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All Things Considered => General Discussion--Food Related => Topic started by: Bentley on October 31, 2021, 12:51:24 PM
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Making some Chipotle peppers! I am planning 24 hours for drying, but time will tell! Memphis Pro is set on 185°.
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Wow! I want to know how it goes!
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Looking forward to seeing the outcome of this project
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4 hours in, much more space between the peppers! 16lb. hopper.
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may need some frogmats under those peppers
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Yeah, I got lazy. If they fall through I will just have to take grates off.!
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Watching this project with great interest. :clap: Cowboy candy is another great use of jalapenos.
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8 hours in.
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At 11 hours, half are done and the other half will come off at the 12 hour mark. A 9 second video to show0 you how dry!
Dried Red Jalapeno's & Red Anaheim's. (https://youtu.be/8NCLMb9miko)
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Looks like an excellent outcome
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Was so pleased with the way the split ones came out I decided to try some whole. Will be curious if the Green come out with the same color as the Reds after smoking!
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Wow. Very nice!
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Did you spray them with anything or baste them?
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Did you spray them with anything or baste them?
I think his intent is to dry them.
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No, they are just being dried for later use! Probably will mostly be used in sauces! So many of them, just no other way to preserve in a limited space.
Did you spray them with anything or baste them?
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They look so good. You have inspired me to try.
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These are the ones I can't figure out what to do with. Not even sure what they are. They look like what I consider a Birdseye Chili, not thick enough I don't think...but I have no idea what they are. Anyone ever make Chili Oil?
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They look like those little chili in some Chinese/oriental food? Demon red chili maybe? Tobasco chili plant?
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After looking at pictures it might be a Cayenne...(?) Should work well for a Chili Oil after it is dried!
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I was thinking they looked like cayenne
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I gotta ask, what is the device with the fan and heat sink behind the chilies ?
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Lithium Golf cart charger.
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Would have never guessed. Hahahaha
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Will see how they look in the morning, that will be about 23 hours.
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It took about 20 hours with the whole Chili. There is definitely a difference in finished color between Red & Green.
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Bentley,
Once you've made the end product, I'll be curious as to how much smoke flavor is being added.
IOW how much difference from just using a dehydrator can you taste.
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I guarantee you if I had a dehydrator I would not be using the pit. I have eaten the dried red ones and they taste different then say eating a fresh one in a salad, but not sure I would call it a "smoky" difference!
I do not know what IOW means...just an FYI.
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These are the ones I can't figure out what to do with. Not even sure what they are. They look like what I consider a Birdseye Chili, not thick enough I don't think...but I have no idea what they are. Anyone ever make Chili Oil?
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Definitely not Tabascos....you could go to a site called Chile Peppers (.com). They have a huge assortment of chiles to compare them to.
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I do not know what IOW means...just an FYI.
I may be wrong, but I think it is - In Other Words,
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The small red chilies came from a plant that was labeled "Red Hot Chili Peppers" when I bought it. I looked them up. Species: Capsicum Annuum
Heat Level: 25,000-40,000 SHUs.
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Lets see my math is not good...About the most heat I like and still enjoy the taste of the food is Jalapeño and it is about 3500, so that is 10 times that? Yeah, that will go in Christmas Oil gifts!
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I guarantee you if I had a dehydrator I would not be using the pit. I have eaten the dried red ones and they taste different then say eating a fresh one in a salad, but not sure I would call it a "smoky" difference!
I do not know what IOW means...just an FYI.
If you have a Cabela's near you, they usually have them on sale around the holidays. You can probably pick up a 10 tray one for $100-$120 on sale.
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Lets see my math is not good...About the most heat I like and still enjoy the taste of the food is Jalapeño and it is about 3500, so that is 10 times that? Yeah, that will go in Christmas Oil gifts!
I think a cayenne is about that hot and that is what is used in most base hot sauces before you start getting into habanero, ghost, scorpion, reaper, etc.
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Create your own crushed red peppers by drying and then running thru a coffee or spice grinder. Probably only need to pulse a few times to get the size used on pizza.
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I have a lot of that still from last year. We will be cutting way back on the planting next year...2 plants will be plenty!
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Create your own crushed red peppers by drying and then running thru a coffee or spice grinder. Probably only need to pulse a few times to get the size used on pizza.
Just do it outside and let the grinder sit for a long time before taking the top off. My brother basically pepper sprayed himself and learned the hard way. It didn't last as long as the real thing but he said it wasn't pleasant.
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To be more specific with my answer to your question, I do believe there is a difference in flavor. Whether it is a smoke flavor (I guess it would have to be) I am not sure, not sure I would even know a smoke flavor anymore. Do I believe this will enhance the flavor of something these Chili's are used in? I do not, it is just a way for me to get them quickly dried. Not 2 to 3 months like it takes if you just air dry them in the Fall & Winter!
Bentley,
Once you've made the end product, I'll be curious as to how much smoke flavor is being added.
IOW how much difference from just using a dehydrator can you taste.
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If I recall correctly, didn't you have some mold issues with the air drying method in a prior year?
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A little bit, but much less then I thought I would. In fact, drying them in the aluminum pans last year, almost zero.
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Bentley,
Not sure if you want to buy a dehydrator, but if so Excalibur has them on sale at 25% off.
Use coupon code HOLIDAY2021.
More expensive than the Cabela's, but they seem to get better ratings.
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Thank you. If we had fruit trees I think I would get one. But the days of 6 & 8 pepper plants are over I hope. There is just no need for so many. I have all the dried ones you see in here, plus 4 full steam trays of them still drying, which I have no idea how they will be used. And the last photos of the strung ones, I turned them into chili powder and have it in the cupboard!