I question and say to myself, "Just how hot can they be?" Inquisitive minds are dangerous sometime. I'll certainly take the warning, "VERY HOT" seriously next time. And ya know I was serving this to my guests so I had to gauge it as to it's potency, didn't want to add too much. It's a terrible web them peppers weave, all pretty in color and meant to deceive. Cheerio, do they say that anymore