"Chili is best eaten hot. At Roosevelt School, in Burlingame, on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2009 from 11-4." — Little Hot Stuff

About

Welcome to Roosevelt School’s Chili Cook-Off!

This annual event is our school’s biggest FUNdraiser of the year. The proceeds go towards enriching our kids’ educational experience by funding art classes, assemblies, classroom supplies, curriculum garden, field trips, library books, K-2 music classes, playground equipment, science challenges, technology upgrades and more.

The Chili Cook-Off happens on Sunday in early October (date will vary) from 11AM to 4 PM. Our last event was October 11, 2009, and it was a great success.

The Day is Packed with Fun

  • Kid games
  • Arts & crafts
  • Lawn and sports games
  • Watermelon eating contest
  • Raffle
  • Silent auction
  • BBQ
  • Live band
  • Cotton candy & ice-cream
  • Lots of great chili!
 The event is entirely run and staffed by volunteers. They do all sorts of things, like:

  • Monitoring kids games
  • Organizing crafts
  • BBQ’ing tri-tip
  • Scooping ice-cream
  • Painting faces
  • Selling tickets
  • Setup and cleanup

How do we make it a success? The volunteers handle all aspects of the operation. Feel free to look around and see what the fun is all about. Below is some information on Chili Peppers. Their heat is measured in Scoville Units. They’re HOT! More information is available here.


Chile Pepper
Heat Range
Sweet Bell
0
Sweet Banana
0
Pimento
0
Cherry
00 ~ 500
Pepperoncini
100 ~ 500
Sonora
300 ~ 600
El-Paso
500 ~ 700
Santa Fe Grande
500 ~ 750
NuMex R Naky
500 ~ 1,000
Coronado
700 ~ 1,000
TAM Mild Jalapeno
1,000 ~ 1,500
New Mexico 6-4
1,000 ~ 1,500
Espanola
1,000 ~ 2,000
Poblano
1,000 ~ 2,000
Ancho
1,000 ~ 2,000
Mulato
1,000 ~ 2,000
Pasilla
1,000 ~ 2,000
Anaheim
500 ~ 2,500
Sandia
500 ~ 2,500
NuMex Big Jim
1,500 ~ 2,500
Rocotillo
1,500 ~ 2,500
Pulla
700 ~ 3,000
NuMex Joe E. Parker
1,500 ~ 3,000
Bulgarian Carrot
2,000 ~ 5,000
Mirasol
2,500 ~ 5,000
Guajillo
2,500 ~ 5,000
Jalapeno
2,500 ~ 8,000
Chipolte
5,000 ~ 8,000
Long Thick Cayenne
6,000 ~ 8,500
Hot Wax
5,000 ~ 9,000
Puya
5,000 ~ 10,000
Hidalgo
6,000 ~ 17,000
Aji Escabeche
12,000 ~ 17,000
Serrano
8,000 ~ 22,000
Manzano
12,000 ~ 30,000
Shipkas
12,000 ~ 30,000
NuMex Barker’s Hot
15,000 ~ 30,000
De Arbol
15,000 ~ 30,000
Jaloro
30,000 ~ 50,000
Aji
30,000 ~ 50,000
Tabasco
30,000 ~ 50,000
Cayenne
30,000 ~ 50,000
Santaka
40,000 ~ 50,000
Super Chile
40,000 ~ 50,000
Piquin
40,000 ~ 58,000
NuMex XX Hot
60,000 ~ 70,000
Yatsafusa
50,000 ~ 75,000
Red Amazon
55,000 ~ 75,000
Haimen
70,000 ~ 80,000
Chiltecpin
60,000 ~ 85,000
Thai
50,000 ~ 100,000
Merah
85,000 ~ 100,000
Tabiche
85,000 ~ 115,000
Bahamian
95,000 ~ 110,000
Carolina Cayenne
100,000 ~ 125,000
Kumataka
125,000 ~ 150,000
Bahamian
125,000 ~ 300,000
Jamaican Hot
100,000 ~ 200,000
Birds Eye
100,000 ~ 225,000
Tepin (Wild)
100,000 ~ 265,000
Datil
1,000 ~ 300,000
Devil Toung
125,000 ~ 325,000
Fatalii
125,000 ~ 325,000
Orange Habanero
150,000 ~ 325,000
Scotch Bonnet
150,000 ~ 325,000
TigrePaw-NR
265,000 ~ 348,000
Rocoto / Manzano
225,000 ~ 350,000
Caribbean Red
120,000 ~ 400,000
Chocolate Habanero
325,000 ~ 425,000
Red Savina Habanero
350,000 ~ 575,000
Dorset Naga
800,000 ~ 900,000
Naga Jolokia
800,000 ~ 1,041,000
Common Pepper Spray
2-3,000,000
Police Grade Spray
5,300,000
Pure Capsaicin
15-16,000,000