Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

If you want to have an idea on how hot these peanuts are, let me tell you a story. When I got these in the mail, my first thought was, "They're just peanuts, and there's no warning label, so they can't be THAT hot." I was dead wrong. The can was sealed, and once I peeled the metal seal off, I was greeted by a LOT of peanuts, covered in dark red powder, some having 50% more than others, so I grabbed the one with the most amount (because I'm naive that way). I took a whiff of the inside of the can, but I mostly smelled the peanuts which led me to believe that my belief of the peanuts not being that hot stayed adamant. Shrugging it off, I popped the peanut in and started chewing. Instantaneously, my tongue and throat was on fire, I felt my face turning red, my nose started getting runny, and I hardly began to sweat...and this was just ONE PEANUT. As I waited for the burn to cool down, I was sitting there, feeling as if I just got done kissing a fire-breathing dragon looking for sacrifice on top of Mount St. Helen's. The wrath of these peanuts were not over, however. Love the extreme heat, but I hated the aftermath, which ended up being rancid farts. It was as if the stomach acid in my stomach fused with the powder to create sulfur (because that's LITERALLY what it smelled like: Sulfur). This does not compute well while you're releasing gas bombs in the shower or while you're in a cooler. I can still remember the horrified look on the person's face, standing behind me while I was at work on the job, looking at me as if she was just hit with Tear Gas. Wasn't sure if I should feel bad for her or for my stomach, but I actually found it incredibly funny. I eventually got used to the heat, and I can tolerate these peanuts enough to eat more than just 5. These peanuts, overall, are awesome, and I know it's immature to think farts are funny, but the look on that person's face was just too funny to not laugh.