A Scovi’s Gotta Do What a Scovi’s Gotta Do...

As has been explained before, finding food hot enough is a real challenge. While constantly looking for the next “best place” to go for a fix of the Scovi good stuff is highly recommended, having to settle is, sadly, the norm. There are simply places that will NEVER offer tongue burning satisfaction. However! Just because you are settling for something less than stellar doesn’t mean you’re doomed to bland mediocrity. You HAVE options. Although they may not seem very mainstream or “normal,” they are very possible solutions.

The first option is rather straight forward. Cook at home. I know this isn’t always possible. Sometimes the act of cooking produces fumes that the other residence of the house can’t handle. Sometimes cross contamination can earn the ire of... well... EVERY non-Scovi that had the misfortune of tasting a small sample of your nirvana. There’s also the possibility that your cooking skill in life is permanatly bugged at 0xp and you even burn water. It can happen. I know people, sadly.

Anyway, meeting up with like-minded individuals can help. You can share in the cooking, costs, etc. Cooking at home is, generally speaking, far cheaper than eating out. So that is an added bonus to this option. Also, if you’re in this category, you’ll probably have to make it more of an “event “ type thing. Unless you got a group of friends like the show “Friends” and literally hang out on a daily basis.

My suggestion? Bring your own goodness when you go out to eat. Wither that is a canister of seasoning, bottles of sauces, or even fresh peppers. Yes you may get some stares, but isn’t fine dining worth it? In some cases it can be a conversation starter and you never know when you’ll run into another Scovi.

Allow me to give you an example of something I’ve been doing recently. When I know were going out, and if I can remember it, I grab a bag that has a couple of my choice items. These make even “meh” food soooo much better.

Here is my double burger from Denny’s. For whatever reason, the franchise has apparently decided to do away with pepper jack cheese. Needless to say, that decision has left me rather disgruntled...

So I took this heart clogging goodness and added both Pappy’s Hottest ride and some fresh ghost peppers sliced. Not pictured is a “Zesty Nacho” that I also added some ghost pepper to.  This provided a much needed moral boost to dinner! 

Never be afraid of making your own "special modifications." After all, YOU'RE the one that's going to be eating it anyway, not them.

Until next time!

-Kirk