Scoville Ladder, a training plan for people who fear the hot-sauce aisle

Field notes

The homepage lays out a twelve-rung progression with concrete examples, from Frank's RedHot at 450 SHU and Sriracha at 2.2K to a whole habanero at 225K and ghost pepper at 1M. Its proposed feedback loop uses a fixed 0–10 burn rating to move the next target up or down, then schedules recovery. The page also supplies accessible background on capsaicin, TRPV1, substance P, dairy, and the distinction between nerve adaptation and learning to interpret the sensation.