were not very hot, the chili is aded to the hot oil destroying much of the capsaicin. Temperature control when the powder is added will determine consistency.
Wow! Now that's ambitious. Speaking as someone who orders Thai food 10x extra hot, I say well done!
Well then that means a lot coming from you!
ordering THAI 10x hot is literally insanity.
i order thai 30x. but to each their own.
The look on Steve's face at 25:02 is priceless!! That's your screenshot for future laughs lol.
the intro edit is way better than anything ive seen on this channel for years
Just watching them fold the candy is so relaxing. This looks like such a cool job.
Love that you mentioned Toronto - free tours of the city if youre ever here! I find your channel makes me smile
I love that somany young people want to learn this art. It's really cool to see this!
the death nut challenge is no joke. i love my spicy stuff, but that stuff made me call off of work the next day
This looks like such a cool job especially with how nice everyone is. My biggest thing when starting a new job is the employees being kind and it's more of a family than co-workers. Thanks for sharing this!
I would be so tempted to just put one in a random box of non spicy candy and put a banner on the website saying "Russian roulette spicy candy promotion"...
Nicky is the real trooper here for wanting to try them all. I love spicy food, but I don't think id try them all. Id try the candy, but nothing else. I would think the candy would be more calmer than the Death Nut! But I will say all peanuts are Death Nuts for me. lol Im allergic.
long time viewer here wondering if you guys would make a mango and strawberry flavord candy or just strait mango candy
Lovely seeing the fun! I'm Canadian so it warmed my heart to hear you talk about wanting to travel here❤
I can say this one is a great one for y'all you all should do more of these lol 🌹
3:10 thanks for wearing PPE 👍🏻
Oh my gosh, WHAT?!? Are these available for order by chance??? Reaper Candy sounds absolutely phenomenal.
you guys are way funnier than other candy making channels. immediately subscribed
I appreciate the effort into making unique candy.
im with Cooper on this one , lol and its nice seeing Graig
Literally over here sneezing just from watching you guys fold the powder into the candy 🤣
Apparently our smell-o-vision is finally working!
@@HerculesCandy I'll alert the press! This is huge!!! 😆
what is this 2:01?
you make gel out of sugar? how tf?
OMG I wish I could afford to buy this candy..My dad use to work at a candy factory years ago and I am 68 yrs old now...Loved going to where my dad worked to watch how they made candies,,,
I really enjoy watching your channel on RUclips. You guys are so full of personality from mom dad and your children to the staff it’s too bad. Shipping cost are so high from New York to where I live, I could certainly would enjoy some of your candy! my wife really likes super sour candy so I tried to order some from you guys, but the US post office wants more to ship it to Arizona than what the candy prices are But regardless, your show is fantastic and I look forward to watching more. I am a subscriber.
Try adding this to chocolate. The cocoa butter in chocolate would help to temper the heat and being able to chew the chocolate helps the tongue heat bc you don’t have to spend time sucking on it. I think it would work great in a cream or a cluster
Now this is just genius! I’ve learned to do it thanks to you guys! Keep em coming!
I never normally like intros but yours is really good. Nice one
Picture it Sicily 19...wait. so if you could find a way or do some sort of bacon flavor extract with maple in it that could be an interesting savory flavor. Or, like "liquid smoke" with a maple flavor for a maple bacon-esque candy. Do a whole small batch of various savory flavors call it "flavory savors."
Liquid smoke does help bring out certain flavors to the forefront like caramel if I'm not mistaken. Plus it's great for marinades
This was so much fun to watch ❤
for me I fun too😅😅
Love Nikkei!!!!! 🎉 I want to see a whole challenge with her
You guys have come so far from your basement in your house.
Very cool seeing staff all learning delicious, old style candy making. This is how things are passed down & not lost to history.
I respect the lady in the pinkish hat! She was a "beast" and didn't back down from any challenge.
Steve’s face was priceless lol
these beautiful people shows how family should act
Hey! I'm watching from Ontario!!!! I'm between Toronto and Ottawa.
I must've watched 50 of your vids this past month... now I just made my first order (was waiting for the Fruit and Friendly 8oz to be back lol)
Can't wait for my candy to arrive!!
I went back to the start, did 50 a month until I caught up, great way to see the company and family grow.
I am watching currently so maybe you will answer this question before it ends...but I'm guessing the heat from the hot sugar brings out the heat from the reaper more? When I've cooked with hot peppers it seems the high temps elevate the spice level quite a bit
Holy cow! That was A LOT of pepper powder!! I'm surprised you weren't all coughing and sneezing just from the steam off it it. I start coughing and sneezing just from putting a jalapeño into the stir-fry.
I would not be able to eat this. I can't do spicy. Yes, watermelon/green apple! Those are my two favorite flavors, too!!
You should send a bag to Johnny Scoville. He reviews spicy snacks and can bring you new subscribers/customers.
Interesting, thanks for the idea!
And another bag to Smokin Ed over at Puckerbutt Pepper Company for making the Carolina Reaper so we could all enjoy it
Haha, that was fun to watch. Needless to say, the watermelon flavor was not detected.
11:47 thats because you're trapping the spicy air around your eyes. if you take them off and let them breathe fresh air it would help so much! ^w^
:3
I would actually order this.
Though to show its ACTUALLY hot it does need to be a character candy, with a flame or a pepper in the center.
I have grown my own Carolina Reapers, and ate them. Knowing how hot these peppers can be, I want to try some of this candy, but not without some hesitation.
the way the hammer gets it off the hook is so cool haha
Do the “one candy challenge “ to kick it up a notch, toss the finished candy in more of the powder!
I REALLY want some! Will it be available online? Will you make it again?
Weathers candy stop the burn. Mexican restaurants serve pralines for same reason. The sugar/fat (pecan) in the praline or weathers which has fat stops the burn.
Need to do a lime wasabi candy. Wasabi has a fast but short burn.
I love wasabi crisps, I think they were poppadoms.
When Teri said three ounces my heart quivered for everyone! Lol...maybe only one ounce next time since the heat of the molten candy is going to spead it far. Brave indeed! Enjoyed the video!
OMGosh I love your music! Great candy!🥵🥵🔥🔥🔥💥☄️
Why do you use a plastic spoon to stir in the color?
It’s a wooden spoon
Thank you
Lmao@ Scott suiting up with his mask and goggles. he means business 😂
0:04 which ?
The one thing that made me click on this is the space you used in the title. I had to scroll back because it looked different. So glad I did.
I grow, dehydrate, and grind up my ghost, peppers, habaneros, reapers, etc. and I use the powder not only in savory foods, but in brittles and other types of candy and cookies
Yay! Can’t wait to sit back and enjoy this!!🥰
Watching you guys have fun makes me so happy but also gives me fomo.
me too sister😊😊😊
That's such an angry looking orange XD the green stripe really makes it look like a hot pepper plant
I liked the Hawaii 5'O style fade in!
You should have a look at the Chase The Heat YT channel with Johnny Scoville of Blazing Foods. He and the staff there try all kinds of peppers, sauces, tinctures etc. As Johnny always says "Get on the bus". It is a great channel.
You need to send some of these to Brian Ambs on RUclips and add a ton of powder! He tries all things spicy foods!
puts his hoodie on.. lol to keep the hot out hahaha so funny!
you could make a hot chilli candy with a center of citric acid to kill the burn after, i.e. you suck the chilli layer off to reach the citric acid core ie a hot candy with a built in cure
Citric acid…”it’s not just for breakfast anymore” 😂
She straight up ate reaper powder! We are not worthy! Lmao...
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Dudeeee the editing on the intro was 🔥 🔥 🔥 💯
Thank you!
I’m sure you know by now, but it’s the latter burn that is the bad one!! Also sucking a lemon over lemonade works better, the sugar makes it worse
should do a new candy line and call it Lava Fruit or fruity fire and put on each bag what flavor each one is like id do cherry ,watermelon and strawberry and i would atleast do lemon blueraspberry orange as well and give out atleast free sample of each flaver and get your customers feed back on which flavors they liked the best and go from there and id def do free samples just make them smaller then the actual size but big enough so they can get a decent taste of it since not everyone likes hot candy now me i wouldnt try it cause i like my candy to be sweet and sour
I grew those peppers a few years back, and dehydrated them. Whenever the dehydrator was running, my eyes burned, and my sinuses had never been clearer.
Can’t wait for them to be back in stock, need to get some for my brother
The old man's is so dam funny and his people.just don't get his hummer love the guy he makes the show
That is Steve.
Capsaicin isn't water soluble, so you have to do something to get it to blend with the sugar and water. I love hot chilis!
My absolute favorite pepper ! as a candy omg I want a bag or two. Looks great guys 🙂.