I have seen the hotness of peppers vary *greatly* between the same species in the same garden, and even on the same plant. How do restaurants and other food preparers manage to get a product with consistent hotness?

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I have seen the hotness of peppers vary *greatly* between the same species in the same garden, and even on the same plant. How do restaurants and other food preparers manage to get a product with consistent hotness?

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I work at a small enough place I think I can give you a better answer than the peppers averaging out in a batch. If you want to know before use cut off the tip and taste it. I save hot ones to be minced for soup and more balanced jalapenos end up on sandwiches. When using a flattop grill to heat pepper rings you can smell/feel how hot they are. I adjust how much I use per order based on that sensation.