Thanks for the tips, everyone. Much appreciated. Chet: >I got a good grinder and pepper from grindhot.com >nice heat.. use it on everything.. does not change the curry to much >except for heat. I checked it out... I think I will have to order some of their powder, if I don't decide to try the grinder. The idea of carrying around my own personal supply of incredibly hot seasoning appeals to me greatly. :) Linda: >Tony....I am in Toronto. Get a good Indian brand of Indian chili powder, add >cayenne to that....the Indian spices are far hotter than any of the other >ones. I do buy indian spices for my curries ("Suraj" brand, they come in big yellow bags). However, I don't find the cayenne/chili powder adds enough heat, without dumping in too much and ruining the curry. I think I have a fairly heavy tolerance - I consume all manner of hot food available to me up here with barely a sniffle. Except for the local mexican place's habanero salsa - not bad. Kris: >http://www.chiles.on.ca/ > >They are an Ottawa based mail order company that has been in >business for quite a while. Not too sure about using Hab powder >to "tune up" your curries - you may affect the "authentic" taste >somewhat but it will certainly boost the heat level. The seem to be very well supplied. I think that I actually had that site in my bookmarks somewhere. Glad to see that they offer "air drop" shipping though. :) I think that the hab flavor would go well with most curries. I'll have to let everyone know how I make out. Tony ---------- Anthony DeLorenzo Whitehorse, YT email: drgonzo@canada.com website: http://abulafia.net/gonzo/ ----------