[CH] Re: keeping my stash

Jerry H (chili_heads@hwyman.mailshell.com)
Tue, 21 Aug 2001 09:16:14 -0700

Eruna, Tom, Jim, Everyone,

Thankyou for your help. I think I will start using my wife's oven for now, and send Santa a letter for Christmas, and keep my fingers crossed.

Thanks again,

Jerry H


>I dry my peppers in a dehydrator.

>Eruna

>I do as well.  I've also found that drying with a low (30C/85F) >temperature
>setting takes longer, but retains the color much better.
>
>Tom

>Use your oven set on the lowest possible setting- no more than >170F.  If
>you cut the chiles up and place them on a cookie sheet, they >will dry
>overnight.

>DO NOT try a higher setting as you run the risk of two things- >1 burning
>the chiles and 2, running yourself out of house & home as they >start to
>off gas the capsaicin.

>-Jim C



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