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Drying Habanero peppers
I've had a good batch of Habanero peppers this year and want to dry
some out to use as a seasoning throughout the year. I tried hanging them from a string in the window (and it's been warm out) but most are turning a dark brown from the inside which I fear may be rot rather than drying. Can someone enlighten me as to the most efficient method for drying? Would the brown ones be no good at this time? thanks D- |
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thanks D- Dave, I've been drying cayanne peppers strung with a needle and fishing line for years. Worn't work with the habaneros. I'd recommend a dehydrator from Wally World. They are about $40.00 and will open doors you have never thought about. At least cut the tops off and run the seeds out, cut them up. I've been putting mine on my smoker grill this year and making a kind of habanero chipole. That works well but locks in a smoke flavor you may or may not want. I would toss the brown ones as I beleive IMHO they have too much water in the to just hang. You can try a fresh batch in the oven on low heat on a cookie sheet but that is just terrible inefficient. Gook luck. Craig |
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thanks D- Dave, I've been drying cayanne peppers strung with a needle and fishing line for years. Worn't work with the habaneros. I'd recommend a dehydrator from Wally World. They are about $40.00 and will open doors you have never thought about. At least cut the tops off and run the seeds out, cut them up. I've been putting mine on my smoker grill this year and making a kind of habanero chipole. That works well but locks in a smoke flavor you may or may not want. I would toss the brown ones as I beleive IMHO they have too much water in the to just hang. You can try a fresh batch in the oven on low heat on a cookie sheet but that is just terrible inefficient. Gook luck. Craig |
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thanks D- Dave, I've been drying cayanne peppers strung with a needle and fishing line for years. Worn't work with the habaneros. I'd recommend a dehydrator from Wally World. They are about $40.00 and will open doors you have never thought about. At least cut the tops off and run the seeds out, cut them up. I've been putting mine on my smoker grill this year and making a kind of habanero chipole. That works well but locks in a smoke flavor you may or may not want. I would toss the brown ones as I beleive IMHO they have too much water in the to just hang. You can try a fresh batch in the oven on low heat on a cookie sheet but that is just terrible inefficient. Gook luck. Craig |
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Dave:
I put them on cake cooling racks in the oven, with stem on, at 180 for a couple of hours. Or a food dehydrator as was suggested. As far as the brown ones, cut a couple open, any mold? Toss them. Be careful when you crush them. One of *our* favorite hab stories is when my wife was using the food processor to flake them. Worked great! She then put cream on her face since she forgot to do that after her shower. It only took an hour or so for her to be able to open her eyes... She was very careful about her hands, it was the fine powder that had settled on her face. Finally some good pepper threads! John! "dave nuckles" wrote in message om... I've had a good batch of Habanero peppers this year and want to dry some out to use as a seasoning throughout the year. I tried hanging them from a string in the window (and it's been warm out) but most are turning a dark brown from the inside which I fear may be rot rather than drying. Can someone enlighten me as to the most efficient method for drying? Would the brown ones be no good at this time? thanks D- |
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Dave:
I put them on cake cooling racks in the oven, with stem on, at 180 for a couple of hours. Or a food dehydrator as was suggested. As far as the brown ones, cut a couple open, any mold? Toss them. Be careful when you crush them. One of *our* favorite hab stories is when my wife was using the food processor to flake them. Worked great! She then put cream on her face since she forgot to do that after her shower. It only took an hour or so for her to be able to open her eyes... She was very careful about her hands, it was the fine powder that had settled on her face. Finally some good pepper threads! John! "dave nuckles" wrote in message om... I've had a good batch of Habanero peppers this year and want to dry some out to use as a seasoning throughout the year. I tried hanging them from a string in the window (and it's been warm out) but most are turning a dark brown from the inside which I fear may be rot rather than drying. Can someone enlighten me as to the most efficient method for drying? Would the brown ones be no good at this time? thanks D- |
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In article , "GA Pinhead" wrote:
Dave: I put them on cake cooling racks in the oven, with stem on, at 180 for a couple of hours. Or a food dehydrator as was suggested. As far as the brown ones, cut a couple open, any mold? Toss them. Be careful when you crush them. One of *our* favorite hab stories is when my wife was using the food processor to flake them. Worked great! She then put cream on her face since she forgot to do that after her shower. It only took an hour or so for her to be able to open her eyes... She was very careful about her hands, it was the fine powder that had settled on her face. Does she have long hair, have a daughter? Then have her rub a womans hair in her eyes. Did a demo for some friends one time, rub cayenne into my eye. Rubbed womans hair in my eye, pain and redness went away immediately. Doe NOT work with the hair of men. -- Charles The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them. Albert Einstein |
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Finally some good pepper threads! John! You need to hang out at alt.binaries.food You'll see some pepper threads there. Craig |
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Finally some good pepper threads! John! You need to hang out at alt.binaries.food You'll see some pepper threads there. Craig |
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dave nuckles wrote:
I've had a good batch of Habanero peppers this year and want to dry some out to use as a seasoning throughout the year. I tried hanging them from a string in the window (and it's been warm out) but most are turning a dark brown from the inside which I fear may be rot rather than drying. Can someone enlighten me as to the most efficient method for drying? Would the brown ones be no good at this time? thanks D- I know this isn't what you asked for but I gut them, slice them, and freeze them. They're almost as good as fresh. |
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Habernero are too fleshy touse the air dying method. A dehydrator works nicely
but they can be dried in an oven at low heat. |
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